As many know we have been cabin-hosting at our base campground at Santee Lakes Reserve in Santee, California which is located just east of San Diego. Since we cabin-host we don’t get to chase 70 as our other nomadic family, but we do get out there and adventure. Well on Saturday the 16th we hit it again. We are on the road this destination will take us to eventually Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.

So to kick off this journey we headed towards Las Vegas, Nevada with ZERO plan’s. I was just making it up as we drove. Don’t get me wrong I did have a general plan in my head and had some fail safes build in just in case, but mostly this first leg was a let’s hit the road and see.

Well we left a little later than planned, and as fate would have it, we ran smack in the middle of traffic which under normal travel wouldn’t be a huge deal, but this was a Saturday, yes!! a Saturday. We go to Riverside traffic, we headed up the Cajon Pass to Victorville, traffic. We got to the top of Cajon Pass into Victorville more traffic. This one though was for crash of an SUV and Trailer which always makes me sad. For you new RV’ers out there, slow down, there really is no rush, and make sure that the vehicle you choose to tow your trailers can do that job.

Well following the traffic crazy we decided it would be a good time to take a break so we decided to stop and get something to eat, and also give me a chance to checkout the rig since we hadn’t been on the road in a while and there have also been a few modifications made to the suspension that had not been tested. Well first stop and check were a success, nothing broke or twisted Mama (the name of our 5th wheel) was back to her old self and Big Papa (our 2019 Ram truck) was more than up to the task.

So anyway, we had a great break and meal at Peggy Sue’s Diner just off Hwy 15 on old Route 66. We love that place. Following our great meal, we continued down the road to Las Vegas where we set up camp at one of our favorite fam camps Desert Eagle at Nellis Air Force Base. We love this FamCamp for many reasons, if you have base access make sure if you’re in the Nellis area you check it out. Once we go all settle it was time to surprise someone we miss dearly. Surprising Ms Tina was a highlight that’s for sure. So our first day as a whole was amazing with no issues at all.

Stay tuned to further updates as we continue our travels North!