Family makes intense cross-country trip

(NBC) - The Bacon family from California is making the the trip of a lifetime. They packed up their home and moved into an RV to tour 50 states in 50 weeks. For the Bacon boys, Henry and Arthur, it is a mobile classroom. Their cross-country curriculum is intense.

"When we were first starting it, we didn't know if it was going to be great or boring, so we were just, 'Let's do this, and we'll see if it's fun or not,'" said Arthur.

The trip began last June. They have titled their tour " Bacon Across America."

"It's really fun to kind of have a theme to give us a goal to work for," said Beth Bacon.

So far, they have traveled to 38 states, and they are tracking it all online at BaconAcrossAmerica.com.

"We all do different things," said Dan Bacon. "The boys have their blog. The parents have theirs. I write restaurant reviews."

Dan retired from the Navy last year, and this educational adventure had been a family dream four years in the making. The highlights are endless. From geography to history, it is a chance to learn and connect as a family.

"If you think you can do it, save your money and do it because it really is," said Dan. "Everyone wants to do it, and they really should. It's really been fun."

The family's final stop will be in Alaska. Afterwards, the Bacons intend to move to Washington state, where they will build a new home on property they purchased a number of years ago.