It's not always easy. We can't "go full-time", as they say in RV-parlance, in a rig this small, but I think two months is doable...we're halfway there already. Yesterday was a little iffy, I admit. Not sure if someone forgot to take their happy pills but it got a little scary for whatever reason. And you can't just walk away when you're driving down the highway in the middle of nowhere. Wisdom dictates non-escalation (keep your mouth SHUT). All grumpiness seems to have vanished today, though. We are taking it easy and staying a second night in our remote mountain campground. Hiking, reading, knitting, studying energy independence. No e-mailing or surfing because there is certainly no Internet connection up here but I drafted a blog and uploaded photos to the laptop.
We've eaten a couple of restaurant meals, but mostly we like our own cooking best. VanMan has a two-burner propane cooktop on which we have made many fine meals. We also have an outdoor "oven" called a Cobb that burns charcoal briquets in a clever design, allowing slow and even cooking, good for several hours using less than a dozen briquets. In it, we have roasted chicken, grilled steak, cooked cornbread, baked butternut squash and even made "flapjacks" which are really a healthy trail-mix type bar cookie that is our standard mid-morning and hiking snack. There is no suffering whatsoever in the meal department here in the VanMan.
For sure, we are looking forward to searching out some good southwestern-style food when we get to New Mexico. We do love to visit coffee shops to sample the local brews, read the bulletin boards, eavesdrop a little and occasionally converse with locals. By the way, check my Favorite Links section for some good travel information on food and beverage.
