My family thinks we've lost our minds
Not everyone's family is understanding and thinks this RV'ing thing is a great idea. My sister is one of those who think DH and I are to use technical terms - NUTS! (Personally, I think if we move ...
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People are comfortable with what they are familiar with. They are more likely to be negative to what they know little about.
Here in Bermuda many people either own timeshares or even own a second home in the US. In a population of 65,000 I know of only a couple others who own RVs. Neither of them do the traveling like we do.
People talked to are either very envious or in awe that we strike out, with no reservations, to the great unknown beyond the last shopping center of a major city. They don't understand the concept of traveling without the security of having a rental vehicle with help a phone call away. The jaws drop when we talk about NPs rarely visited by Bermudians. Everyone has been to the Grand Canyon. Try explaining Dead Horse Point SP or Bryce Canyon NP. No clue. Try conveying the vastness of land across Kansas, Nebraska or the desert SW to people who cannot get any further away from the ocean than half a mile.
It is all so different. That is why we do it.
Here in Bermuda many people either own timeshares or even own a second home in the US. In a population of 65,000 I know of only a couple others who own RVs. Neither of them do the traveling like we do.
People talked to are either very envious or in awe that we strike out, with no reservations, to the great unknown beyond the last shopping center of a major city. They don't understand the concept of traveling without the security of having a rental vehicle with help a phone call away. The jaws drop when we talk about NPs rarely visited by Bermudians. Everyone has been to the Grand Canyon. Try explaining Dead Horse Point SP or Bryce Canyon NP. No clue. Try conveying the vastness of land across Kansas, Nebraska or the desert SW to people who cannot get any further away from the ocean than half a mile.
It is all so different. That is why we do it.
