Last weekend, our family traveled from Atlanta, Georgia to Evansville, Indiana to attend the funeral of my grandfather, Richard Tenbarge. While it was a solemn occasion, the trip reminded us of the importance of family, connection, and cherishing every moment together.

Preparing for the Journey

Early on Tuesday morning, we loaded up the Travel Barge and said goodbye to Atlanta. The kids were quiet as we pulled onto the highway, as the journey progressed Alex and I tried to impart some understanding of death when either of them asked about Grandpa Richard. Sensing the seriousness of the trip, we made sure to bring along comfort items and snacks for the long drive.

Welcome to our family travel blog! This is our first post.

We’ll share tips, guides, and stories from our adventures around the world as we learn all the lessons along the way.

Our shakedown trip was short, close to home, near the dealer and several accessory-selling stores and yet was still frustrating nearly the whole time.

We planned to pick up our new Grand Design Imagine 2800BH from our local dealer and have enough time to bring it home for several hours to make loading up easier. However, due to several long hours of paperwork that we were promised wouldn’t take nearly that long, we ended up taking the TravelBarge directly to Mckinney Campground on Allatoona Lake.