We’ve lived in a house, then an RV, then a sailboat — and now… a plane!
Don’t get me wrong: our years on the sailboat and in the RV have been incredible, but we’re ready for a new adventure. It’s time to imagine life on a plane.
That might sound wild, but being a blogger lets me live and work from wherever I choose. With my laptop, an internet connection, and our dogs, I can work from almost anywhere. I can see the world from any location — and lately the idea of doing it from a plane has captured our imagination.
Life is unpredictable, and if you feel ready to make a change, sometimes you just need to go for it.
So how did this idea come up? After we sold our last RV, the person delivering it to the new owner asked what we planned to do next. He mentioned that he knew several full-time RVers who transitioned to living on small planes. They keep their aircraft in a hangar when not flying — essentially the aviation equivalent of docking a boat at a marina or parking an RV on a lot.
At first we were skeptical.
Then we met more people with the same story and grew more curious. At the marina in St. Pete we met a friendly couple who had lived on a plane before moving to a sailboat. Since we’ve been in the Bahamas we’ve encountered even more people who live aboard planes.
The idea of living on a plane has been on our minds for months, and we decided to seriously consider it.
So, our sailboat Paradise is currently for sale, and we’re searching for our next home.
We haven’t picked a specific aircraft yet. It would need to be large enough to accommodate the two of us and our dogs, with extra space when family visits. If you have any suggestions about what type of plane would be best, please share them in the comments.
If this sounds outlandish, here are the reasons we’ve been entertaining the idea of living on an airplane:
- It would be an exciting change of pace.
- Travel by plane is faster than by boat or RV, so we could visit even more places.
- We’ve explored life on land and at sea — being airborne feels like a natural next step.
- We learned to sail a boat; perhaps learning to fly would be just as attainable.
Just kidding.
Happy April Fools’ Day!
I’m completely joking — we have no plans to move into an airplane. I wouldn’t even know where to start. A boat takes a lot of upkeep, so I can’t imagine how much effort living on a plane would require full-time.
Still, the idea is fun to picture.
If you enjoyed this, you might like my last April Fools’ joke, “I’m Tired Of Living In A Motorhome!”