Pancho Villa State Park, Things Are Getting Crowded, Cabalgata Binacional

Currently located at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus, New Mexico: We just started our second week here at Pancho Villa, and it continues to be one of our favorite places to stay. This campground has 79 developed sites, 75 of them with at least 30 amp electricity. Only 6 of the sites are reservable, …

February 2020 Expense Report – Full-Time RV Living

It’s time once again for our monthly expense report where we share the costs associated with our full-time RV life.  We do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as we chase 70°. In February 2020, we completed our 18th month as full-time RVers. When we started our full-time …

Time to Move On, Destination New Mexico

Currently at Pilot Knob BLM Long Term Visitor Area in Winterhaven, CA, just west of Yuma, AZ: Our annual visit to the Yuma area is drawing to a close. Our last two-week permit expires today, and with the weather starting to warm up into the mid-to-high 80's, we've decided it's time to chase 70° again …

Update on Summer Plans

We have our first work camping gig! We were notified last night that we’ve been accepted for work camping positions in Colorado for the summer. We will be working at Mountain View RV Resort in Cañon City from late April through the end of September, in exchange for a site with full hookups and wi-fi. …

Chilling in the Desert, Summer Plans

Currently located at Pilot Knob BLM Long Term Visitor Area in Winterhaven, California, about 9 miles west of Yuma, Arizona: Life continues to move at a slow pace here in the desert as we wait out the winter. Last week we took a day trip across the border to Los Algodones, Mexico for lunch and …

From Class C to Fifth Wheel: How Boondocking Has Changed For Us

Currently located at Pilot Knob BLM LTVA in Winterhaven, CA, just west of Yuma, AZ: Greetings once again from the desert Southwest! At the moment, it's 5:40 AM, and I'm sitting at my dining table listening to the wind whistle through all the little nooks and crannies on the rig, while enjoying a cup of …

January 2020 Expense Report – Full-Time RV Living

It’s time once again for our monthly expense report where we share the costs associated with our full-time RV life.  We do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as we chase 70°. In January 2020, we completed our 17th month as full-time RVers. When we started our full-time …

One Week in New Mexico, Back Home in Yuma

Currently at Pilot Knob BLM LTVA in Winterhaven, CA, just west of Yuma, AZ: Yes, we have finally arrived at our winter destination in the Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. When we left Tupelo, Mississippi on December 1, we had no idea it would take us two …

A Love/Hate Relationship, Finally Out of Texas

Currently at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus, New Mexico: Oh, my, where to begin... When we last left you in our previous blog post, we had just pulled out of Livingston, Texas in our new-to-us rig, on our way west toward Yuma, Arizona. Our goal was to keep our travel days at around 200 …

On the Road Again, Expensive Lessons

Currently at Schulenburg RV Park in Schulenburg, Texas: We are finally back out on the road after spending 46 days and nights in the Escapees Rainbow's End RV Park in Livingston, Texas. During those 46 days, we sold our 24' Class C Thor Chateau motorhome, bought a 33' Grand Design Reflection fifth wheel, and traded …