Amazing, so easy!  Yes, it was and I’ll explain in a minute.  We woke to rain again this morning but thankfully the temperatures were in the low 60’s.   The weather forecast was for continued rain until at least the afternoon.  So we burrowed down into the covers and listened to the patter on the roof.  No need to get up to early since we weren’t moving until tomorrow.  My bladder finally got the best of me and I had to get up.  Yup, getting old (or older I guess).

Out to the kitchen for a breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee.  Ah, every bite was so delicious.  Time now to get moving.  Barbara was going to spend the day with her sister and I had a few chores to do.

Showers for both of us, oh, how great that hot water felt.  Why I was feeling so good I even decided to shave – and it’s only been three days since I shaved last.  I must be turning over a new leaf.

Time now for Barbara to visit her sister.  If only she could find out where she was staying.  A bit later she now had the address and off she went.  Her sister Carol was

at this facility in Charlottesville.  The address now in the GPS and she was gone.  Well, we haven’t updated the maps in the old GPS in I don’t know how long so it led her on a merry chase so to speak.  Over hill, over dale, every back road in the area yet in time, more time than it would normally take, she arrived.   Of course, she had to make one stop on the way since her sister wanted a special sandwich from Jersey Mikes.

The two spend a delightful afternoon together and her sister, as one would expect, is anxious to get home.  But she has a few more weeks in rehab before that will become a reality.  But thanks for all who are thinking of her she is doing well and going in the right direction.

Amazing so easy.  This refers of course to the repair to the driver’s side mirror on Graybeard.  As we were on our way here, Barb glanced over to me and said does your

mirror always flop back and forth like that.  So it was, back and forth, side to side.  What in the world was going on?  Quick stop, set screw was tight.  Moreover, since I was convinced it wasn’t going to come out while driving it was back on the road.  Once at our campground I sent a quick email to tech support at the company who makes the mirror.  Next day I had a reply and a suggestion as to what to do.  Following their advice it was as easy to fix as could be.  Whew!  Another item to put on the monthly check list.

With that out-of-the-way, and with Barbara still not home, only one thing I could do, take a nap.  It felt so good to just stretch out, pull the sheets up to my chin and nod off for a bit.

In a bit, Barbara was back home safe and sound.  Supper finished, we decided to play a few games of Yahtzee.  Next time to watch our two favorite TV shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy which we don’t always get.  Finally the blog.  Now back to Yahtzee.  And, of course, we’ll start to pack again since we’re moving north tomorrow to visit Adam and Amanda, and friends at a church where I once worked.

That then was our day.  A little bit of this, and a little bit of that.  For awhile the sun was out but then it started raining again.  Hopefully, tomorrow will be a dryer day as we put things outside in order in preparation for getting out on the road.  It was a another great day, Barbara got to visit her sister, and I got my mirror fixed.  Night is here and it is as dark as dark can be.  We hope you had a great day as well and that you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed ours.  For all of us here is a closing thought, one I’m sure most RVers can identify with:

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.  Thanks again for sharing our day with us.

 

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before

 

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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly.  Let me explain in a minute, but first our morning.  It was raining, really, really raining this morning and we really, really, really didn’t want to get out of bed.  However, it was moving day, and rain or no rain, we needed to get ready and get on the road.  So we gave ourselves a few extra minutes and then made our way to the kitchen for breakfast.  Cereal, juice and coffee for both of us and then it was time to get to work.

Since there were no tanks to dump inasmuch as COE parks don’t have sewers and our black tank was not even close to being full that was one less task for me to accomplish.  All the better given the fact that the rain refused to let up.   I got the slides in, the jacks up, the leveling blocks packed, and the water and electric disconnected.  Meanwhile Barbara packed up the inside and made sure nothing would shift or fall as we made our way down the road.  We then went over our check list for departure and agreed we were ready to go.

Only one thing left to do and that was hook little Graybeard up to Graybeard.  1-2-3 Done.

The trip was a quick and an easy one.  We had rain the whole way but thankfully no wind so it was one-handed driving almost all of the way.  My kind of trip.

So still believing that Home is Where we Park It this is going to be our home for 2 days.

Now as for The Good, The Bad, the Ugly.  Over the last several months, we’ve had some really good sites, some rather bad sites, and today we found the first of the really ugly sites.  The owners of the campground said that this is one of the most coveted sites in the whole campground.  Are you kidding me?  To begin with it is a mud pit.  The utilities are located at the front bumper.  As for level, forget it!  Looking around at other sites I can’t find one in the immediate vicinity that is anywhere near level.  Yes, I finally got it level enough to run the fridge, though it took a bit of ingenuity to do.

 Thankfully we’re only here for two nights, and the price was deeply discounted so that makes the whole situation tolerable.  Ah yes as I said just a day or two ago you have to learn to roll with the punches, you have to be willing to take what comes your way and make the best of it.  Time to practice what I preach!

Well, day is done,  Supper is over.  We’re watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy  and just kicking back and relaxing.  It’s been a good day, a day spent together, traveling down the road side by side, singing our song.  Why look at that, the rain has finally stopped.  Yippee!  We hope you had a great day as well.  If not, there is tomorrow and here is a thought for all of us:

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.  Thanks again for sharing our day with us.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before

Rain, Rain, Go Away – At least between 8 and 9 am tomorrow, please.  This morning was another nice one.  It’s so much easier to crawl out from under the covers when the temperature is in the mid 60’s as it was again this morning.  I’m sure as we continue to move north it’s not going to get much warmer anytime soon.  Another lesson learned, stay in Florida until the mid part of or end of April.

So we ambled out to the kitchen for breakfast.  Two eggs on toast, juice, and a couple of cups of coffee to get the blood circulating.  It was a good day to be alive.  We mapped out a plan for the day – really exiting.  A trip to the wishy-washy and that would be the sum total of our day.  Not that I’m complaining since I like simple, easy days like this from time to time.

So we got the laundry together and off we went to Clarksville.  Remember that old song by the Monkees , Take the last train to Clarksville And I’ll meet you at the station well we got started singing it and from then on we couldn’t get it out of heads!  It’s a nice little town, one Main Street, a few fast food restaurants, an auto parts store, the required Chinese take out, a few banks, and, of course, a pizza store.  Everything you could need more or less.  A couple of hours later and we were headed home with clean clothes for another week.

Once home Barbara decided to try to teach an old dog (that’s me) something new (the game of Yahtzee).  At first, it was sort of confusing, OK, I’ll admit it I catch on slowly when it comes to some things.   But I finally got the hang of it and we had a good time playing it together.

Barbara and Marti are both a bit better today.  That’s a good thing for all of us.  I really don’t like seeing either of them under the weather.  Thanks everyone for your prayers.

Rain, rain go away – at least tomorrow morning, please?  So tomorrow is moving day and right now the weather is not looking too good.  Steady rain with high winds.  The rain we didn’t have when we arrived, but the wind, oh the wind was a beast.  Oh well, we’ll just have to roll with whatever we’re presented with and make the best of it.

So day is done and the rain has already started.  Once again our day was a great one that we spent together, side by side, singing our song.  Our total stay here was just meant to be a way stop, same as with the next stop, on our way toward Maine.  We’re getting there, slow and steady, we don’t see any reason to rush the process.  We hope you also had a great day and enjoyed every minute of it, no matter what the day brought you.  In closing, this is my prayer for each and every one who is readying this:

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.  Thanks again for sharing our day with us.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before

 

Some Lessons Learned Since We’ve Been On The Road.  Let me begin, though, with this morning.  Finally, warm, yes, warm and sunny.  Made getting out of bed so much easier.  Not even a need to run the heat pump.  Yipee!  Of course I don’t expect this every morning, especially as we move further north, but one can hope spring will come soon to all parts of the country.

Well, it is Sunday and, usually, Barbara and I find a local church to go and visit.  Well, we didn’t find any so we stayed home and had our own devotions.  Next Sunday we know we will be going to church because we will be in Maryland.

We ambled out to the kitchen for a quick breakfast.  We had a few cups of coffee to get the blood circulating.  Then I sat down and read a book.  I picked up in general and vacuumed the rugs.  I treated the dashboard with 303 to keep it from fading.  We also, finally we believe, have gotten Quickbooks all up to date and everything in proper order.  We’ll know when we go to reconcile again next week.  Keep your fingers crossed.

Unfortunately, both Barbara and Marti are a bit under the weather.  Barbara apparently has something going on in her sinuses.  Nothing to worry about, it might be allergies.  Marti has developed a severe allergic reaction to either his food, or what else we can’t imagine.  We can see that he is really, really uncomfortable.  This afternoon we took a trip  to the Dollar General Market to get him some new completely grain free food which we fed him this evening.  Right now, for the first time in a long time, he is resting comfortably.  We hope with this change in food this will continue.

Come the afternoon I sat down and asked myself, so what have you learned so far as a full-time RV’er?

• I’ve learned from a noted editor of an online RV newsletter that we don’t live in an RV, we live in an LV.  Difference?  A RV is a recreational vehicle that most people use to go on vacation, they use it for a short period of time and then return home.  An LV or living vehicle is what we full timer’s call home and live in 365 days a year.  Now how about that!
• that it is possible for two people to live together in 400 square feet, with a good deal of love, patience, cooperation, and the willingness to forgive and forget as often as necessary
• that what makes this so much fun is being together, together going places we’ve never been before, and together seeing things that we may never see again
• that regular monthly maintenance of your rig is a must.  You have to keep after everything from front to back, from top to bottom.  You can’t wait to go home to fix it, you are home wherever you are parked so do it now
• that even with monthly maintenance things are going to bust, break, go hay wire and just down right fail at the wrong time.  You’re also from time to time going to find funny pieces of plastic and what not on the floor and wonder, What is this?  Trust me in time you will discover what broke and left behind that little piece of plastic!
• that you have to take the good with the bad, you have to roll with the punches, when things go south you need to take a deep breath, relax, and either noodle it through or find someone who can help you fix it
• that you can’t control the weather nor can anyone else for that matter.  But you do have a choice, too cold, then either bring out some extra blankets or turn around and go south again
• that no matter what is in front of you, you need not fear for always waiting for you around the next corner is the God of our faith.  He doesn’t necessarily make life easier for us,  but He does make it possible to get through no matter what comes our way if we only trust and obey

Well, enough of my musings for now.   Day is done and night has come.  No sunset tonight because the sky is cloudy.  In fact, the weather calls for the possibility of rain for the next three days.  No big deal that is why they make rain gear and umbrellas.  Which I’ll definitely need it sounds like when we get ready to roll out of here on Tuesday.  We had another great day, another day spent together enjoying one another’s company and just enjoying life in general.  We hope you had a great day as well and that you had a chance to spend some time with someone special to you.  A closing though now for all of us who may from time to time be facing something beyond our control:

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.  Thanks again for sharing our day with us.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before