I was on a little mini-streak there with regular updates. Then boom, missed two weeks. Not without reason though, I’ve been out in the RV for the last two weeks. Not that I was without Internet during that time… I just didn’t feel like it, so there.
Week one was my designated “birthday week.” I took the entire week off from work and we drove down to the Russian River area. Of note, this was our first time towing the car. It was not without challenges… Had a few errors. I very carefully went through the steps I found to get it out of gear, properly attached, chained, lights hooked up, etc etc. Somehow I missed the last step though; Release the parking brake. Doh! Might need a brake job after that little slip up. Luckily we had to drop by Costco on the way for fuel, so it wasn’t on too long. Side note: Fueling that behemoth at the current prices is not an inexpensive exercise. Diesel is currently just under $5, and it takes a whole lot of it. But anyway, despite the initial “whoops,” the tow-car was a definite upgrade to the trip. I can sit around a campground doing nothing as well as anybody, but it’s nice to have the option to go out and eat, see some sights, and do a little general exploring.
Week two was back at good ol’ Ponderosa Campground. This is the place 20 miles from our house, but we go there a lot. Donette helped get set up, then took the car and went back home. I was working all week, and apparently sitting in an RV watching me type all day isn’t considered an interesting prospect. Who knew. Hey, I enjoyed it though. Another guy brought his RV up and joined me, and we had a pretty good time of it. I think maybe the best part was walking up to a nearby cafe on Friday, where we caught a good blues band. It was a great show, and convenient. We spent quite a bit of time sitting by the river too, which is just relaxing.
