Welcome to our new (travel) blog!

If you've kept up with us through Gearing Up, then you know what's in store for us.  Yep, we sold the house (in eight days), bought an F350 BAT (Big A** Truck), and a 39' Keystone Montana (fifth wheel).  We're getting everything loaded up and hitting the road immediately following closing - August 18, 2014.

The biggest challenge we've faced is that it's easy to get rid of the big stuff.  Really, it is.  You give away/donate/sell furniture, dishes, linens, glasses, etc.  On the other hand, it can be very difficult to get rid of the small stuff -- like my collection of Hard Rock Cafe pins from all over the country and this little cutie:

The original Pebbles doll
(sans bone in what's left of her hair)

We're working through it, though! The trash and recycle cans are overflowing, there's 'free' stuff at the curb, and people are responding to our Craigslist ads. It's all good!

Our new home is a new, never-before-used 2013 Keystone Montana 3750FL.  It has five slides, three (yes, three) televisions, a king-sized bed, two air conditioners, and automatic six-point leveling -- which was a requirement.  We were very lucky to have found one in Middletown, Ohio, at Couch's Campers (http://www.couchscampers.com/index.php).  Jerry and his staff were waiting for us and were very patient as we went through our new home.  (He even let me tear the plastic off the mattress, leave it there, and put on a mattress pad and sheets for our ride home.)  It was a great experience.

Our new home!

The BAT and the BAR (Big A** Rig)

The sleeper sofa

The living room (fireplace and television)

The wrap-around sofa

The dining room

Convection microwave/oven

Bedroom closet and storage

We overnighted at a KOA in Milton, WV (http://koa.com/campgrounds/huntington/).  Great little place and perfect for our first night.

So what's next?  Well, after signing the papers, we'll head to Knoxville, TN, then Hot Springs, AR, then Dallas, TX, and set up in Boerne, TX, right outside of San Antonio. That will be home for a few months thanks to my sister-in-law and her husband.

Not only is it all good . . . it's Simply Mobetta!  Please follow with us on our adventure of a lifetime!