Moominmama: The Adventure Continues
In which Moominmama returns to the road, reunites with the Moominhouse and prepares for another season of adventure.... Moominmama has departed the snowy north -- but not before getting in a winter's worth of cross-country skiing. As mud season begins in New Hampshire, I said good-bye to my snow friends and headed west. The Moominhouse has been parked just south of Durango, Colorado since late October, a maneuver that allowed me to order parts from the rare RV dealer in the U.S. that works with Safari Condo, the Canadian builder of the Moominhouse. To get back to my tiny home required a 7.5 hour drive to Rochester, N.Y., where my friend Ruth took me in, followed by four days of hard driving. I set up for some car camping -- staying overnight in the back of my SUV at a truck stop, a Cracker Barrel, a rest area, and off a dirt road in the San Juan National Forest. By that fourth day, my body ached from being stuck behind the wheel, but I arrived at Pagosa Springs, Co. famous for it...