November 2021 – On the Road with Dan & Amy

Big Bend National Park

After leaving our friends in Lubbock, TX, we headed south to visit Big Bend National Park. This would be our first visit to Big Bend and we were looking forward to doing some hiking and seeing the sights. We did not get a campsite within the park, so we stayed at a small, but well reviewed, RV park in Terlingua, just outside the northwest border of the park.

Community on the Road

Six couples, including us, made plans to hang out in Lubbock, TX following the Habitat for Humanity hangout in Hobbs, NM. These gatherings of several RVers, that are generally active in the Escapees hangout program, have become known as “not-a-hangout hangouts”. We’ve spent a lot of time with Rob & Laura and some time with Mike & Terri. Along with those four, Mark & Sandy and Peter & TJ were with us in Chiefland, FL for most of last winter. Chris and Jenny were at our very first hangout in Tucson, AZ and we got to know them a lot better during the hangout in Hobbs and will spend Christmas with them in a few weeks. We were looking forward to a week of great company and much needed R&R (especially for Rob & Laura – hosts of the Hobbs hangout).

Habitat for Humanity

We both have doing a Habitat for Humanity build on our bucket lists. When we heard that our good friends, Rob and Laura, were going to host an Escapees hangout for the sole purpose of doing a Habitat build, we knew we had to attend. The build was to take place in Hobbs, NM and even though we were not planning to go west this fall, we signed up. In addition to the hosts, there were going to be a few other couples attending that we already knew and we were certain we would make new friends while we all worked together giving back to the community. Here is a summary of our two weeks in Hobbs and what we accomplished.