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Eric and Toni Johnson

Eric and Toni live in NE Washington state on the side of a mountain at the end of a dead-end dirt road. After 46 years of marriage, two kids, and many adventures together, they still ...

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Helga – A Hand Painted 1995 Volvo Totorhome

We named her ‘Helga’. It sounded sturdy and substantial besides. Toni found a definition somewhere that said it meant a ‘blessing’- which she has been. Although new, bright, and shiny, RVs have a certain allure, for a small percentage of us, the price, uniqueness, and challenges encountered in the, shall we say, “more experienced” buses, trucks, and vans are too much to pass up.

Our journey down the RV path began as we approached retirement. The kids were busy ‘adulting,’ and I (Eric) stumbled onto some “Bus-Nut” pages on the internet. Having a past that included both truck driving and mechanics gave me the confidence that we could pull off owning a bus.

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