Hello Everyone:
As we close out February we are located on Hurricane Ridge in the Imperial Dam LTVA which is technically in Winterhaven California. This month has been anything other than relaxing, the last couple of weeks has been a busy time around the Coach, We closed our stay at the El Dorado Ranch with little fan fare, Miss Laurie playing pickleball and I was writing and starting to prepare for our departure, always an exciting time with a little anxiety thrown in, will everything work the way it is designed, will that welded torque rod hold up, will our bumper hit while pulling out of this site, how will the border be, will the U.S. Customs and Border guard be nice, will we be able to restock, refuel, and find our friends in the LTVA area all before dark? I’m sure you get the idea, the sadness of leaving some where that has been a great winter home, the joy of being mobile again, the desire to explore, the need to address our solar shortfall, boondocking where there are very few rules and no one really cares what you do. We were also expecting cooler days and nights as is the norm but finding ourselves in the middle of a major record setting heatwave.
Looking Ahead:
Key Dates:
- March 16th Andrew has a ball tournament in Mesa Arizona
Plans & Highlights:
- Visit with friends in and around Phoenix
- A return visit to Laurie’s happy place “The Boyce Thompson Arboretum“
- Boondocking in some new areas
- End of March make our way to Show Low to visit with friends
Bucket List Items:
- Explore the Mount Lemon area near Tucson
- A visit to Tohono Chul Botanical Garden
Blog Posts this Month:
Travel and Destinations:
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument read blog
- The Sea of Cortez read blog
- LTVA Imperial Dam read blog
RV Tech & Gear:
Lifestyles & Reflections:
This Month in Photos:
Lessons From the Road:
After 8+ years of full-time RV living
This Months Take Away:
The wanderlust that drives so many of us living this nomadic lifestyle, while hard to explain it is the never ending quest to a new place, a drive to explore some where new, the comfort of having your home and all of its comforts with you, the desire to enjoy time with old friends and make new friends along the way.
Updates & Projects:
Rig Update:
- Not a lot of changes on the rig this month, we have had another tire sensor failure on our TPMS, this time on the right front coach tire.
Systems / Solar / Connectivity:
- As we returned to the United States I have a multi-point plan for our solar system, it will be a multi point systematic approach that will be very involved and detailed, but not real expensive in actual dollars.
- We have been battling with the power consumption of many of our creature comforts, like our StarLink, does the power consumption outweigh the benefit of constant connectivity?
Blog & Creative:
- It has been a cruise control month for blogs, as I had prepared and scheduled their publishing times for the whole month.
- A new video on YouTube this month, shows a day at the beach see video
Laurie’s Projects:
The first of February was a busy pickleball time for Miss Laurie, and after crossing into the United States and settling into the Imperial Dam LTVA then there was rock exploration of the area, so this is the only painting that was completed.
Mister Sam’s Photos:
Thank you for following along and being part of our journey.
See you down the road.
Laurie & Brian
The Buchanan’s Rolling Down the Road
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The Buchanan's Rolling Down The Road 