On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:48:08 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:05:27 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

Seems like their biggest expense category is "other". That's been
our experience also. :-)

This couple wasn't averse to spending money.
A tight rein would cut their costs considerably.
But then it might not be so fun!

Keeping the spouse happy is 90% of the challenge. Everything else is
routine disaster management, maintenance, navigation, etc.

Yep. Me, I would sleep in the car. The wife means an $80 room.
Hungry? I can go days with a bite here and there.
Wife, despite her slimness, gets really crabby without half a
chicken's worth of cooked meat every day.
Not complaining, mind you.
There's the other side of the equation.

--Vic