The Plan

So, yes, we bought a bus. A BUS. A huge, 40 foot bus. Like a stainless steel diesel pushing bus.

You are probably thinking, "Um, why?".

Well, here it is. We were looking for a motorhome to upgrade from our travel trailer that we used last summer. We loved camping, but didn't love how cramped we were. Buying a motorhome was one of our long term goals, and by saving and being conscious of money we were able to bring our goal into fruition (a feat upon itself!). We started looking for motorhomes in our price range. Some were older, and needed some work, some were not mechanically sound. Others had "aqua mist" carpet- on the walls.

We came up with a plan: Adam wanted it to be mechanically ok so that he wasn't always working on it, or we weren't stranded on the side of the road (well I didn't want that to happen either!). I wanted it to be "decent" looking, and have some bare bones to make it homey. I don't need new-- in fact, I love the retro look! I didn't want to be doing any type of re-upholstery, or large amounts of flooring.

Well, weeks of looking and looking and more looking meant that there were slim pickins! First, during the fall, alot of people winterize their motorhomes and put them away. Second, some people had already headed south!

We were at a crossroads-- hold out for what we wanted, or wait? Or look at other, non-conventional motorhomes. Well, I guess you can see where this is going....

Not exactly what I was looking for...