Vista and Visiting
28/11/10 11:39 AM Filed in: Travel
After a long and much needed hiatus BB is back. Though not in black. Far from it in fact. I'm back in bright shining colors and loving life to the max. It's a life that has changed a lot for me over the past few months. That wondrous change has come about because Larry and I are now truly living the RV life.
The journey that began for us last November when we bought our travel trailer has taken us to several places, and for the moment, landed us in Boerne. We have so fallen in love with the beautiful hill country around Boerne we have taken to paying our RV space rent by the month, and only going to the main house every 7 to 10 days for a day or two, then coming back here to Boerne.
Learning to actually live in the RV was remarkably easy. Though space is at a premium, within that small space are all the necessities, and small luxuries we need to be comfortable and happy. With beautiful vistas all around us, and friendly neighbors beside us, we are finding life in the RV lane a very fun and rewarding experience.
Good neighbors have been one reason we have adapted so quickly to life in the RV lane. Good neighbors like Trish and Marvin who enlightened us about Verizon data cards, and taught us how to run an extension cord from the extra 110 outlet on the electric box we hook into, through the slide out and into the trailer so that we can now run coffee and tea pots, as well as our little faux cast iron fireplace on cold mornings.
Until we found out about that trick, we had to turn the fireplace off until the coffee and tea pot went through their brewing cycle or risk tripping a breaker or blowing a fuse. Little tricks like running an extra power cord or two through the slide outs in travel trailers are part of what living life in the RV lane is all about. Once a newbie learns those tricks, they discover "camping" in an RV is a heck of a lot more enjoyable.
I still tend to put "camping" in quotes when it comes to life in the RV lane because even though technically it is considered camping, for many it is a permanent way of life. I was amazed at first at how many people do actually live year round in their RVs. Some are retired and simply enjoying a life of travel. Others earn their rent, and sometimes extra money helping out around the RV park they are in. Still others add to their income by doing security on drilling rigs and construction sites.
Trish and Marvin being a case in point when it comes to those who do security work for construction sites. They were in between jobs and enjoying some time here at the Top of the Hill RV Resort when we met them. Because they do live year round in their rig, they know ALL the neatest tricks, and were kind enough to pass those tricks on to us newbies.
I really have amazed myself at just how quickly and easily I have adapted to life in the RV lane. Gone are the days when I thought I needed a big house and yard for life to be good. Now I find myself wondering at times as I sit outside our travel trailer watching somebody else do the mowing and trimming, "What did I ever see in that other way of life?" The more time I spend sitting outside watching others do the mowing and trimming, the less attractive that other way of life becomes to me.
It's not just about being too lazy to mow and trim though. It's about how when I'm not enjoying watching someone else do that mowing and trimming I can enjoy beautiful vistas, visiting with neighbors, great food, fun events, and of course shopping. How much better can life get than that?
The journey that began for us last November when we bought our travel trailer has taken us to several places, and for the moment, landed us in Boerne. We have so fallen in love with the beautiful hill country around Boerne we have taken to paying our RV space rent by the month, and only going to the main house every 7 to 10 days for a day or two, then coming back here to Boerne.
Learning to actually live in the RV was remarkably easy. Though space is at a premium, within that small space are all the necessities, and small luxuries we need to be comfortable and happy. With beautiful vistas all around us, and friendly neighbors beside us, we are finding life in the RV lane a very fun and rewarding experience.
Good neighbors have been one reason we have adapted so quickly to life in the RV lane. Good neighbors like Trish and Marvin who enlightened us about Verizon data cards, and taught us how to run an extension cord from the extra 110 outlet on the electric box we hook into, through the slide out and into the trailer so that we can now run coffee and tea pots, as well as our little faux cast iron fireplace on cold mornings.
Until we found out about that trick, we had to turn the fireplace off until the coffee and tea pot went through their brewing cycle or risk tripping a breaker or blowing a fuse. Little tricks like running an extra power cord or two through the slide outs in travel trailers are part of what living life in the RV lane is all about. Once a newbie learns those tricks, they discover "camping" in an RV is a heck of a lot more enjoyable.
I still tend to put "camping" in quotes when it comes to life in the RV lane because even though technically it is considered camping, for many it is a permanent way of life. I was amazed at first at how many people do actually live year round in their RVs. Some are retired and simply enjoying a life of travel. Others earn their rent, and sometimes extra money helping out around the RV park they are in. Still others add to their income by doing security on drilling rigs and construction sites.
Trish and Marvin being a case in point when it comes to those who do security work for construction sites. They were in between jobs and enjoying some time here at the Top of the Hill RV Resort when we met them. Because they do live year round in their rig, they know ALL the neatest tricks, and were kind enough to pass those tricks on to us newbies.
I really have amazed myself at just how quickly and easily I have adapted to life in the RV lane. Gone are the days when I thought I needed a big house and yard for life to be good. Now I find myself wondering at times as I sit outside our travel trailer watching somebody else do the mowing and trimming, "What did I ever see in that other way of life?" The more time I spend sitting outside watching others do the mowing and trimming, the less attractive that other way of life becomes to me.
It's not just about being too lazy to mow and trim though. It's about how when I'm not enjoying watching someone else do that mowing and trimming I can enjoy beautiful vistas, visiting with neighbors, great food, fun events, and of course shopping. How much better can life get than that?