On the Road finally ..... Mission accomplished

It is good to look back over time and see the road you have travelled to get where you presently find yourself.

Roughly 35 years ago we had a dream to spend our retirement travelling.  So this was our dream back then.  Then over the years, we started wishing it, wishing we could just stop work and get travelling.  Now that time has ticked on by and here we are …. 35 years have passed us by - our dream, our wish could now be actioned.  And so here we are DOING IT.  We are finally on the road in our 9 metre "mobile home", living our dream.... We are full time living on the road.

The last 4 months have certainly been roller coaster months - and a catalyst to get us to be where we are now.  In January this year we had no idea just how close we were to achieve our dream, but then certain things happened in this time that put us right where we wanted to be.

In February we went on an amazing trip around the South Island that just ignited our love for travel.  Then in March I suddenly lost my job and with that job, my desire to keep on working full time.  In April we tested the housing market by putting up our house for sale and were completely side-blinded with a suddenly rushed sale of our home to the first buyer through the door.  By mid-April we knew that it was happening - we out of the rat-race, out of the working rut, retired or semi-retired as it turns out and we could grasp our long-time dream and get to live.

By 6 May, we were on the road in our 9 metre Rockwood travel trailer or caravan as they are also known to many.   We are finally living our dream.  Mission accomplished!