My partner Margot and I planned to attend the New Year’s Eve Meet-up in Quartzite, Arizona to ring in 2019. We hadn’t yet driven the RV down the west coast before and coming from Vancouver Island in November was the perfect opportunity. Keeping in touch with our Xscapers friends, we knew Brian would be in the Seattle area and Joni would be around Corvalis about the timeframe we would be heading down. Boom! Instant caravan! Joni even agreed to accept a shipment for us, which as you know for us nomads is a huge deal!
The 4 of us in 3 rigs proved to be amazing travel companions. We naturally assumed the same slow travel pace. The short driving distances allowed us to maximize sight-seeing, hiking and other adventures on foot where we had a lot of fun and took fun photos. It also lessened the brain energy spent on route planning. As a side note, this small number of RVs allowed us to find relatively easy boondocking together, made easier with a scout on a motorcycle (yours truly!). It was also the perfect number to play cards and other games together, a great evening pastime enjoyed by many Xscapers. We even found out our friend Rick was in Port Orford, Oregon and spent a few days hanging out with him and Mazzy camped on top of a cliff with a view!
Great to hang out with everyone in Mulege, Mexico. Come on down next year. We will be here – http://app.ioverlander.com/places/5020-hacienda-la-habana
We made so many lifelong friends during this time, we will never forget our time in Mexico!
It sounds like the friends were just as important as the locations for you. How wonderful!