We’ve been on the road full time since February 2011 and WOW, we’ve had some amazing adventures!
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Here, you will find everything from our bucket list to where we’ve been and what’s next. We try to share as much of this crazy life of ours as possible in hopes that you will find a little inspiration for your own adventure!
So, if you have a suggestion as to where to go next (or anything at all), we want to hear it! Leave us a comment, tweet, email, facebook, send an owl or use your Jedi mind tricks and let us know what you’re thinking. We read every message and almost never turn down an invitation to a party.
January 1 – 8 Lake Havasu City, AZ
January 9 Walnut Canyon National Monument
January 10 – 12 Petrified Forest and Painted Desert
January 15 – 20 Cottonwood, AZ Camping: Verde Valley RV Resort and Campground
January 20 – 30 Mesa, AZ Camping: Viewpoint RV & Golf Resort
February 1 – 4 Abbotsford, BC
February 12 – 16 Casa Grande
February 17 – 22 Tucson, AZ
February 23 – 28 Yuma, AZ
March 1 – 8 San Diego / Jamul, CA Camping: Pio Pico
March 10 – 16 Menifee, CA Camping: Wilderness Lakes
March 16 – 22 Idyllwild, CA Camping: Idyllwild
March 22 – 28 Palm Desert, CA Camping: Palm Springs RV Resort and Campground
March 26 – 30 Santa Clarita, CA Camping: Soledad Canyon
April 1 – 8 Santa Barbara, CA Camping: Rancho Oso
April 11 – 21 Santa Cruz, CA Camping: Santa Cruz RV Resort and Campground
April 21 – 26 Morgan Hill, CA Camping: Morgan Hill RV Resort and Campground
April 26 – May 3 Manteca, CA Camping: Turtle Beach RV Resort and Campground
May 3 – 13 Yosemite, CA Camping: Yosemite lakes Campground
May 13 – 17 Lotus, CA Camping: Ponderosa
May 17 – 27 Tahoe, CA Camping: Snowflower
May 27 – 31 Oregon House, CA Camping: Lake of the Springs
May 31 – June 4 Nicolaus, CA Camping: Lake Minden RV
June 4 – 8 Cloverdale, CA Camping: Russian River RV
June 8 – 9 Mineral, CA: Lassen Volcanic National Park
Turning Green in Oregon
June 10 – 13 Crater Lake National Park
June 13 – 17 Bend, OR
June 17 – 23 Waldport, OR: Crabbing
June 23 – 28 Eugene, OR: A spa week for Windy
June 28 – July 5 Florence, OR Camping: South Jetty
July 5 – 12 Pacific City, OR Camping: Pacific City
July 12 – 18 Mount Hood, OR
July 18 – 25 Hop a plane to Hawaii
Climbing Up Washington
July 27 – 31 Seaview, WA Camping: Long Beach
August 1 – 7 Ocean City, WA Camping: Oceana
August 7 – 13 Chehalis, WA Camping: Chehalis
August 13 – 25 Silver Creek, WA Camping: Paradise
August 25 – 31 Fall City, WA Camping: Tall Chief
September 1 – 5 Mount Vernon, WA Camping: Mount Vernon
September 5 – 12 Burlington, WA Camping: Friday Creek
September 12 – 19 Blaine, WA Camping: Birch Bay
Canada, Eh
September 23 – 30 Vancouver, BC
Dip into Washington
October Leavenworth, WA Camping: Leavenworth
October Newport, WA Camping: Little Diamond
Texas Yall
October 22 – 27 Lake Whitney, TX Camping: Lake Whitney
October 27 – November 5 Conroe, TX Camping: Lake Conroe
2014
January 15 – 25 San Benito, TX Camping: Sunshine
Sail Boat Shopping in Florida
February 8 – 13 Crystal River, FL Camping: Crystle Isles
February 13 – 18 Eustis, FL Camping: Southern Palms
February 18 – 23 Clermont, FL Camping: Thousand Trails Orlando
February 23 – March 3 Nokomis, FL Camping: Royal Coachman
March 3 – 12 Cape Coral, FL Camping: Forest Lake
March 12 – 17 Pompano Beach, FL Camping: Gulf Air / Fort Myers
March 17 – April 1 Sunshine Key, FL Camping: Sunshine Key
April – May Sail to the Bahamas
USA: Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Oklahoma, Kansas, Washington, Nevada, Wyoming, Missouri, Utah, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
Mexico: Mexicali / Los Algodones
Spain: Costa Brava, Barcelona
France
England
Italy.
Cool Peeps who help keep us on the Road:
I’m glad to see you’ll be in Crystal river, Fl. I moved here 2 years ago and the manatee’s are a must see!!!
oooh Stephanie that sounds absolutely perfect! We’ll have to connect when we roll into town
I see you’ll be starting your sail boat shopping next year in Crystal River. Take a break for a few hours and take a tour of Kings Bay of the Crystal River by kayak. The manatee should be thick there in February. My wife and I would love to guide for you. If that doesn’t work out, please see Aardvark Kayaks, Matt & Sue Clemens.
Don
Director of Fun
Big D’s Kayaking
Don, we would love to meet up for Kayaking! We want to go diving with those manatee as well! We are excited about exploring florida.
You guys are in luck! You still have time to make some scheduling changes before “THe run for the roses” aka The Kentucky Derby. Seeing as how you guys haven’t logged KY in your travel log yet, what better way could you think of?
Just sayin
The Kentucky Derby is on our bucket list! We won’t make it this year but hope to next year!
I would like to visit with you guys while you are in Santa Cruz or Morgan Hill. Would you guys mind a visitor? I love reading about all your adventures. seeing your promotions for Thousand Trails and watching some of you guys on a local episode of RV With Me. I hope you are having a great time.
Hey Ron, we would be happy to meet up with you. shoot us an email and we will plan a time!
Email sent!!
You guys in town yet?
Ron we’re in Santa Cruz now and heading to Morgan hill early next week. Hope we can connect.
Thank you, Jason. I will email you guys when I get back into towm Monday. Hittin the road on the m/c and traveling a little bit of Central/Southern Ca.Talk to you guys later.
I am back in town and would like to see you guys. Man, what a busy week!!! LOL. Email me and we’ll set something up. Hope to see you guys.
Sorry to read of the tribulations of Tim Fitch. I doesn’t have to go that way. Please read: http://www.bumfuzzle.com This blog details the years-long sailing adventures of a young couple originally from Minnesota. They are now living aboard their sailboat in Mexico as they raise their two young children.s Wonderful reading and excellent photos. You’ll fall in love with them!! We winter in Lakeport, FL (near Lake Okeechobee) where some of our neighbors are snow birds and some are full-time RVers! Great lives for all of us. Keep having fun and an adventurous life.
Lorraine
Lorraine, we have read bumfuzzles book (looking for pirates) and have been following them for quite some time now. I do love all of the pictures of the kids on the boat!
Lorraine, we have read Pat’s first book and have been following bumfuzzle for a long while. we love them!
dear Wynns
I’ve been enjoying your site for the last few days. I like you dreamed of sailing to the islands and it is a fun dream, that I shared with my wife.
My wife and I sold our dream house, ( which was way too big as the kids left) and used some of the proceeds to purchase a Catalina 380 sailboat. It was a great boat, but I still had it surveyed and the surveyor gave me great advis: “LOW ball EM’”.
Sailboats sitting in saltwater need bottom cleaning at least monthly. If the A/C isn’t running mold will form in every little corner. (Welcome to FL!).
Our own boat overheated on a shake down cruise because of marine growth in the cooling system. Dockage fees in FL are higher than you might think and life in a marina isn’t as romantic as you might think.
All of these reasons are motivation for the seller and I share them with you as cautions in making your plans.
Now I’m not trying to scare you but this was our experience,.
We lived aboard in a first class marina, (Burntstore) for three years. We both still worked and found that when we had the time to sail, the tides were against us.
It has been said that all waters in FL are a mile wide and a foot deep. When shopping remember that the draft of your vessel will dictate where and when you can go.
Our experience ended badly. We ran aground in the Boca Grande Channel. We thought we’d wait for the tide to rise and sail away but as the tide continued to fall we ended up in a surf line. The pounding waves were so strong I worried the keel might break. When I went below to open the bilge to check, the hull shattered, showering me with tiny bits of fiberglass. By the time I turned around to pickup the radio mike, I was knee deep in saltwater.
We abandoned ship and nearly everything we owned. Sea Tow ( who was standing by) picked us up and we watched as our dream sank.
As I said I’m not trying to scare you but this was our experience.
Some advise for you.
1-Join Sea Tow, even though our vessel sank, we were legally responsible for towing it to port. The final tow bill was forty thousand dollars.
2- Get good marine insurance. We had a policy with Great Lakes UK. They paid for the towing and gave us the replacement cost of our boat. twenty thousand more than we paid for it. Plus they paid the towing bill.
3- Take sailing lessons. I reccomend Island Sailing in Naples or Offshore Sailing School.
4- Never sail anywhere near a falling tide.
Sorry to take so much space but I felt compelled to share this with you.
Tim Fitch
Tim, your comments are NOT falling on deaf ears. We read every comment on our website and we like to say knowledge is power, and the best way to avoid mistakes is to listen to others. That said we will heed your warnings, notate your top 4 tips and add it to our arsenal in preparation for the open water in 2014. Thank you so much for investing the time in writing this comment and sharing your experience. I hope you’ll continue to follow our adventures and provide us with your valuable insight into a world in which we know little about (for now).
I just stumbled upon your site today while googling sites on the cost of traveling and living in your RV (its our retirement dream – in 30 years). Very jealous that you are doing that NOW and I plan to live vicariously through you!
We live in Clermont Florida and know a thing or two about boating in Florida (but the kind with motors). The waterways are the same no matter what makes your boat go so if you solicit local boating advice next year I’ll be in touch!
Lyds, we’re schedueld to come to Clermont this year! We’ll have to get together and swap info!
Casa Grande is a big time snow birders’ paradise…not that far from where we are in Maricopa. Not much to do, but a “winter warm” and snow free zone. Have fun.
If you want to stop by Depoe Bay OR it’s a pretty special place and we can offer a driveway. We recently gave up our RV to settle there. Bend is awesome though as well as Ashland!
Bryn, we love love love OR and are so excited to visit again! Let’s stay in touch and hopefully we can come visit your new home!
Jason & Niki- Hope you guys can sink your toes in the beach at Cambria between S.B. & S.C.I plan to rent a house(make sure it had an over sized driveway) if you can get me an exact date… and I’m sure we can rally some family out!!!
Cundy,
Take a look at my post earlier and follow the link. They have a tentative date
We can make plans but they may be 2-4 weeks off the schedule because things taking a little longer for them to shoot.
Our friends the Wynns in FL in 2014. Don’t make too many plans on your West Coast of FL swing. The four of us will get together and we will show you the area.
Done…Done and Done!
Done and Done! See you in FL!
You know Yosemite will be snowed in during April? While they claim some roads will be open in April that is not always the case.
Curt, we know it’s a gamble and we are praying we will make it in.
Nikki & Jason..
Great to see you both at Christmas Eve dinner with Joel & Kathy! I enjoyed meeting Cass a well!
Trying to get you hooked up for a flight with my friend with the plane! I’ll be in touch!
Alice & Howard Cooper
Hey Alice, Thanks! We had a blast and are lucky to have such great friends all over the place. Let us know if you want to get together again. Cass leaves Friday.
Jason and Nikki, Susie and I truly enjoyed meeting you at Kathy and Joel’s Holiday Dinner, and we hope you relished the beauty of Dead Burro Canyon in the December desert. I am expecting cool temperatures today, but possibly fair winds. If you can make it, we would love to go sailing this afternoon.
Having been in Yuma and Tucson, I would extend the time you’ve allowed for Tucson and decrease the Yuma days. Tucson will have the Accenture Match play (golf, for those of you who don’t play), the Gem show and the Rodeo in February. There are many things to see, hike, ride and do here in the Old Pueblo.
End of May when you visit Petaluma…..
Be sure to continue about one hour north to Ocean Cove Campground in Jenner.
http://www.oceancove.org/
I live at The Sea Ranch a bit further north but always ooh and aah when I drive past this RV campground.
Our Sonoma coast is surely one of the most beautiful in California. I would invite you to stop by but alas, I will be in NJ that week.
I’ve been following you since your House Hunter RV episode.
Love that you are living an adventurous life, enjoy!
Ellen,
Good news is the dates are only approximate! We’d love to come by and say hello (and drink some yummy wine). We did get to stay at Olema Ranch near the cost, beautiful country. Thanks for joining us on the road, we are thankful for every click, comment and facebook share as this is what keeps our wheels rollin’. Happy Holidays.
I’ve been following your adventure. We sold our biz and became full-time RVers also. It seems you two have sort of a whimsical and fun spirit, not typical touristy types so I thought of the Maker Faire in San Francisco. I have it on my list and I think it is in the spring, March? They have RV parking but I bet it fills up quick. I think this Faire would be perfect for your curious personalities. BTW, what do you when you expressed traveling across the ocean? Happy Trails!
My postings on the 18, 20, and 22 are on Cottonwood and Sedona….Red Rock Country. When you’re in Mesa, definitely check out Lost Dutchman and the Superstition Mtn, Kayak Canyon Lake. Visit the town of Tortilla Flat, population 6, for a great burger and good ice cream/fudge. We stayed at Lost Dutchman SP last Mar and are returning on Jan 3…. gorgeous area.
Safe travels!
So glad you are going to go to Crystal River, FL! I don’t know if my suggestion long ago added to your interest or not, but you will NOT be disappointed! You must snorkel with the manatee ~ it will leave you breathless and wishing for more! The good folks at American Pro Dive Shop are the BEST in the area ~ our scuba dive club has been twice ~ first with another outfit and the last time with American Pro like I suggested and they LOVED them! They are just good folks! Have a wonderful 2013!!! and lots of fun and safe travels ~
Thanks Tammy! Your suggestion did help. We read and take to heart every comment and suggestion! I will have to call the Dive Shop to set something up…there is no way we are missing those manatee!
The best beer in the world (Bell’s) & best bluegrass band (Greensky Bluegrass) as well, in Kalamazoo, Mi …. Looks like you wont be far!
Just saw your 2013 travel itinerary perhaps we might C U in the florida area in 2014 WE hope 2013 is good 2 U both
C 10 – 7
You have got to get to Cades Cove…. Your camera will thank you! God created the heavens and the earth then he went to Cades Cove!
We have had sooo many people tell us that. I think it’s a sign…
to the Wynn’s when will U B in SC. or Ga in 2013 ?
or Have U done that and will not B back that way ?
Churchie 10 – 7
I don’t know if we will make it in 2013 but we will probably do some sailing in that area in the spring of 2014. Feel like meeting us down by the water?
Hey you two! Looking at your 2013 lineup, we see you have Santa Barbara then Santa Cruz on the list. Right in between is our tiny little berg, Cambria. You have GOT to stop here! We will take you to dinner at a really great place!
Nikki, just saw your video on U tube. I am looking 4 ward 2 following U on your travels Sent U my e-mail should U like 2 converse
Churchie 10- 7
We watched a special on travel channel and seen your profile so we thought we would check out your blog. What a beautiful and wonderful idea. I understand the sacrifices you guys made and all the hard work you did. That being said, I see that there are a handful of midwest states that you havent had any time in. I live in NE Iowa and I truly believe there are some really beautiful landscapes to see here, especially in the spring and fall months. Trust me when I tell you, while the snow in the winter and the sun in the simmer are great, they just aren’t all that pleasant to RV in!
If you ever have a spring of fall trip to Ne Iowa in mind my family and I would love to cookout for you some good old fashioned burgers and brats in one of the lovely campgrounds and natural parks here! We could always just send some nice suggestions to you otherwise
Take care, drive safe, and hope you travels inspire others the way they have us!
Thanks Lewis, the Midwest states are on our list for 2013. Sometimes opportunity arises and we have to switch our route, but do know its on the list! Hope to see you soon.
*hired– sorry for not cathing the typo
Are you hiored to do this for a TV show or is this just what the two of you decided to do? How can such a young couple afford to travel for two or three years?
Tammie, we were not hired for this. We knew we wanted to do something different so we worked hard and saved up and we sold everything! We also work from the road so we have income to help pay the bills and buy gas. Check out our FAQ page, it might give you a bit more insight.
Dallas? Really? Blech. You’ll have to put on pantyhose the minute you cross the county line!
Not really, but as a native Texan, I highly recommend you consider Austin as your stop off – then, assuming you’re headed West: Kerrville (get with me about RV parking on “the Ranch”), Marfa, Jerome, Sedona, etc.
Want more info? Just give me a buzz.
Laurie,
Not much here in Dallas besides concrete art and good food. Austin would be a much better place to visit!
No New York State yet? Head for Lake George and the Lake George RV Park. Beautiful in the fall. Within driving distance of Gore Mt, lots of trails in the park along with shopping outlets, Great Escape Six Flags, and so much to do!! Off 87N, exit 20 and hang a left!!
We have been and to those exact places! Here is the video and post: http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/camping-lake-george
And when you are in Cottonwood, AZ be sure to take a day trip to Jerrome, AZ. And also check out Tuzigoot Monument and Montezuma Castle. We live in Phoenix area and know that area well. Weather will be perfect during the day, cool at night. You might want to check out some of our travels at my website http://www.geographicwest.com. tnx, have fun
Why haven’t you been to South Dakota? It’s a beautiful state with lots of parks and monuments to see.
Janet, we are making our way that direction…it seems everytime we get close, something comes up that we have to rush away to.
When you are in the Lake Havasu area be sure to check out Desert Bar or also known as Nellie E Saloon, it is just outside Parker. This place is exactly the kind of place you like to explore. Don’t try to take your motor home back there, drive the car.
You are right Bill, it is the kind of place we like to explore! We went there last time and are planning on going back!
When and where in Mesa Arizona do you have planned? Do you plan on taking a trip to Tortilla Flatts? You probably won’t be able to take the RV there (the roads are a bit narrow), but it would be a real nice day trip in the car. The lakes are amazingly beautiful there (breathtaking)
……(turkey leg here I come)
If you come in February you can also go to the Renaissance Festival
I would love to know the dates and plans. Maybe we could hook up
Be safe,
Lisa
Hey Lisa, I am nailing down the dates and will post them soon. We would love to meet up!