With a desire to continue our motorhome travels in Europe we surprise ourselves by opting for a travel North America plan instead. This was a difficult decision considering how much we love touring in history rich Europe with its amazing “points of interest” and great camping infrastructure. The travel America plan involved making a substantial expenditure in a touring appropriate motorhome. This costly action would only make economic sense by utilizing it over a number of years and somewhat restricting our travel to mainly the US and Canada for some time. We decided to purchased a 2016 Winnebago ERA 70 on a Mercedes Diesel Sprinter Chassis. The fuel economy on this unit is excellent but more importantly it’s “drive-ability” and parking “access-ability” are outstanding by motorhome standards. Both very Important if you’re planning on driving high mileage and visiting populated areas. Furthermore, with full amenities, six-foot three headroom and king sized bed, it’s a relatively “live-able” unit as well.
After a few alterations and much preparation, we hit the road on March 10th settling in with Kristen, Erik and Everett in Portland for a while before we strike out Southward towards the Palm Springs, California area via the West Coast 101. From there we’ll head Eastward and play it by ear with plans to be back in Victoria sometime in June to take full advantage of our own West Coast summer.
Despite our excitement about venturing forth to travel and explore our own beautiful continent, our dream of a return camping trip to Europe will never fade and we’ll continue to work on that plan as we drive along the back highways of Canada and the USA.
From time to time we’ll post a progress report to keep those that are interested, informed.