Routes

Routes

As full-time nomads, we find it helpful to track the “when”, “where”, and “how” of our travels. Therefore, we name each stay and experience by its full place name, including city and state. We then categorize each of these by the season of the year and its geographical region. And finally, we summarize our travels by the route we took to get there.

Seasons are the usual spring, summer, fall, and winter.

For geographic regions, we go by the map above.
For routing, we use RV Trip Wizard.

Becky does most of the planning. In general, we spend the summers up north where it’s cool and the winters down south where it’s warm. And in the spring and fall, we travel back and forth.

Below are the routes we’ve taken most recently. Click here to see all the routes we’ve taken since going full-time.


Route - Fall 2018

RATING: ♦♦♦♦

We started the Fall season with three weeks in Medina Lake near San Antonio TX, and ended it with a full month in Yuma AZ. Along the way, we met Marc and Julie Bennett from RV Love, explored the Texas Hill Country, visited Big Bend National Park, spent some time enjoying New Mexico, had a number of nice visits with sister Debbie and her family over the holidays in Phoenix, and found a nice RV resort in Yuma where we plan on spending most of the fall and winter next year.

On the personal side, a sad note that Becky’s mom passed away while we were travelling, and Becky flew home to spend a few days with her siblings. We also spent time with other family along the way, and we very much enjoyed meeting Marc and Julie. We’ve been following their YouTube channel since before we went full-time.

On the scenic side, the most memorable was hiking around Big Bend National Park and viewing the night sky through a powerful telescope at our campground in Marathon.

We also got to check out two more SKP Co-Op parks, Saguaro in Benson, and Rover’s Roost in Casa Grande.


Route - Summer 2018

RATING: ♦♦♦♦+

We spent the entire summer in the central highlands of Mexico. The area is rightfully renowned for its ideal climate. The elevation averages over 5,000 feet above sea level and is at the same latitude as Hawaii. Most Americans are surprised to learn that Central Mexico stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

While we were in Mexico, our motorhome was stored in a covered storage yard in San Antonio. This was the first time since becoming full-time nomads that we lived for an extended period out of our RV.

We rented a wonderful one bedroom apartment at Casa del Angel Feliz, which is in central Ajijic, Jalisco , on the shore of Lake Chapala. This became our home base. From there, we took two significant side trips, one to the magical colonial town of Guanajuato, and another to attend the International Mariachi Festival in Guadalajara.

Scattered throughout our stay, we also enjoyed several day trips: visiting the nearby town of Chapala, exploring the ancient pyramids of los Guachimontones, shopping at Tlaquepaque, feeding goats at a farm in Mezcala, and taking a tour around the lake to the towns of La BarcaJamay , and Ocotlán.

Our summer in Mexico exceeded all our expectations. It was fun, exciting, relaxing, and memorable. We loved the food, the people, the culture, and the music. We look forward to returning someday.


Route - Spring 2018

RATING: ♦♦♦♦

After spending nearly the entire winter at Three Flags RV Park , we were happy to get back on the road. Our goal was simple. Get to San Antonio by June. Then fly to the cool highlands of Mexico for the summer.

Frankly, it wasn’t our most interesting season. But two locations stand out: New Orleans and San Antonio. Both of these cities are unique and wonderful in their own way. We especially enjoyed the French Quarter Fest in New Orleans and the River Walk in San Antonio.

Also memorable were Biloxi MS and Galveston TX.


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Click here to see all the routes we’ve taken since going full-time.