Discovering The Mature Lifestyle
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Travel
November Issue
November 20, 2015
Lakeville couple is hooked on seeing the country in their RV BY SUE WEBBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jerry and Barb Schiroo of Lakeville are veteran RV travelers. “We’ve been traveling by RV for about 15 years,” Barb said. “In fact, we’ve traveled by RV through 49 states (not Hawaii). It works well for us.” The Schiroos rented a recreational vehicle the first year, to see if they would like it. “We loved it, so we bought one the next year,” Barb said. They kept that one for two years and then bought a 40-foot Holiday Rambler Navigator, Jerry said. With three sons, who are triplets, it seemed like an efficient way to travel. “When the boys were 4, after they were through with naps and were potty-trained, we rented an RV with a bathroom and packed their juice boxes to go on a trip,” Barb said. “We didn’t have high hopes. But the boys loved it, and we were hooked.” On their first trip, the Schiroos visited relatives in Wyoming. They have friends in North Carolina and cousins in Oregon, so they’ve had a chance to see all the states in between during their travels. “When we go to see relatives, all we need is a 110 plugin,” Jerry said. “We park on their street or in the driveway, and we all had places to sleep and our own place to shower.”
“The boys always had a good time,” Barb said. “They didn’t care where we went. They brought their bikes along.” Added Jerry, “We always stayed in nice RV parks. People are so friendly at RV parks.” In Denali, Alaska, the family met some people who showed them a shortcut to a good fishing spot, and a store where they could rent fishing gear so the boys could catch salmon. Other fishermen helped the boys reel the salmon in, Jerry said. Barb added that most RV parks offered a pool, volleyball courts and miniature golf. One of their favorite trips was when the family flew to Alaska and rented an RV. Another year they explored the Southwest, including the Grand Canyon and Pikes Peak. “We didn’t stay a week anywhere,” Jerry Jerry and Barb Schiroo of Lakeville have traveled in their 40-foot Holiday Rambler Navigator said. “It was more like a day or two, and recreational vehicle for 15 years. (Submitted photo) that was great.” Added Barb, “A lot of people park and When their sons were fifth-graders, the stay for a week, but we’ve never done that. ed to do that. “I’m on vacation, too,” Barb said. “If we boys studied the Revolutionary War and We go and see the area and then move on. We’d go through six states a trip. We kept could make it in the microwave, we could American history in school. That was the moving and saw things. We never went on have it. So we ate a good portion of our year the family went to Boston and Gettysmeals in the RV, lots of sandwiches and burg to see the historical sights. “We were vacation to relax. We went to do stuff.” When they first started traveling in macaroni and cheese. There was plenty of going to sign up for a bus trip of Gettystheir RV, the family ate in restaurants. But space in the RV for dry package stuff and burg, but it was cheaper to hire a guide,” it became evident that no one really want- for snacks.” SCHIROO - TO PAGE 3