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New York City to Chattanooga, TN
The leaves were beginning to change and the nights were growing colder and my will to exist was growing dimmer…as will happen in the cold weather. It was definitely time...
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Driving Miss Rita
What’s It Like to Drive a Bus? A lot of people ask me this - is it hard to drive Rita? What is it like? I figured it would be...
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Indiana to NYC – Long Overdue Update
It has been well over 2 months since I posted an update. I am currently writing from Spencer, Tennessee at. Wanderlust Waypoints - a place to get bus projects done! ...
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Salt Lake City – Colorado – Nebraska – Illinois
NOTE: SORRY If you got a new post notification and there is not, in fact, a new post after this one yet...working on it!! But now you know the post...
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Santa Cruz to Salt Lake City
It was quite stressful waiting on Rita for the week. Kind of like having a friend in the hospital (with no insurance), waiting to hear the news of multiple surgeries. ...
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Hangin’ in Santa Cruz
I had to carefully turn into the narrow gates of John and Laura’s long driveway – I managed not to scrape either side. I love this big old house on...
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To Santa Cruz Again
It was hard to leave Omega Camp, but I knew it would never be easy, I could've spent weeks there, I think! So I decided to make things easier in...
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Omega Camp
Rita got her fancy new tires put on in Fort Bragg and we were off. The first hour or so was the super sketchy winding part where I had to...
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Fort Bragg
The first order of business in customizing Rita, was to get a shower installed. There are lines already in place, and a hot water heater. Just needed to waterproof the...
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Jenn and Rita Hit the Road
Welcome to Rita's Blog a 2000 Ford Thomas E450 School bus that has been converted into a tiny home. I purchased her from her creator (Craig) in June 2024. Quickly...
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