Greg Gerber posted on March 20, 2009 09:27
SAN DIEGO -- The Bacon family is making the trip of a lifetime. They packed up their Scripps Ranch home last June and moved into an RV to tour 50 states in 50 weeks. They are 38 states into their journey and made a stop in San Diego as they prepare to visit the final 12 states on their route.
The entire trip took four years to organize and many more to save the money to go. Beth and Dan Bacon planned the trip after Dan’s retirement from his 20-year career in the Navy. Their boys finished school at Miramar Ranch Elementary on June 16, 2008 and on June 17th the Bacons left San Diego in their luxury RV.
Beth and Dan are home-schooling their kids during their 50 weeks on the road. For the boys Arthur, 12, and Henry, 10, the RV has become a mobile classroom. They’re learning geography and U.S. history by seeing things first hand and every day is an adventure. At first the boys said they were skeptical about the cross-country curriculum.
"When we were first starting it we didn't know if it was going to be great or boring. So we just said, let’s do this and we'll see if it's fun or not,” and Arthur and Henry Bacon both agreed it turned out to be really fun.
The family has titled their tour, 'Bacon Across America.' They're tracking their trip online at www.baconacrossamerica.com. The family members are blogging along the way. Dan writes restaurant reviews and Beth takes pictures of the unique animals they’ve spotted to post online.
Dan Bacon said it has been the trip of a lifetime and an amazing bonding experience for the family. “If you think you can do it save your money and do it because it really is. Everyone says that it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. Everyone wants to do it and they really should. It's really been fun," he added.
To read the complete report on NBC-San Diego, click here.