Checking on the status of wildfires around us has become commonplace on this summer adventure. One of the hot (pun intended) topics of discussion at the RV Rally was the status of the two wildfires happening between our rally location…
Popping in and out of Las Cruces
The past month we have been popping in and out of Las Cruces as the build of our house starts. I’m not going to detail all the house progress in this blog, after all this is a travel blog. We…
Empire Ranch (Las Cienegas)
After Big Bend (was that really a month ago?), we wandered back to Las Cruces to check in with our home builder, then decided to head back to Arizona because, well, it was warmer there. This has been a travel…
Let’s do this again!
We are on the road again!!! After a 5 month RVing hiatus to get Jim healthy, we have escaped the cold of Western New York! Our escape happened a week ago. After a final doctor’s appointment for Jim, we got…
Crater Lake National Park
Jim Update Before I detail our visit to Crater Lake National Park, just a note on Jim not feeling well. After Crater Lake, we drove for three days to get to Las Cruces, New Mexico to meet with the builder…
The winds of Spring
We were told by our Las Cruces realtor that “Las Cruces has its windy season this month and next.” I believe he meant April and May. But I remarked back; “And come May, you will again say Las Cruces has…
Staying close to home, for a while anyway…
When we returned home after our Spring trip, the RV went into storage. It sat for almost three months while we did our part to stay safe. Our trips out consisted mostly of the grocery store and hardware store. New…
Sixty-six days of togetherness
It all started innocently enough. On February 9th, we received an email from our friends Dan and Amy that said: “Would it cramp your style too much to have traveling buddies for a month prior to FMCA? Whether you go…
18 days in the desert
We are back in civilization after spending 18 days in self isolation in the Sonoran Desert. My last blog detailed some of what we did to occupy our time. Our friends Dan and Amy, who we are traveling with, just…
Desert Social Distancing – Day 9
My email inbox and phone are starting to be inundated with people asking how we are doing. So it is probably time to do a blog post. It is now Day 9 of our boondocking experience south of Quartzsite, Arizona.…