It was the summer after Will graduated high school. He was about to turn 19 in August. In September he would be heading off to college. All year leading up to graduation he’s tried to figure out what to spend the summer doing. Most of his friends needed to work to help pay for school. But he got a good amount of scholarships and his grandparents were going to foot the rest of the bill. He really didn’t want to be stuck at home with his parents all summer bored and lonely.
So when Patty and Rick invited him to come along on their RV trip he agreed. They were two of his parents oldest friends. He grew up with them around all the time. Almost like an aunt and uncle. Rick was a lawyer who took a risk and joined a start up tech firm. It paid off and he cashed out. Now in their early 50 they were both retired.
They bought a huge expensive RV and loved to drive it all over the country. Will head over heard them talking to his parents about their adventures. So when they offered to bring him along on their next trip he jumped at it. Much better than sitting at home. At least this way he would see some of the country.