Welcome from we relative newcomers! We took an early retirement 10/07, at age 58, and began traveling 8-10 weeks at a time. We love it, love it, love it, and highly recommend it. We are in a 22' Airstream Interstate, carry bikes but do not tow, and personally feel this is the only way to travel. It is luxurious, yet still very economical.
We have a wi-fi card for our laptop, but seldom use it, finding VZ access much easier and more accessible. We have found the state and national parks generally well kept and beautiful, also the 50% discount with Passport America for overnight stays. We can't obtain a Golden Age Access passport for the National Parks, but these are an exceptional deal, and give 50% discounts at national sites, also many state parks.
Our advice to you is----if you can go, by all means GO. Life is short, you never know what is around the bend, so do what you want and are able to do, while you are able to do it.
Happy travels, and will look for you on the road.
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