This stupid coronavirus pandemic is trying its best to prevent people from traveling, but anybody who knows me understands that this is a battle I’m willing to fight because staying home for a year+ is simply not an option.
Back in May when it was obvious that our trip to South Africa and Mozambique wasn’t going to be possible, I began researching domestic trips. I know – a domestic trip! 😱
So that is how we find ourselves in an RV in Utah.
The flight out here was maybe half full (Delta still isn’t booking middle seats), which I definitely could get used to! It was such an early flight that we mostly just slept and watched movies – same as usual. What caught me by surprise is how empty the airport was. Exactly 0 other people in the TSA security line. Only 1 other gate boarding when ours was. Weird.
Anyway, after collecting our belongings we went to get the van – Big Bertha. It’s a pretty cool little rig. Just big enough to have everything we could need (generator, coffee maker, toilet, shower), but small enough that I can drive it. Just don’t ask me to take tight corners.
Lunch was the first stop. We noticed In-n-Out Burgers along the way and had to introduce Anna-Sophia to them! She agreed that it was a pretty perfect fast food burger. I had a veggie burger which sums up how most fast food sees vegetarianism in my mind – it was a regular cheese burger without the burger. Bun, cheese, lettuce, tomato. Not exactly a burger, but it beats nothing, I suppose.
The drive from Salt Lake City was boring, I’m not gonna lie. Lots of wide open high prairie/dessert with mountains in the distance and the occasional cattle ranch. But then, after 3.5 hours, you come around a corner and are rewarded with the first view of the Red Canyon. The landscape is otherworldly, and I know that it is just a tiny appetizer for what we are about to see on this trip.
Vacation Days 