Day 31: Heber City to Moab, UT

Today was a travel day and it may have been the most beautiful travel day yet! We actually saw a waterfall on the side a mountain as we drove down the freeway. Utah, you really are amazing. Today is also our first official “vacation” day. This coming week we are (mostly) not doing school and Jordan took the week off of work.

The drive was, as Lucy would say, “easy peasy lemon squeezy.” We cruised along until we got right outside Moab where it took is 40 minutes to go nine miles. There was a lot of road construction so that definitely impacted the traffic, but also Moab is just busy. It was nearly impossible to find a RV site anywhere which is how we ended up in the OK RV Park. The name says it all… it is OK. We don’t plan on being in the RV much as we explore Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park so it will be OK staying at OK. And while we are excited to see what southern Utah has to offer we should have been in Portland this weekend visiting friends so we are in a little funk about that.

A weird thing happens when you travel in an RV. Normally, if you are going place to place your accommodations change. Since we are living in this travel trailer I sometimes forget where we are. I was sitting watching a movie with the kids and when I looked out the window I expected to see the landscape from Heber City. I was a little startled when I realized I was actually in Moab.

Jordan and I talked on the drive about whether or not we would want to extend our trip at all. Maybe we go home for nine weeks and then pick back up and head East. We feel like we are hitting our groove and aren’t quite sure that we are ready to go home in three weeks. I don’t think we will stay on the road indefinitely, but if we did, the kids would have to withdraw from school. I also think we need to see how Jordan’s work for the Angolan business unit plays out. We aren’t sure if he will need to start keeping different hours. Also, when would Chevron move us? It doesn’t seem like it will happen in the next six months so why not take advantage of Jordan’s ability to work remotely and keep exploring? We will keep you posted on our decision. At the very least, I think we will come home in October for the holidays and then maybe head out again.

Tomorrow is a full day and I’m hoping we have an early start!

Until next time…

Sarah