Currently at Escapees Rainbow's End RV Park in Livingston, Texas: Can you believe it? We just spent our second night in our new home, our 2017 Grand Design Reflection 303RLS 5th Wheel, and so far we love it! It has been, and continues to be, an exhausting, stressful transition; but we firmly believe that the … Continue reading The Big Move From Lizzy to Lizzy Too
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Monthly Expense Report – July 2019 – 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 live in a 24' Thor Chateau 22E Class C RV with our two cats, Maggie and Molly. We do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as we … Continue reading Monthly Expense Report – July 2019 – Full-time RV Living
Eleven-Month RVersary, Museum Fire Update, Major Rig Upgrade
Today marks the eleven-month anniversary of the day we moved out of our sticks-and-bricks house and into our little RV to start our new life as full-time RVers. It's hard to believe that we've been out here for almost a year--time just seems to fly by. But we're still having the time of our lives, … Continue reading Eleven-Month RVersary, Museum Fire Update, Major Rig Upgrade
Dead Batteries Again, Geocaching, Maintenance
It wouldn't be RV life without something in the rig breaking or malfunctioning, but we didn't expect it to be the house batteries. We just replaced them a week ago. As I mentioned before, since we've been boondocking in the desert, we've been running the generator for an hour in the morning and an hour … Continue reading Dead Batteries Again, Geocaching, Maintenance
Boondocking – From Asphalt to BLM
As you know, we spent the first three months of our full-time RV life connected to electricity and water hookups, with an occasional sewer connection. We stayed in state parks and private campgrounds where there were dump stations and showers, but also camping fees. Well, we've changed things up considerably in our fourth month. We've … Continue reading Boondocking – From Asphalt to BLM
House of Pies, Leaving New Mexico, A Day of Challenges
After an amazing two months in New Mexico, it was finally time to move on to lower altitudes and higher temperatures. We spent yesterday (Saturday) in Deming, running errands, stocking up on groceries and doing a little more sightseeing. First we went by the post office to pick up our mail, about three weeks' worth, … Continue reading House of Pies, Leaving New Mexico, A Day of Challenges