Today, although cloudy and cold with a heavy fog, it was not raining which enabled us to walk Henly Loop all the way to Hwy 290. It is kinda fun to walk that particular lane as we get to see the domestic cattle on one side and exotics on the other, if we are lucky. Interestingly enough, we started off in dense fog and a heavy dew and as the walk progressed, the sun began to break through and by the time we reached the end of the walk, the sun was shining brightly, and the fog had dissipated in about 10 seconds or so it seemed. Obviously, it was longer than that, but it did lift very quickly. What looked like the start of a a miserable looking day although it was not actually raining turned into a very nice day. Even so, the air was very damp. 

Back at The Caboose, I tied the dogs up to the outside table and went about the business of bringing out and refilling the bird feeders. With the birds all set up for today, I went back inside and fed the dogs their breakfast and scratched around and found a couple of waffles and covered them in syrup for me to eat. That, along with the coffee and I was all set. I sat down in front of the computer and started writing the blog for today.  

I sat around doing a lot of nothing and contemplating my life and how we have managed to reach this point of it. I do not regret selling my house and choosing to live in an RV. The house was way too big for me and two little dogs and to be truthful, I was tired of looking after the fish and the ponds and I needed a change.  No, I made the right decision in that respect. 

My only regret is that I did not discover this life much sooner than I did. Now, for everybody’s safety, I have given up the driving, camping and constant moving that most campers enjoy as I did when I first started. Seeing new places and meeting new people is something that everyone should try. It helps to have somebody to enjoy it with as it can be a bit lonely on your own, especially when driving around. As the driver, the only thing you get to see is the road and traffic ahead of you and you must be constantly on your guard as there are a lot of idiots out there. 

Modern Day camping in an RV is not like the camping I used to do as a much younger man in England and Scotland. That was done in a tent and a sleeping bag with none of the modern conveniences that an RV brings. It involved a certain amount of “roughing it” due to the nature of the camping. Modern RV’s have all of the comforts of home and there is no “roughing” it. Many campers like to lead an outdoor life even with their RV and do a lot of cooking and eating outside.

We are set up here in Henly RV Park in a very nice lot. The earlier tenants of the lot were the Park Managers and they moved to a different site just across from me for more room. Unlike many RV Parks that are designed to get as much out of the park as is possible even to the extent of the RV’s almost touching each other, this one has room between sites and there is no feeling of crowding. The earlier tenants started a flower garden, and I am very happy to keep it going. Now, if I could just figure a way to stop the deer from eating all of the plants. 

The same is true of the bird feeders that I maintain. I have to bring them in at night or hang them high in the trees to prevent the deer from eating every last seed. Still, it gives me something to do as apart from the normal household chores, life is very easy and relaxed. And for those of you that follow this blog, you know that we party a lot. 

But as the saying goes, “You only get one chance at life so make the most of it”. If there was no saying before, there is one now… 

I worked on the blog and had to rewrite some of it as I had it on the wrong day. It is frustrating when that happens but luckily, I had not posted it yet. That is another reason that I try to keep the blog up to date as much as possible as my memory leaves a lot to be desired. 

Around early afternoon, I was all caught up with the blog and started looking around for other things to get up to. By now, the weather has changed again, and the sky was blue, and the sun was shining. Typical Texas weather. 
 
We harnessed up and wandered around again and we managed to get in 2 miles for the day. On our walkabout this time, we ended up at the Girls RV as they were both sitting outside which led to the inevitable beer and conversation. Donna was already there along with Malinda and later, Daniel came over to join us. 

We sat and chatted for a while, and I excused myself from the group so that I could take the dogs back to The Caboose. While I was at it, I put on an extra jacket as it had cooled off considerably and we were sitting outside albeit around a fire and turning on the awning lights and bringing in the bird feeders before walking back to the Girls RV. 

We sat and chatted, the rest of them got into shots of liquor. I do not touch those things as I cannot handle them and get drunk really quickly. The last time resulted in falling down and tearing the skin off my leg. It was almost 10:00 pm by the time I got back to The Caboose. Considering that I had drunk 4-5 beers, I was in very good condition and not feeling any pain. But. I was not drunk either and had no problem in my maneuverability.  
I fed the dogs and looked in the fridge for something to feed myself and sat in front of the TV eating my food. I finished it and put the dishes away, sat back in the chair with every intention of watching the football match and promptly fell asleep. 

When I awoke, it was a little after 1:00 am in the morning and the game had long ended and I had missed most of it. Oh well, I can always watch it again. At that point, we went to bed. 

Written Friday, January 5, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com