MOVE'N ON UP !!!

THEY SAY ALL THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON.

THE LANDLORD OF THE RV PARK, TONY, STOPPED BY LAST WEEK AND ASKED US TO MOVE OUR CAMPER UP INTO THE BLACK MOUNTAINS TO A HOME CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR THE SUMMER. A COUPLE FROM ILLINOIS ARE BUILDING A WINTER HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN THE DESERT MOUNTAINS, AND WOULD LIKE US TO STAY THERE IN OUR CAMPER FOR SECURITY AND A FEW CHORES. THE PLACE IS RENT FREE, AND INCLUDES WATER, SEWER, AND POWER.

IT'S A DREAM SITE FOR US, AND AT 2,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE 10 TO 12 DEGREES COOLER THAN ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. THAT FACT ALONE MAKES THE MOVE DESIRABLE.

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF VIEWS WE WILL HAVE FROM OUR NEW SITE.

HERE IS WHERE WE WILL BE SETTING UP CAMP NEXT TO THE GARAGE. ALL OUR HOOK UPS ARE ALONG THE BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION ON THE BUILDING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL IT'S CLOSED IN, AND THE STUCCO EXTERIOR IS APPLIED. THEN THE BUILDING PROCESS WILL STOP UNTIL NEXT SEPTEMBER WHEN THE OWNERS RETURN TO USE THE RV SITE WITH THEIR MOTORHOME AND FINISH THE INTERIOR OF THE HOME.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SITE, AND ALMOST COMPLETELY HIDDEN FROM THE ROAD. CHECKOUT THE HOME THAT'S BEING BUILT, AND I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE MORE PICTURES AFTER WE MOVE UP THERE.

DOWNSIDE? OF COURSE THERE ARE SOME. SO FAR WE KNOW THAT THERE ISN'T CELL PHONE SERVICE AND WE WILL HAVE TO SPEND THE SUMMER WITHOUT INTERNET. CAN WE DO THAT?

TIME WILL TELL. IT'S A GOOD THING WE DECIDED TO TAKE A BLOGGING BREAK FOR AWHILE.