Newspaper Columnist Blogs and Flogs RV Cross Country

Dawn Witlin as a newspaper journalist used to cover crime on the east coast. She gave it up, and it appears by the paper trail she's left behind, her life is a lot more interesting now.

Dawn and husband Curt decided to leave the east and head west, looking for jobs, education, and cheaper housing. Their way out? A 1983 Class-C motorhome they bought for $3,500. The plan was to make their way west to Seattle, and blog about their experiences in the Boston Herald. It didn't take long for Dawn to develop material for the new blog--a day on the road, and the motorhome, "sputtered, stalled and lurched to a halt." We all know the saga: There's just no adventure like one on the road.

In addition to her blog, Dawn's been tasked to do a weekly column for the Herald. We 'dialed up' the paper's website: Woops, sorry, this week's feature isn't available--apparently the motorhome is in non-cooperational mode, the column didn't make it, and if anybody has any suggestions on fixing leaky RV plumbing, please send e-mail. Yep, life is a lot more interesting in an old RV than covering the crime beat. Check out the opening gambit for Dawn Witlin's saga here.





Photo from the Boston Herald