Babylon by Bus
December 30, 2009 by Tara
Filed under Follow That Bus
IRIE!
Ahhh… Here I sit, fire going in our woodstove, it is about 40 degrees in Sunny Northern Florida! We have been at Spirit of Suwanee since 12/23 or as I like to say Christmas Eve, Eve 
It’s a great place here, the amount of land they have along the Suwanee River is amazing! Hiking trails, Cypress Trees, A wonderful place for the many music festivals they put on here. www.musicliveshere.com
Anyone passing through with kids should check out the Kids Music Camp beginning 2/5 running through 2/7, I believe
Very Peaceful here, we are very much left alone, which is perfect. hehe, For me anyway 
FOR THE LOVE OF SOLITUDE!
Our Christmas was content and joyful, we have a wire lit tree we put up inside on our table, Santa left presents around the tree for us all, even a RV water filter! Santa ROCKS! I just don’t know how he fit down that skinny chimney we have? hehe
Things are great, all are getting along well, Sage made some friends, he is out playing now, which is fun for all of us!
The restrooms are clean here, not cozy but, clean- Great for a festival. The nicest restrooms we have had so far was at Duncan Family Campground in Washington D.C.! Hey when you live on the road and the only space you may get is in the shower, the cozier the bathrooms the better! Especially for us mommies!
We left NJ after visiting family for 3.5 months on Dec. 18th, Hard to believe we have only been gone like 11 days or something. It is is even hard to believe we were there living in the bus at my mothers even for so long. It was a good beginning however, as we as a family that have just renounced our whole life, all our belongings, our friends, our everything material… We were all going through our own emotions. Nj was much needed.
Now, we are ready to roll! Roll on!
Some Events Since we have been back on the road:
Washington DC, Did the sites and the Smithsonian! Best FREE vacation ever! Great for homeschooling the kids! Do not drive thru DC without stopping at least 3 days!
We were cold, so blew straight thru to Fla, When we got here….
Chelsea was in extreme ear pain, so thankfully the town had kicked in to help us get her to and from a doctor! So sweet of all involved! and a nice family also brought us canned goods to donate to our “unemployed” selves.
Thank you Specifically to: Annette, Genie, Bob (Country Cab), Caroline, Linda~ You all showed us true humanity and love.
Now, for today
Off to a shower, Friends are pulling in soon and camping next to us for a few days, can’t wait, will be so fun, and a little birdie tells me my brother I have never met is coming to see me today! I am very happy today!
xoxo
Tara
Hey! I just discovered your site, love love love it! I had a question about camping, do you have a hard time being allowed to camp at rv parks or campgrounds because you are in a bus? I heard this was an issue and thought I should ask someone with experiance before purchasing a bus myself. Thanks for sharing your stories with us out here in “internet land”!
Hi you guys! It’s good to hear you are all together & on the road again! I’m glad you guys are trying to work things out! Sounds like you guys are having too much fun! I’m glad you all are doing ok, & I hope Chelsea is feeling better.. It’s been COLD here-right now it’s 21 degrees. Lots of snow, too. Miss seeing you guys. Stay safe! Happy New Year!Sheela
I am so excited to come across you guys. Our story is so similar to yours sans converted bus which we wanted but didn’t have time to do before our lease ended. Hubby here lost job to and we are currently living on unemployment in our little rv on his mom’s property until we can get out of Florida when tax refund comes in.
Anyway, we go to Suwannee for festivals every year. We considered staying there like you but needed to save some money. We are very much alike. We are the same age, like the same things, and my husband looks and sounds a lot like yours, haha. I watched some of the youtube videos. We have a 8 yr old son, Ellery, and a 3 yo daughter, Willow.
I saw that you are listed as coming to the FOTR rally. I am really looking forward to meeting your family if you do. We already feel like the minority because we aren’t traveling in a huge fancy rig with nice jobs, kwim?
Well, check out our blog as well. Our homepage picture was actually taken where you are right now from the Bear Creek festival, haha.
Best of luck in your travels and I’ll be following your progress. Heck, maybe before you all leave Florida we could get together somewhere. It seems so hard (for me anyway) to find kindred spirits.
Namaste’
Amy
Hello and Happy New Year. My wife Amy found your blog and I wanted to introduce ourselves. Please do refer to our blog and travels. We have added your blog to our view list.
We LOVE Suwannee. Actually, we were at the Bear Creek Festival in November and do have a few photos on our blog.
Take care during your travels and enjoy the um, warmer weather here in Florida.
Rik, Amy, Ellery and Willow. Oh and Molly the dog.
R.