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A Tullyroan Travelogue

Crossing a continent one little red hill at a time

Archive for May, 2012

Wed
16
May '12

Route Map

By popular demand here is our route across the USA 12 states (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia) 3,118 miles

Mon
14
May '12

Inside the RV

By popular request, we have documented for your pleasure a full interior tour of our wagon. We hired in an expensive model for the day to enhance your in-house experience of our features and facilities. The RV belongs to our Uncle Stephen, who has kindly lent it to us for 2 weeks, together with the […]

Mon
14
May '12

Outside the RV

The great American coast to coast road trip is complete.  Lucy and I are back in Edinburgh and Ryan in Tullyroan but that doesn’t mean the blog is over!  We have a few more posts which we didn’t get a chance to put up on the road but thought you might be interested in. This […]

Mon
14
May '12

The 3 Rules of RVing

Although the trip is now over, you might still be interested in the three rules of the RV during the trip: There are only three rules, and this is the first one No number twos If it is cold and wet outside, Lucy can do a number two

Sat
12
May '12

Day 13: Home

Well, we made it. At 5:37pm Lucy drove the rig with horns blaring into Chetwood to a lovely warm family welcome. There were many hugs, stories told, a beautiful little baby to meet and a lovely dinner with all the family. It was just great to see familiar faces after so many miles of road. […]

Fri
11
May '12

Day 12: On the home straight

After a wet night, we awoke to sun peeking through the grey clouds and a beautiful view of the Western Virginia mountains. Having sampled the warm weather over the last few days, we were keen to descend again from altitude and its chillier climes so we departed our penultimate state in the morning and arrived […]

Fri
11
May '12

Day 11: Easing up, but not there yet

Technically Day 11 began were Ryan left off in his last post as three hours of it were spent by Ryan and myself around the campfire in Kentucky.  The Bourbon Barrel ale was going down well, the fire was burning beautifully and the occasionally star would pop out of the clouds.  We’d try to work […]

Thu
10
May '12

Day 10: RVing: A Day in the Life

Good morning Indiana! Start with a healthy breakfast. She looks good without a bra on… (removed for night driving) Malkie knows how to handle this item of clothing. Preparing the rig for departure (F). Preparing the rig for departure (M). On the road, starting to think of home. Break for a spot of lunch. Good […]

Thu
10
May '12

The Road Trip Glossary

An attempt to explain some of the terms used in our blog posts: Boonying – To park on the side of the road for the night Dinghy/Toad – The vehicle in tow Go back – To lie in the bed while travelling, watching the world slide past Jimmy – Our male in house voice operating […]

Wed
9
May '12

Day 9: Traversing the mid-west

With good weather ahead and the wind at our tails, we departed promptly from Shelby RV park, and we certainly didn’t look back. We had become accustomed to warm welcomes and a can-do attitude from our park hosts, but Shelby unfortunately let the side down, with 2 very surly hosts, pitiful wi-fi and dingy showers. […]