Have you ever wondered how people achieved their dream when it seemed impossible?
Well I’ve wondered this too, which is one of the reasons Keep Your Daydream podcast started.
If you’ve been following our journey you may know that our dream is to sail around the world, but “making a living” while “making our dream happen” is a must and time keeps slipping away.
After 50+ episodes (at the time) of amazing stories on KYD… one thing stood out. Take the first step – no matter how small.
That concept left us with a single question… what could we do now that will get us closer to our sailing dream?
Hello… RV Road Trip.
You may recall Episode 1 with Mark & Emily Fagan. They were our first exposure to a couple that took the leap to make their dreams happen when they left their conventional life behind in 2007. They have been full-time by RV and sailing ever since.
After even more RV conversations on the podcast, research on the various types of RV travel, Internet connectivity, routes and online schooling… we knew we could make this work. But not without the help from all the guests on KYD. Each week listening to new stories of people that made their dreams happen because “some day” never comes.
So we picked a date! May 28, 2016
We selected a 30 foot travel trailer and named her “Ginger”. We’ll go into all the details on why we selected this model soon on YouTube.
Over the past couple months, we’ve been selling or giving away anything that has been collecting dust. The movers are scheduled to store everything else and here’s what we’ve learned so far… we don’t use nearly as much stuff as we have! The process of letting go has been liberating, fun and difficult at times. Things that were important once, but not something that’s parts of our future needed to be let go.
Here’s the plan…
We leave on May 28 for six months around the states. First stops are the Western National Parks including Slot Canyons, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Yellowstone and Mt. Rushmore before heading to Minnesota, Michigan, Maine and Manhattan. In the fall, the plan is Washington, Florida, Texas and back to Arizona by December.
We will be documenting our trip weekly on YouTube and the Podcast giving insider tips, ideas and inspiration for YOU to follow your dreams.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us and give us ideas on what you love around the States.
But wait! What about sailing? We haven’t given up on that dream! Far from it actually… The idea behind this trip is that it will give us some insight on how to “live lite”…in close quarters and see what it’s really like to earn a living on the road.
These lessons will help us build a bridge from where we are now to our big goal SAILING around the WORLD. And also spend some quality time with our kids before it’s too late.
Join us in the adventure!
If you follow the adventure on YouTube, you can help us know where to stop, great places to eat and things to see. Send an email or leave a comment on our channel. We need your help!
Until next time… Keep Your Daydream alive!
-Tricia
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We love your videos. We started watching when you were in season 2 and watched every week so this winter we went back and started over again with season 1! What did you do with your house? I see you put things in storage but haven’t read what you did with the house. When you come back to AZ do you live in your RV in your home town? Can’t wait for more adventures!
I’m wondering the same thing.
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Would love to know if you sold your home, if so, did you buy another one after the 6 months?
Just a quick tip for your viewers. If they are retired U.S. Military, there are military ran RV Parks in almost every state. Florida has a whopping 38 of them, Texas 18 I think. With a retired military ID, they can access and the rates are usually around half of what is charged at other RV parks.
We just bought a towable RV yesterday, and our truck was purchased for us at auction. It’s nicer than we expected, and I’ve just clicked on the Warehouse Warranties above to see if they offer better deals on warranties than the dealer offered. I’ve also saved some links to your checklists, and will be using them to make our checklists better. On that note, I might recommend “Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Guwande for your book club.
My husband & I just ordered our 30′ Airstream in November of 2020. Waiting to take delivery sometime in March / April of 2021. Slight delay due to the influx of orders lately. We started binge watching KYD from season 1. We watched a dozen episodes but now decided to see everything from the beginning. So far it’s an adventure.
Hi! Going full time with my family here soon but are going to need internet. What have you guys found to be the best way to have internet on the go?
That’s what we need to do also. Need reliable internet but didn’t want to do a DISH yet. Putting our house on the market in FL then traveling for a while. Might land in the Carolinas somewhere, who knows.
WOW! Time flies when you’re watching someone else live your dream life! I have been following you guys for at least 6 years now, it really doesn’t seem that long! About 2 years ago, I built my nonagenarian grandmother an apartment at my house and moved her in with us. My oldest is grown and flown, he is Victoria’s age and my youngest is Caleb’s age and will be getting married in March 2025. I keep thinking, when grandmother is gone we will start travelling. Then, I thought well, that’s an awful way to be thinking! So, my husband and I are renting a class a and taking her on a trip to her favorite place, the beach! If all goes well we will look at purchasing a rig so we can take her with us to the places we have been dreaming of traveling to. Thank you for your inspiring content, if y’all want something else to add to your ways of making an income, you could totally be life coaches!