End of the Month

We haven't been writing much lately. (And, yes, we've heard about it.) It's just that when we sit in one spot for a month there isn't that much to write about. Consider yourself spared of a few dozen entries that would read something like this.

We got up early or late. It was or wasn't raining. It was windy. We did or didn't exercise. We ate too much. We hunkered down inside or went to Walmart or, better yet, got out and met some wonderful people. We either read a book or watched a basketball game or took a nap. Somedays, we did all three! And, in the last two days you can add watching the Olympics.

That pretty much sums up the month!

It's anything but boring. Really, we've had a great time. We'll be a bit sad to leave here tomorrow and we're eager to get back on the road.

This is the first time we've spent a month in one spot that wasn't our old hometown. Free from any family obligations, we weren't sure what to expect at our first stop as Winter Texans. Would we be bored? Would we want to stay longer? Would we get hitch itch? We're pleased to report "none of the above"!

Once upon a time the thought of being parked this long was too much for us to imagine. But, these days, it's just about perfect. We've had time to get out and about between raindrops and explore the area. We haven't seen everything we had hoped to see, so we'll just have to come back. We've had plenty of time to meet new people and meet up with friends we'd only known online. And, we've had fun meeting their friends, and friends of their friends, too! We've been around long enough to have regular breakfast buddies every weekend. And, we've gotten to the point where we don't give a second thought to driving our Jeep on a ferry. Plus, paying a monthly rate for a site is like getting at least a week free. And, we like that a lot! Life is not just good. It's down right comfortable. Taking a brief break from traveling reminds us that this is a lifestyle. This month we've had plenty of time to just live. We highly recommend it!

For a couple of newbie fulltimers who have stayed in nearly 40 parks in seven months, we've suspected we might like to slow down a bit. Now, we know. As we look out the next several months we're hoping we can find more than a few spots where we can kick back for a month or so.

It all starts tomorrow. We'll take the moose out for a much-needed 200-mile spin, exercise the generator along the way and set up in the Rio Grande Valley for the next five weeks. As our month at the beach comes to a close, we're already looking forward to our month in the valley.

Safe travels!