Projects And Plans

Puttering along the line of daily life has brought up some projects to deal with.

But first I want to say that the fact that we came home early did not result in utter happiness as the weather remained cold for weeks. Rain, frost and even snow spelled misery over our  home coming. So learning from that, we won't do this again any time soon. But we had a reason for arriving home in March, and it was the threat of having to pay tariffs for our motorhome which made us rushing home. Meanwhile, our motorhome has been inspected and registered and everything went quite smoothly.

To this day, no tariffs for used motor vehicles have been imposed, which we still consider as positive.

So re. the projects, there is our veggie garden where winter storms have destroyed the fencing around it. In fact, the whole place looked like the Russians had fought down the Ukrainians there or the other way around. 

New fence posts had to be set up and we bought a plastic deer fence to put up around. This work is still ongoing. 

Bea has put seeds in little flower pots so we will have the first veggies early this year. The green house needed a minor repair with plastic foil been tacked back up, and then the motor home got a make-over with a custom-built pantry beside of the fridge and a new carpet. 

Pantry beside of the fridge

A few window blinds need fixing, the entry-door stopper needs to get fixed and a few other minor things been looked over.

So between rain showers and cold days this has kept us busy.

And when there was no way one could work outside, I have been doing a lot of thinking about next winter. We don't really feel good about spending another winter (and our money) in the US, so alternatively I thought about Mexico. 

Friends have been visiting Mexico for years and they have always been telling us about the wonderful time they spent there. But they have been going to the Baja California, and the Baja is notorious for bad potholes and partially narrow roads, especially along MX Carretera #1, and with our motorhome that would be a no-go.

But Mexico is more than just the Baja. F.ex. there is a major 4-lane highway 15 running down from Nogales AZ to Guayamas, SONORA, where boondocking for the whole winter is possible. The State of Sonora, west of Carretera 15 is still part of the Free Area of Mexico for which one does not need a a TIP (temporary Vehicle Import) A valid 6-months FMM and vehicle insurance are the only requirements. The beaches in that area are phenomenal and for us, never been vacationing in Mexico before, this is going to be very exciting.

So for now, we will do all the necessary research to make this happen.

One of the local beaches close to Guaymas

 "Carretera 15" from Nogales, AZ to Guaymas

Beach walk at home on of the better days