Welcome to our RV (and our new blog!)

It’s official!  We bought our RV and have hit the road on our latest adventure – a grand tour of the USA, Canada, and wherever else the road leads us. First stop? Las Vegas!

We’re the Raki’s – previously from Journey to Morocco and still to be found at Raki’s Rad Resources, Raki’s Rad Language Resources and Traveling from a Kid’s Point of View.  After 3 years in Morocco, we decided to go in another direction.  We want more time with our kids, and more time enjoying our life, so we came back to the US two weeks ago and went in search of a motorhome.  Since I am attending the first ever Teachers Pay Teachers conference in Las Vegas on July 11th, we knew we had to find one quickly!  We started in our favorite marketplace – Craigslist!  Last year, we purchased a minivan from Craigslist and drove it around the US for a month on our summer vacation.  This year we wanted something bigger, and we’re going to be living in this one for much longer than a month!

Here is our RV:

 

We paid $4,000 for this RV.  It is a 30 foot long, 1990 Airex motorhome.  It needs some work – we’ve fixed brakes and generators and we need to get the fridge serviced, but for the price, you can’t beat it!  Now we have a home, and we can travel any time we want to – and do we want to!

Let’s take the grand tour of our new home:

Starting in the back - Here is the bedroom for our two older boys – aged 6 and 10.  Nice, comfy beds and plenty of storage for everybody’s clothes, toys and even some books.

 

While the bathroom is small, it does contain a toilet, sink, shower and additional storage!

 

 

Our fridge – and more storage!  Both hold a surprising amount, I have plenty of room for everything we need.

 

This dinette allows the boys to have breakfast or play a game while we are driving, and also doubles as our youngest son’s bed, AND the drawers underneath is the storage allotted to the boys’ homeschooling materials.

 

Across from the dinette is our kitchenette – functional stove, microwave and sink, plus storage for food and pots.

 

This sofa comes equipped with seatbelts to strap in our youngest son’s car seat, then it folds flat and provides a bed for my husband and I. 

 

 

 

We have additional seating across from the bed, as well as a small desk, perfect for school work or blogging on the go.

 

Of course, we also have to drive this thing, so here is where my husband and I sit while we’re on the road.

 

While we love our new home, the best part is that we also have access to the outside.  Popping up our awning and some lawn chairs and watching the kids take off on their bikes is best part of the day!

 

Thanks for taking a tour of our new home.  Please stop by and visit us again.  We will be posting about our adventures, recipes cooked on the road, and homeschooling lessons too!