The phrase, "this is the first day of the rest of your life" always seemed trite to me, but, after Saturday, it feels more appropriate than any other.
Our first day on the road full-time was exactly as I was hoping - boring. Trust me, you don't want excitement while towing 18,000 pounds. Stowing, hitching, pulling and setting up went fine. We did discover two more things that need to be better secured. Liz's wine cabinet door came open and spilled a half dozen bottles of wine on the floor. Luckily, nothing broke. And the papers in my in basket spilled onto the desk. No harm done.
It's great to escape the heat of Alb. It's been north of 100 every day for over a week. Here in Pagosa Springs it's about 90 for a high and 50ish overnight. Last night before we went to bed we turned on the super fan to pull outside air through the rig. Sunday morning it was cold enough that we actually ran the heater for a few minutes to take the chill off.
And Sunday was Liz's b'day. She says getting on the road is just about the best present she ever got. I agree. We went for a short ride into the local mountains and had a nice dinner in PS.
We're staying in a tiny little park called the "Last Resort" that we stayed in last year for about a week in September. We practically had the place to ourselves then, but with the holiday, it's maxed out this time. It's not as fun because we're crammed in like sardines. On the plus side, it only holds about 12-13 rigs and it's really, really quiet. No interstate, trains or traffic. The owner's have a dog named Spot, horses, turkeys, chickens, ducks and a goat named Buddy. Last year Buddy came up to me while I was making a fire and wanted some pets. This year he's sticking close to the horses. He may come around when the place empties out next weekend.
(Indelicate stuff follows) Our toilet started "burping" when we flushed it, and, let me tell you, it has very bad breath!! It was like it wasn't venting pressure or something. I couldn't figure it out so I called Ralph at RV Sales. Turns out we have the dreaded "pyramid o' crap" that's caused by the tank not having enough water in it. We put some of that super bacteria treatment in the tank. It's supposed to eat the stuff for breakfast and that should fix it. We hope. About Ralph. He takes very, very good of his "family". If fact, if the light is just right and you look real close, you can almost see a halo. Or maybe it's horns. Not really sure. :)
Ya'll have a spiffy day.
