Just a quick note... we found a gorgeous place!!! Spent a night in Big Bend National Park - very beautiful surroundings but the camping wasn't great - plus no electricity. Plus - reports of coyotes and bobcats strolling around the rv parking!
We are now spending a night or more at Lajitas Resort - The Ultimate Hideout - check it out at www.lajitas.com. Sadly it is a beautiful resort that went bad - the story is that the guy put 120 million in and went bankrupt. It recently sold for 14 million in foreclosure but it has fallen into disrepair. We will show pictures in the future - we are using the resort computer at the moment.
A few years ago they wouldn't have let us into the RV parking because it was built for Class A motorhomes - now there are 4 of us in the park. They once asked $100 a night for an RV - now it is $29 which is still steep but since we almost have the park to ourselves we went for it. Plus the Chihuahuan Desert surrounds us. We cannot put into words how inspiring the scenery is here. We met a couple from Colorado - they have already been scoping out the real estate. Beautiful houses stand empty and unfinished.
After this we are on to Presidio and then north to the Davis Mountain region - we will update again soon.
The Rig
Not big but it's home...
Head Furkid Bailey
Sleepin' on the job.
Desert Wanderers
Red Rock stop Lake Mead Rec Area
- Derek Wood
- I am living on the road with my wife, daughter, five cats and one dog full-time in a 21 foot travel trailer on a budget of $600.00/month (It is a tight budget but at least we do not have high overhead). We needed a minimum of $2000.00/month to live for the winter in Keremeos, BC, where we were renting a home up until November 15, 2010. We made a decision to live the colder months down south (5-6 months) boon docking, which means no rent, no heating bills, and solar energy so no electrical bills. We are living very minimalist compared to the majority of snowbirds down here and we don't own a home so we will live in our trailer for 4-5 months in various location in southern BC during the warmer months. We are self-employed under my wife's company name Teresa Wood Designs so we are not tied down by location. We have owned several homes over the years and we could not travel as much as we wanted to because of having a mortgage, so here begins our journey to the Southwestern deserts of the US. This blog is a place for me to...ramble... about our life and travels.
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