It's been a long time since I posted a blog. We have been busy packing up at the North Rim, traveling to Albuquerque and getting ready to move on to Big Bend. We made it to Big Bend on Sunday Nov. 4, did our paperwork on Monday and started work on Tuesday. Our location in Big Bend is in the Rio Grande Village area, it is remote and cell and internet do not exist. Yesterday we finally got hooked up by Big Bend Telephone with DSL and a land line. If you want to call us over the next six months use our new number 432-477-2336.
As usual I didn't take any photos in Albuquerque and we were very busy visiting family and friends who we had not seen in a year. I did take in a Lobo Football game and played a couple of rounds of golf, which I had not done in a year...I wasn't sure which end of the club to hold. We were also busy helping Amy buy a new car, which we did, finding her a nice used Toyota Corolla. Sherri has missed having a vehicle of her own so we bought Amy's 1996 Ford Explorer. Amy then used the money to make a down payment on the Toyota.Sherri followed the truck and fifth wheel in our travels from Albuquerque to Big Bend. Here is the new line up.
Upon arriving in Big Bend we stopped in the Rio Grande Village Store, our new work location. Much to our surprise the staff from Forever Resorts Retail from Scottsdale was in the store working on merchandising. Abriel is hard at it in our new work location.
The store and campground are located along the Rio Grande river and is a sliver of green in the desert, surrounded by many mountain ranges. A few photos show our work and living location.
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| Sherri and Ryder on the road from the store to Daniel's Ranch. |
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| Rio Grande from Daniel's Ranch...Mexico is on left. |
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| Our RV is on far left |
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| Town of Boquillas, Mexico on the other side of the river. |
Boquillas is a sleepy village of about 200. The residents used to cross freely over to Big Bend and shop in our store. The Big Bend tourists used to take a canoe across the river, a mule to town, then shop and dine in Boquillas. This all changed after 9-11, now a few residents cross but it is discouraged, and no tourists go to Mexico. This has hurt Boquillas economically, but a few still bring their wares over the border and leave the artwork for tourists to buy on the honor system.
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| Walking sticks and artwork |
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| Crossing the river |
Another interesting character from the Mexican side is Victor the Singing Mexican. He sings from the Mexican side with a tip jar on the US side. He has a great voice which is amplified by Boquillas Canyon. Not surprising - Victor can be found on You Tube.
One last picture of Sherri hanging out by the nature trail which is close to the store. The beaver pond has a beautiful catwalk which goes across the water and through the reeds.
Glad to hear you are both doing well. Look forward to learning about this area. Take care and don't work too hard;o))
ReplyDeleteAre you working for Forever Resorts or volunteering? I applied to be a volunteer and during the phone interview they told me that it would be too difficult to get around the park without a car. I have a 24' motorhome and do not tow a car.
ReplyDeleteYou should have an interesting winter. We too are going to be trying the experiment of me driving a second vehicle behind the fiver this summer. We're hoping the fuel expenses won't be as high while we are working in Bar Harbor for the summer. We still have our Trailblazer down at his mom's house in Florida.
ReplyDeleteTeri, we are working for Forever Resorts. Some of the roads are not recommended for motor-homes, especially the road to the main lodge area. The road to Chisos Basin has sharp curves and is steep in places.
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