Events – On the Road with Dan & Amy

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.

Escapees Hangout – Tucson

One of the best things you can do for yourself as you embark on a life of RVing is to join the Escapees RV Club. There are many benefits to being a member of Escapees and one is a relatively new program called Hangouts. A hangout is a small gathering of RVers for a week of social activities and local exploration. Our friends, Laura and Rob (with us in photo above), were hosts for the Tucson Hangout. Once we learned this, we signed up as soon as registration opened back in November.

Kentucky Bourbon Trail

In the Finger Lakes area of western New York, people go on wine tours. In the heart of Kentucky, people travel the Bourbon Trail. We knew we wanted to travel through Kentucky and Tennessee as we made our way to Georgia this year and Amy’s newly discovered taste for bourbon made visiting the bourbon capitol of the world a must.

Tombstone, the Elks, and Harvest Hosts

While at Escapade, we decided to take advantage of an opportunity to join the Elks with an accelerated initiation. All we needed to do is show up at the Elks lodge in Willcox, AZ on Tuesday, March 27 at 5:30 pm for the initiation ceremony, pay the annual dues and we would be in. Dan was among 75 other individuals from Escapade that decided to join. That meant we had to find something to do from Friday until Tuesday evening.

Escapade and Amado

De Anza RV Resort

After leaving BLM land north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, we spent a couple days at De Anza RV Resort in Amado, AZ. Once again, we hooked up with Jim and Corinne and had the wonderful opportunity to meet Corinne’s dad, also named Jim. We even got to have dinner at his place one night.