It’s hard to believe that we have been full time RVers for 5 years already! We have had so much fun exploring the Western part of the country, but one thing we’ve realized is that there really aren’t many places to spend the winter if you want to stay in warm weather.

So, we’ve spent the last four winters in Mesa, Arizona, which is a great Winter base for exploring the West Coast. Ya gotta be somewhere in the Winter and you can’t argue with the Winter weather in the Phoenix area!

There are so many great things to do in the area, and we know we didn’t see them all, but we were fortunate enough to get to see many of them like … Pima Air and Space Museum, Titan Missile Museum,
Tortilla Flat, Scottsdale, MIM, Museum of Illusions, TranSiberian Orchestra, Tucson Book Fair, International Guitar Night, Whose Live Anyway!, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Concerts and Dances, Starz American Bar for watching the Ravens! (with breakfast beer), Vito’s Cellar Comedy Club nights. Plus, we found a tequila we like that is only available locally.

We also had the opportunity to get to know and work with a great group of workampers and a fantastic boss over the years.

When we first started this ‘road trip’ we thought we’d never go back to the same place twice, we ended up coming back for 4 Winters. But now we feel like it’s time to move on. So for now we bid this area adieu and move on … back to where we started – the East Coast! After 5 years we’d like to spend some time closer to family and visit some beaches! Although the West Coast is beautiful, the beaches don’t compare to the East Coast beaches.

Growing up in Maryland our weekend/vacation resort was always Ocean City, MD – so we are psych’d to be returning there this summer … more to come!