Why the mid-morning giddiness?
You see, check out time is fast approaching. The weekenders are streaming out of here. I feel for them. Really, I do. They'll drive today, get their rigs stored away and arrive home with fresh memories of a fun weekend and loads of laundry to do. They'll spend their evening gearing up for another week of work.
Been there. Done that. Have the t-shirt.
While I'm happy for these good people that they were able to have a little weekend getaway, I'm happier for those of us who aren't checking out today. With each passing minute this morning, this big campground has more of what we like: Breathing room, quality power and (let's hear it for) wifi!
Yes, they pack 'em in pretty tight at this KOA. Nothing like getting to know your neighbors by hearing every word of their dinner conversation over their picnic table, which is four inches from the dining table in your house. This morning, neighbors all around are gone. That leaves us plenty of room and gobs more privacy.
We're the first to admit we don't know much about electricity, especially in an RV. Beyond knowing how to plug the thing in, we knew that we needed a voltmeter. So, we bought one and plugged it in. Occasionally, we actually look at it. Usually, it's happily pegged on 120, which is in the green, so we assume that's good. In this big, busy and hot campground, our voltmeter was teetering between red and green, which we assume is not so good. We watched it carefully for awhile and monitored our own power consumption more carefully. Thankfully, we made it through the night without anything blowing up. (Of course, we also assumed that if our voltage got too low our Surge Guard would trip. But, we don't know much about Surge Guards either!) This morning, fewer campers means a lighter load. And, our voltmeter is happily sitting at 120 once again.
You've heard me rant about wifi. May I have just one more moment? As much as I didn't like not having wifi in Port Angeles, I knew from the start it wouldn't be at the campground. So, I wasn't disappointed. This KOA advertises free wifi. (Although, at over $50 a night for a site, it's not exactly free!) In fact, we selected a site that said wifi was available. When we arrived last night, I fired up the laptop and it saw the network. (Imagine my delight!) But, could I access the internet? Nope! Why? Too many users. But, this morning, I'm so pleased to be able to log right on and visit all of my favorite sites.
Life is good.
You know, back when we were weekenders, one thing I loved were the waves we'd get from remaining campers when we pulled away on a Sunday morning. I thought they were wishing us well. Now I know they were really happy to see us leave.
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3 comments:
Hi Nat, I know what you mean about Wifi reception - it's one of my pet beefs when CG's advertise it and then it doesn't work at your site. When that happens to us now, I religiously report it on RV Parkreviews so other unsuspecting rv'ers will know in advance what to expect. Other than that, glad to hear you are enjoying full-timing.
This post is absolutely great! I'm at the "coal mines" working away reading blogs and you're out there having fun and waving to people as the leave. What a hoot! My time is coming, one way or another. Thanks for the giggle. Hope to see you on chat, when you can get the wifi.
I love it! I'll think of this when people are waving to me as I leave a campground! Although, I must say -- we NEVER leave on Sunday! In Michigan, pretty much everybody goes "up north" on the weekends, and there are really only 2 highways to get you there from the east side of the state . . . so traffic going north on Friday, and south on Sunday is TERRIBLE! We typically go north on Wednesday, and south on Monday, which helps immensely!
I'm glad you are enjoying your new lifestyle -- can't wait to get there!!
Marci
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