Lizzy 3 Shakedown Wrap-Up, Leasburg Dam

Greetings from our home base in Deming, New Mexico! We made it home on Tuesday after spending four nights at Leasburg Dam State Park near Radium Springs, concluding our eight-night shakedown cruise in our new rig, Lizzy 3. If you read our last post, you know that we spent the first four nights dry-camping at …

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, …

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 …

Turning 60 in Albuquerque and Santa Fe NM

When we first began talking seriously about becoming full-time RVers, I set a couple of personal goals. I wanted to be on the road full-time by the time I reached 60, and I wanted to spend my 60th birthday in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Both of those goals were accomplished as of Wednesday! We left …

Settling In to Full Time RV Life

It's been just over six weeks since we moved into our RV, Lizzy, full time after selling our house and almost all our possessions. Those six weeks have not been without challenges, but we're starting to get into a groove now as we settle into our new lifestyle. The weather here in New Mexico has …