March 16-23, 2011
SKP headquarters. Rainbow's End. The home of the offices of the 
Escapees Club corporate offices and mail forwarding services. The trolley is used to give tours of the park. A neat idea.
SKP headquarters. Rainbow's End. The home of the offices of the 
Escapees Club corporate offices and mail forwarding services. The trolley is used to give tours of the park. A neat idea.We are 
definitely in Texas at a beautiful time of year. Trees are 
just beginning to bloom, and there are azaleas, wysteria, and all kinds of bushes and plants in bloom that we do not know the names of...but they are beautiful.
definitely in Texas at a beautiful time of year. Trees are 
just beginning to bloom, and there are azaleas, wysteria, and all kinds of bushes and plants in bloom that we do not know the names of...but they are beautiful.
This park is a bit different than the SKP parks we've stayed at previously. There are actually 5 different ways you can stay/live here. 1.
They have deeded lots...with houses...and bays for the RVs. Some of them quite fancy.
2. There ERPU lots...which are leased for 5 years at a time...for @ 10K. Then you re-lease for $1...or give 
it up and get your money back. 3. There are Leased lots...month by month - like renting an apartment. 4. There are short stay lots...like the one we're on for 1 week with full hookups. (Water, electric, sewer)
They have deeded lots...with houses...and bays for the RVs. Some of them quite fancy.
2. There ERPU lots...which are leased for 5 years at a time...for @ 10K. Then you re-lease for $1...or give 
it up and get your money back. 3. There are Leased lots...month by month - like renting an apartment. 4. There are short stay lots...like the one we're on for 1 week with full hookups. (Water, electric, sewer)
The plot next to ours was occupied by a single gentlemen who had converted a van to full-time living. AMAZING what he had set up in that small space...and then there was US.
The #5 way to stay was in the dry camp areas...no hookups.
Activity center...many activities go on here...line dancing...park tours. Ham radio club meetings. You name it. Also a clubhouse where they have Happy Hour...breakfasts...dinners...and other functions that need space for more people than the activity center.
Headquarters building...with all of the Escapee coordination, and the mail services.
The really unique part of this park was the CARE Center. Set up for daycare and meals for the fulltimers that just can't handle it out on the road any more. Meals are served 3x per day (delivered to the RV if necessary.) There are daycare activities for those with disabilities...some Alzheimers...there are 30 some lots surrounding the CARE center for their stay...bus services to Walmart, and to the doctors, and hospitals. Really quite a center.
There are many RVers who donate a month of time to serving these needs. It's an amazing program.
There are many RVers who donate a month of time to serving these needs. It's an amazing program.
We had the opportunity to meet Kay Peterson - the co-founder of the Escapees. She lives in a deeded home on the back edge of the property. Her husband Joe passed just a couple of months ago...it would have been a delight to meet him also.
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