Today Mav got me up at 0715 to see the sunrise and pee. I promptly crawled back in bed for an additional hour of sleep. No need to conserve too much water or holding tank since we are only here for 2 nights so I took a nice long shower. We checked out the RV flea markets and even bought a new patio mat. We have a very nice and large patio mat but it’s a bit of a pain to take out and put up. At the flea market we bought a smaller easier to manage mat for $20. I think we will enjoy it, especially for short stays.
Tomorrow we have reservations for Lake Havasu State Park. It is also a big snowbird location. We wanted two nights but could only secure one. We may stay there an extra night in overflow depending on availability. The nice thing about pressing forward to Quartzsite is Lake Havasu is only about 1 1/2 hours away. An easy commute tomorrow.
A common theme online is that newbie full timers like us travel too far/hard early on. The rule is 2-2-2. That is no more than 200 miles a day, no driving after 2pm, and stay at least two nights. Also, fulltimers say they hate a schedule because its forces travel decisions and adds stress to the journey. We definitely appreciate both of these idioms. I feel we have pressed harder than we might otherwise due to our breakdown and ski vacation fixed schedule. I really look forward to after the vacation when we don’t have a fixed schedule to meet. That said….. We were going to be back in McKinney in June due to our planned Saint Thomas vacation. That vacation was cancelled due to the Hurricanes last year wrecking havoc. Now we are notionally planning Alaska this year and that could dictate schedule all over again. What wonderful problems to have.
If you were wondering….sitting here at the dining room table, looking at mountains in 70 deg weather is SO MUCH better than working for a living. Hopefully we can keep it up financially.
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!