Carlsbad Caverns I know everyone says it… but the Carlsbad Caverns were breathtaking! I'll let the photos tell most of the story. But, here are some fun facts to enjoy: It is documented that the first person to explore this cave system was Jim White in 1898. (conveniently erasing the Native Americans who lived on this land and left drawings in the caves dating back to 14,000 years ago.) Carlsbad Caverns was once part of an ancient underwater re...

We got a later start than we planned on Saturday. So, we decided to nix the stop in Albuquerque and get to Carlsbad going through Tucson. We decided to boondock somewhere in Tucson and leave really early Sunday morning to get to Carlsbad, NM. In case you aren't familiar, boondocking just means more primitive camping, with no electricity, water or bathrooms. It usually means that people are staying in more quiet, remote, and scenic places. For us it just me...

With her new makeover, we knew we couldn't keep calling the RV as 'her'. So I proposed a name. She was an aging and well weathered from living a good, but hard life. She was a lady that many people had counted out or given up on. But she proved to everyone that with a little time, patience, TLC and a some faith, she still had a lot of life left in her and a bunch of places that she wanted to go. The person that I know with a that comeback story was, my mom, Gail...

Now the judgey Pinterest terrorists are just 'showing off' how artistic they are, by shoving their 'fancy exterior remodels, in our faces. All of a sudden, all we could see when we looked at the Jamboree, was the weather beaten, cracked, vinyl decals. Rob called a body shop to get a price to only paint over the old decals. $3800!! Challenge accepted! Rob spent weeks on Pinterest and watching YouTube videos before he built up the confidence to declare, that he w...

If you ever feel content with your life... just visit Pinterest. It'll surely squash that feeling! We were happy with our Jamboree exactly the way she was! Until…we made the mistake of going to Pinterest for 'a few ideas'. We learned very quickly that we should NOT be happy with our Jamboree exactly the way she was. Every day, we were bombarded with emails from Pinterest telling us that she wasn't good enough. Also, the age of our RV wasn't the problem...