Bob and Molly Pinner caught the RV bug in 1999 and, until recently, were happy to travel the country meeting new people and sightseeing. Now, however, it’s a little harder to leave home.
“We still love being RVers and everything that goes with the lifestyle but now, well, we have what (my wife) Molly likes to call an 8-pound anchor at home — our grandson was born last Christmas,” Bob Pinner said with a laugh.
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