“Castaways” is a doc currently being filmed by Covid Castaways. The aim of the series is to shed light on Long COVID & the fallout from the COVID Pandemic. It features COVID Long Hauler, Devin Russell, doing in-person interviews with fellow COVID Long Haulers, researchers, & others while traveling the United States & Canada in a renovated 2000 Fleetwood Sunrise 32V RV.
There are many angles to Long COVID and the suffering it causes. The challenges faced need to be illuminated in order for society as a whole to do better for these people still in anguish, some going on more than 5 years now. They need the appropriate help they so desperately need and require.
The series is currently funded by COVID Castaways.
Please reach out to the email below if you’re interested in supporting this vital doc in any way. You can find more on Twitter/X @CastawaysDoc & Instagram @CovidCastaways.
If you’re interested in being interviewed & sharing your story, please fill out the form entitled “Castaways” Doc Survey located here: https://covidcastaways.org/surveys/.
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions you’d like to provide, please direct those to covidcastaways@gmail.com.
This RV journey across North America started on 6/29/23 and has featured several breaks between the 4 main trips. Currently, June of 2025, the trip is on hold with 7 contiguous states remaining to travel to due to being too ill to continue. We hope that will change in the coming months, so the trip and project can be completed. Below is a list of the places traveled to thus far:
Alabama
* Birmingham
* Hoover (RV)
* Mobile (RV)
* Montgomery (Capital)
Alaska
[Too Far, But Considering]
Arizona
[Future Trip]
Arkansas
* Hot Springs
* Hot Springs (NP)
* Little Rock (RV) (Capital)
California
[Future Trip]
Colorado
* Alamosa (RV)
* Black Canyon of the Gunnison (NP)
* Boulder
* Delta (RV)
* Denver (Capital)
* Durango
* Fort Collins
* Great Sand Dunes (NP)
* Lyons (RV)
* Mancos (RV)
* Mesa Verde (NP)
* Montrose
* Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre (CP)
* Rio Grande (NF)
* Rocky Mountain (NP)
Connecticut
* Canterbury (RV Emergency)
* Hartford (Capital)
* Preston (RV)
Delaware
* Dover (RV) (Capital)
* Wilmington
Florida
* Biscayne (NP)
* Castillo de San Marcos (NM)
* Clearwater
* Everglades (NP)
* Fort Lauderdale
* Gainesville
* Hollywood (RV)
* Jacksonville
* Key West
* Marathon (RV)
* Miami
* Pensacola
* Riverview (RV)
* Saint Augustine (RV)
* Saint Petersburg
* Stuart
* Tallahassee (RV) (Capital)
* Tampa
Georgia
* Atlanta (Capital)
* Fort Pulaski (NM)
* Madison (RV Emergency)
* McDonough (RV)
* Savannah (RV)
* Tybee Island
Hawaii
[My RV Can’t Fly, Yet]
Idaho
[Future Trip]
Illinois
* Chicago
* Lincoln Home (NHS)
* Springfield (Capital)
Indiana
* Bloomington
* Brown County (SP) (RV)
* Chesterton (RV)
* Michigan City
* Indiana Dunes (NP)
* Indianapolis (Capital)
* South Bend
Iowa
* Altoona (RV)
* Des Moines (Capital)
* Pacific Junction (RV)
Kansas
* Brown v. Board of Education (NHP)
* Kansas City
* Lawrence
* Merriam (RV)
* Overland Park
* Topeka (Capital)
* Wichita (RV)
Kentucky
* Cave City (RV)
* Frankfort (Capital)
* Georgetown (RV)
* Lexington [2x] (RV 1x)
* Louisville
Louisiana
* Baton Rouge (Capital)
* Fontainebleau (SP) (RV)
* New Orleans
Maine
* Augusta (Capital)
* Winthrop (RV)
Maryland
* Annapolis (Capital)
* Elkton (RV)
* Millersville (RV)
Massachusetts
* Boston (Capital)
* Boston (NHP)
* Cape Cod (NS)
* Provincetown
* Wellfleet (RV)
Michigan
* Ann Arbor
* Belleville (RV)
* Detroit
* Lansing (RV) (Capital)
* Mackinac Island
* Mackinaw City (RV)
Minnesota
* Hastings (RV)
* Minneapolis
* Mississippi River (NR&RA)
* Pipestone (NM)
* Saint Paul (Capital)
Mississippi
* Florence (RV)
* Jackson (Capital)
Missouri
* Branson
* Gateway Arch (NP)
* Jefferson City (Capital)
* Mark Twain (NF)
* Ozark
* Saint Louis
* Springfield (RV)
* Table Rock (SP)
* Ulysses S. Grant (NHS)
* Villa Ridge (RV)
* Wilson’s Creek (NB)
Montana
[Future Trip]
Nebraska
* Lincoln (Capital)
* Omaha
Nevada
[Future Trip]
New Hampshire
* Concord (Capital)
* Henniker (RV)
New Jersey
* Jersey City (RV)
* Liberty (SP)
New Mexico
* Albuquerque
* Santa Fe (RV) (Capital)
New York
* Albany (Capital)
* Lake George
* Niagara Falls (SP)
* Petersburgh (RV)
* Poughkeepsie
* Sarasota Springs
* Statue of Liberty National Monument (NM)
* Wildwood (SP) (RV)
North Carolina
* Asheville (RV)
* Bentonville (RV)
* Charlotte
* Raleigh (RV) (Capital)
* Wallace (RV)
* Wilmington
North Dakota
* Bismarck (Capital)
* Fargo (RV)
* Medora (RV)
* Sully Creek (SP)
* Theodore Roosevelt (NP)
Ohio
* Cincinnati
* Cleveland
* Columbus (Capital)
* Cuyahoga Valley (NP)
* Dayton
* Dayton Aviation Heritage (NHP)
* Lebanon (RV)
* Ravenna (RV)
* Waterville (RV Emergency)
* William Howard Taft (NHS)
Oklahoma
* Oklahoma City (RV) (Capital)
Oregon
[Future Trip]
Pennsylvania
* Bald Eagle (SP) (RV)
* Beaver Falls (RV)
* Gettysburg (RV)
* Gettysburg (NMP)
* Harrisburg [2x] (RV 2x) (Capital)
* Hatfield (RV)
* Pittsburgh
Rhode Island
* Foster (RV)
* Newport
* Providence (Capital)
South Carolina
* Beaufort
* Bluffton
* Charleston (RV)
* Columbia (Capital)
* Congaree (NP)
* Fort Mill (RV)
* Lexington (RV)
South Dakota
* Badlands (NP)
* Black Hills (NF)
* Custer (RV)
* Custer (SP)
* Deadwood
* Jewel Cave (NM)
* Keystone
* Mount Rushmore (NM)
* Pierre (Capital)
* Sioux Falls (RV)
* Spearfish
* The Mammoth Site (NL)
* Wall
* Wind Cave (NP)
Tennessee
* Gatlinburg
* Great Smoky Mountains (NP)
* Mammoth Cave (NP)
* Memphis (RV)
* Nashville (Capital)
* Pigeon Forge
* Smyrna (RV)
Texas
* Amarillo (RV)
* Austin (RV) (Capital)
* Cedar Hill (RV) (SP)
* Dallas
* Fort Worth
* Galveston (RV)
* Houston
* Palo Duro Canyon (SP)
Utah
* Arches (NP)
* Canyonlands (NP)
* Moab (RV)
* Orem (RV)
* Park City
* Provo
* Salt Lake City (Capital)
* Wasatch–Cache (NF)
Vermont
* Burlington, VT
* Graniteville, VT (RV)
* Montpellier, VT (Capital)
Virginia
* Blacksburg
* Centreville
* Charlottesville
* Christiansburg (RV)
* Greenwood (RV)
* Pocahontas (SP) (RV)
* Richmond (Capital)
* Shenandoah (NP)
Washington
[Future Trip]
Washington D.C.
* Jefferson Memorial (NMem)
* Lincoln Memorial (NMem)
* Pennsylvania Avenue (NHS)
* Washington D.C. [2x] (National Capital)
West Virginia
* Beech Fork State Park (SP) (RV)
* Charleston (Capital)
* Huntington
* New River Gorge (NP)
Wisconsin
* Eau Claire
* Madison (Capital)
* Milton (RV)
* Milwaukee
Wyoming
* Cheyenne (RV) (Capital)
* Devils Tower (NM)
* Laramie
Canada
* Bruce Peninsula (CNP)
* Georgian Bay (CNP)
* Milton (RV)
* Montreal
* Ottawa (CAN National Capital)
* Quebec City (CAN Capital)
* Saint Nicholas (RV)
* Springwater (RV)
* Terrebonne (RV)
* Tobermory (RV)
* Toronto (CAN Capital)
* CAN Capital = Canada Territory Capital (2)
* CAN National Capital = Canada National Capital (1)
* Capital = State Capital (40)
* CNP = Canada National Park (2)
* CP = City Park (1)
* National Capital = USA National Capital (1)
* NB = National Battlefield (1)
* NF = National Forest (4)
* NHP = National Historical Park (3)
* NHS = National Historic Site (4)
* NL = National Landmark (1)
* NM = National Monument (7)
* NMem = National Memorial (2)
* NMP = National Military Park (1)
* NP = USA National Park (20)
* NR&RA = National River & Recreation Area (1)
* NS = National Seashore (1)
* RV = RV Stop (83)
* RV Emergency = RV Emergency Stop (3)
* SP = State Park (13)