Whet you get when you rent a site for your trailer or motorhome is parkingvspace on gravel, a concete platform next to it, water and electricity connection and the waste water dumping connection. now you can add your own improvements, such as tiling on the platform, plants, a solid vanity with a sink and electrial outlets. now you can cook (electric or gas stove) and dish-wash outside. Movable outdoor furniture of course can be set up on the platform, and now you can spend much of your day outdoors. BUT, the sun is hot, the wind by the seaside may be strong, and the shading via the awnings which most motor homes have may not be enough. Rarely, it also may rain. So, you can set up a collapsible roofing on the platform or, if you have the cash, have some local workers build you a palapa, Mexican style, with palm leave thatch roofing. It seems that most guests have the cash. Actually, a palapa did not cost all that much.
But, the more people wanted one, the more the locals smelled an opportunity and jacked up the price...
Now just about each site has a palapa, and not only to cover the outdoor area but also over the entire motor home: keeps the entire setup cooler and extends the lifetime of the roofing.
Look at the earlier views I posted in 2008 and look at them now:
Most actually enclosed the entire sie with walls, brick or glass, and thus created fully enclosed living areas, using the original motor homes only for sleeping and bathroom access...
The owners of the park of course may limit or control some aspects of the extended sites, and if you leave the place for good, all these improvements remain as an asset of the park owners. you might find a buyer (= new renter) for your site, and the cost might be a few ten thousands of dollars. But you may not!
Joand and Randy took over the site of someone whonoeft his improvements behind - in that case these did not include a palapa structure, but outdoor sink and cooking sites....
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