January 2026
2026 rang in, and goodbye to 2025. It is hard to believe we will be starting our 3rd season owning a Class C motorhome. 2023 was a short year and was spent mostly getting the RV roadworthy for the long 2024 season. 2024 saw us travel west to Wyoming, and 2025 had our adventures take us south to Georgia. 2026 will keep us close to New England and experiencing our neighboring states. Coachella has had some extensive updates since taking ownership, including revamped brakes and replacing all hydraulic and cooling lines, new tires, new roof, new A/C, improved leveling system, remounted water heater, new rear camera, and many other small improvements, including a weekly maintenance regimen for the generator.
This year, we are taking a slower approach, starting the season with the first shake-down trip happening late April. The plans are 2 or 3 Harvest Home sites: Home Range Winery, Big Elm Brewery, and Norbrook Farm Brewery. All three of these establishments are within 100 miles of our home and will be post-hard freeze warnings, so running water in the coach will be possible. Big Elm is a ‘perhaps’ since the business and property are up for sale, so we can’t make any long-range planning. If Big Elm is a no-go, then we will spend two nights at Norbrook Farm Brewery.
May will be a two-plus week trip on the road on the heels of shake down trip. We will be mixing some Harvest Host sites with RV / Campground stays. On the list of stops will be
- Vermont Distillers
- Prouty Beach Campground
- Sugar Ridge RV Village
- Pine Hollow Campground
- Skyline Beer Company
June is unscheduled at the moment, but we are thinking of Skyridge Campground in Torrington, while July is scheduled as;
- Cracker Barrel
- Boothbay Craft Brewery
- Bar Harbor Campground
- Gracepoint Church
- Skyview Minuteman Campground
August too is unscheduled, but perhaps the eastern New York area and October is still open at the moment.
October 2025
2025 is coming to a close, easily felt by the brisk fall mornings and the trees are beginning to drop their leaves. The coach has been put to bed for winter hibernation and will await the spring for yet another year of travels. For 2026 our initial plans were to head south to New Orleans and Texas but some health issues popped up in 2025 and helped to realize how fragile health can be. Being close to home with our local doctors and hospitals prompted us to limit our travels to the Northeast.
Our plans are coming out something like this:
We do have a local week-long stay at Sky Ridge RV park planned for August and several weekend get away trips to our local brew establishments.
Coachella 