We seem to be seeing more and more that one person wants to travel by RV either part time or fulltime and the spouse does not want to travel by RV at all. Now, let me state that traveling by RV is not for everyone and there is certainly nothing wrong with a person wanting to stay home. My goodness, if everyone was RVing there would be nowhere for us to park.

We often watch with amazement as a truck and fifthwheel attempts to back in a campsite. The man will back up slowly, cut the steering wheel this way and that while looking in the mirrors, get out and look at the site, then get back in and attempt to park again. Where is his wife? She is sitting in the truck looking straight ahead with an expression like she just swallowed a sour persimmon. The same situation is repeated in motorhomes. No matter if the husband or wife is driving the spouse should be outside watching for trees, picnic tables and utility connections, and giving directions.

Once parked we see the sitting spouse get out and walk in the RV without saying a word, never to be seen again until they leave the campground a few days later. Last week a man told us his wife does not like to travel by RV but he would love to travel fulltime. To appease her he promised to do the cooking, wash dishes, do laundry and take care of all chores. He said all she wanted to do is sit in the motorhome and read books. They had been on the road two weeks and she was ready to go home.

I have recently been in communication with a woman who has always had her heart set on traveling fulltime. She worked hard, saved her money and now wants to follow her lifelong dream. Her husband agreed to try fulltiming one year and she said all he talked about while traveling was wanting to buy a house and settle down. Finally she consented and they sold their motorhome and bought a house, but she had problems with being stuck in one place and longed to hit the road again. Finally they went to a marriage counselor and she was told their problem was her fault and she should learn to be happy living in a house and support her husband. Guess what? She is getting a divorce and buying a motorhome to fulltime by herself before she gets too old.

Linda and I both love traveling fulltime and we work as a team no matter whether parking, planning trips or doing chores. Linda can hitch up the Honda and connect water, sewer and electric as quick as me and she probably does a better job. We are best friends and our interests are the same 99% of the time.

We feel sorry for couples who have completely different interests in life and don't even like to travel together. OK, this is a very opinionated article, but I have expressed my true feelings.