"My name is Carol Landau. In 2005 I turned a 30 year old dream into a
reality. Since I was in my early 20's I wanted to get a camper van and travel
around the country by myself. As I got older I often dreamed about traveling in
a camper van. I never gave up the thought that I wanted to do it. Over the
years I have had Cancer three times and still I told myself that one day I am
going to get my camper van. As I got older and life happened, I would think
about the camper van. Should I wait until I retire and buy it then, or should I
buy it sooner and take shorter trips and use it now.
In 2005 I flew out west, rented a car and drove through several
National Parks. I saw people camping in RV's and camper vans and right then I
decided that now is the time to buy my van. I was about 10 years from my target
age of 65 to retire. So, I searched online and found the perfect camper van for
me. I lived in south Florida and the camper van was in Arizona. So I had a AAA
mechanic check out the vehicle, the mechanic called and said it is in good
condition and I took out a loan and flew to Phoenix to buy my camper van. I had
never driven anything like this vehicle before, however the excitement was
enough to give me courage to drive it across the country to Florida. I stopped
in Texas to visit friends on the way back.
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| Hells Canyon, OR 2011 |
I am so happy that I didn't wait until I retired to buy my camper van.
I used it whenever I could, whether it be a long weekend, or taking a week or
10 day vacation to drive somewhere. I made the monthly payments and before I
retired my camper was paid for which lessened my monthly expense. Otherwise, I would
have had to make payments in my retirement.
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| Lake Okeechobee, FL 2012 |
Life happens and in 2010 at the age of 60, unexpectedly, I
had to have four operations in eight months. It changed my health condition
dramatically, In the spring of 2011 after being in pain and still being
affected by health complications, I decided to retire at the age of 60
1/2. A few days after my last day at work I got in my camper van and
traveled around the United States for 5 1/2 months, the distance was almost
12,000 miles. What an amazing experience!" - Carol Landau
Carol is still taking trips annually.
Read about her travels and see photos
Read about her travels and see photos
go to Carol's Adventures http://www.carolsadventures.com/
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