Wonder what this New Year will bring to us in the way of cheer or will the Covid thing still survive and if even if we are still alive to celebrate that we will continue to face the hazzard’s of living as the human race on a planet that we slowly defile polluting the air and all the while pretending we are the superior race and it is others that can be replaced it is not too late for us to change but I am afraid that our frame of mind will not let it go as it is we have to show that we are in fact the superior race although that reasoning flies in the face as Nature in fact is the way to go as she puts on a far better show and year after year reawakened to please with plants and animals, birds and trees and to bring forth an abundance of green the likes of which is only seen as we look around at this glorious planet that Nature provides as she began it and is now looking to protect her own for her wisdom and might that she has shown that she was here long before Man came knocking on the door and when Man has long ago gone Mother Earth will still carry on
Another year has come and gone and still we are here to carry on with living this life that we have chose in an RV and driving the road staying in one place for a couple of weeks or longer if the campground fits with maybe trails to walk the dogs for exercise though we do not jog as a slow pace is what we walk so, the dogs can smell and sometimes stalk whatever it is that they smell and for us all is well.
Me I need to take these walks to stretch my legs and clear my thoughts and exercise to keep my health extend the years and add to the wealth of living for as many years not letting them interfere with doing what I want to do whatever that is as I have no clue and ponder about the latest thing that maybe Mother Naure will bring wind and weather, rain or snow who knows which way she will go in the end it matters not as we have little control over what is our lot.
We came across a large buck standing on the other side of the fence and for the longest time, as we watched, he just stood there not moving. I took a couple of pictures as we walked on, several steps apart and they both appeared to be the same and then I noticed in the second picture, the buck has lifted one leg. We moved on as I am sure did the buck. The beauty of Nature and how anyone can shoot and kill such a magnificent creature, is beyond me.
Christmas Day and we awoke to a bright, cheerful and sunny day and it was below freezing. The water inside the RV was still frozen although it did make some attempt to flow when I tried it and the pump at least is working. Obviously, it needs to thaw out a lot more before we find out if there is any damage.
We went out walking and the temperature was just above the freezing mark, and I had foregone the long track bottoms that I have been wearing and was in my usual attire of shorts and a jacket. As I did not feel cold, we walked around the park and down the road for a bit, but we did not see any other campers out and about. All indoors opening their Christmas presents, no doubt.
Back in Quatro, I fixed breakfast which I shared with the dogs and then settled down to read the World news followed by emails. I received several wishing me seasons greeting which pleased me enormously and grateful for those people for taking the time to remember this old man and his dogs.
We had nothing planned for the day mainly because we did not have any wheels plus with-it being Christmas Day and all, nothing would be open. On the other hand, it is a good thing that the employees get time off to celebrate Christmas with their families.
I spent some time tidying up Quatro before we harnessed up and went out walking Henly Loop, this time almost all the way to the other end where it is more residential. Normally, we stay away from here as the traffic is much busier but just as I hoped and expected everyone was indoors. See the pictures above.
We finished the walk and adjourned inside of Quatro and sat around, listening to an Audiobook. Well, I listened, and the dogs zonked off in their respective spots, Mikey next to me and Sandy on the other recliner.
Time passed and I took the dogs out for the final walk of the day. It was beginning to cool off again as we wandered around the park. There is a light overnight frost in the forecast. Altogether, we covered almost 2 miles for the day, a good days walking.
The rest of the evening was spent in the usual way although I did manage to complete the last episode of “Deliverance”. I thoroughly enjoyed that series. The English Premier League returns again tomorrow. Hooray.
The Diary of an Old Man and an RV. Henly RV Park, Dripping Springs, TX Day 26, Monday 12/26/2022 – Boxing Day in England.
Last Years frost
We got up at a reasonable hour although, still without running water and making do with the bottled stuff. Clean my teeth and splash some on my face and that was the extent of it. Lots of body lotion and deodorant for the rest of me. Still, it really does not matter that much as I am not planning on being close to anyone else and those that I do encounter are in the same boat as me. The dogs do not care as they are well used to all my scents and smells.
We went out for a walk around the park enough to get some exercise, just wandering around. Every time Mikey and I were ready to head back to the RV, Sandy would take off in another direction. This happened several times until I had to get firm and direct her to where I wanted to go, which was back to the RV.
The temperatures were climbing all the time and this cold front is expected to be over by tomorrow morning. Hopefully, the tanks and pipes will quickly thaw out and we will see what damage if any, or if we are very lucky, has not occurred. In the meantime, we continue with bottled water although, if I do not get my Jeep back in the next couple of days, we will be out of it. All part of the toils and tribulations of living in an RV which make life interesting, to say the least. Incidentally, I have been saving the empty bottles which I will refill as I need to now that the water is back on.
The Christmas Holiday season is over for another year although we do still have the upcoming New Year’s Eve and then New Year’s Day to celebrate. To me, these are more important as they stand for a new beginning to another year but then again, I am not much of a religious person, anymore. On the plus side, the English Premier League returns with lots of games over that time period.
Talking of games, I suddenly realized that it was already tomorrow and that the games were already here and without further ado, we watched Wolves versus Fulham. Then I started to watch the first half of Brighton versus Southampton, a local derby from my neck of the woods. Brighton is also the team that my Great, Great Grandson, Solly March, plays on.
At halftime, with Brighton leading 2-0, Sandy started giving me “The Look” which indicated that she had to “go”. With a big sigh, I turned off the TV and harnessed up the dogs and we went out walking and managed to cover a bit over 2.0 miles for the day before returning back to Quatro where I decided to look at whatever frost damage I might find.
I hooked up the water hose and turned it on and water came out everywhere, much to my alarm. I turned it back off and then inspected the damage. There are two filters inside the RV and both of them are in the outside plumbing compartment and have both frozen and split. One is easy to replace as it is only the filter that is damaged but the other is more serious. This one has a filter placed inside a plastic housing which is a part of the plumbing system. This housing has split and has fallen off and needs to be replaced.
There was nothing I could do except disconnect the hose, again…and then when I got back inside, I made the call to James, the travelling RV mechanic who texted me back that he is on vacation and will not be back for a week. The situation is further aggravated by not having the Jeep, although, with water at the outdoor spigot, I can refill the plastic bottles to save on buying more. That must have been one hell of a freeze to cause that much damage inside that compartment and these filter units are not the sort that can be covered, insulated or even drained. I should have taken them off completely as the water was shut off. Hindsight is a wonderful thing…
Giving up on the water problem for the day, I adjourned back inside of Quatro and let my frustrations disappear as I finished watching the Brighton game with Brighton coming out the winners and Solly involved in one of the goals. So proud that he is my great, great grandson and living my dream.
Today is Christmas Eve although, to us it is just another day. I gave up believing in Santa Clause years ago and anyway, I do not have a chimney for him to come down. Back in the day when I owned a house, he never came down it even though, I hung my stocking up and left him snacks and a drink and everything…I am not a religious person, and the spiritual side is lost on me. But each to their own as the saying goes.
I bundled up and we went out walking and I had only taken a few steps before realizing that the jacket I had on was way to warm. We returned to Quatro, and I found a lighter jacket that was much better. We wandered around the park and the big old dog was outside of his RV. Taking a chance, we wandered over and as I expected, he was just a big old friendly, furry guy. Sandy and I made a fuss and even Mikey did not bark at him I guess, realizing that he was old, friendly and harmless and an old age pensioner in doggy years.
We continued our walk just wandering around the park and out onto the outside road before returning for breakfast and coffee followed by my usual session of catching up with the rest of the world, which incidentally, is still a sorry place. From what I read, quite obviously a lot of people do not have the Christmas Spirit unless they can literally steal it from someone else.
This got me thinking. Has the world always been like it is today and we just never got to hear about it because there were no cell phones, internet and computers and such. Or, has the world changed because of those aforementioned items and this is the way things are today? One thing is sure, it will never get any better as there is no way to wind back the clock. Even though I use the gadgets, I liked it best when the world was a much simpler place to live in. On the other hand, back then I was also much younger. My fondest memories are of wandering the woods and countryside when I was just a kid with my buddy. Leaving home in the morning and back in time for the evening meal. Those were the days even though there was a World War going on.
Sandy was giving me “the look” so I harnessed them up and we went out walking. This time we walked the part of Henly Loop that leads from the park to Hwy 290 hoping to see some wildlife in the Preserve next door. We did see a herd of deer but the minute they saw us, they were gone. We wandered along and then went down the hill to check to see if the sliding gate to the Preserve was closed as it was wide open the last time we passed. It was closed and we did an about turn and walked back up the hill, into the park, and back to Quatro. Not that I can do much about the gate as it is on one of those keypad gadgets that requires inputting a code.
Incidentally, “the look” can also be interpreted to mean that she has “Gotta go, Dad”.
Back in the RV, I settled down with one of those tiny bottles of Pinot Grigio as a reward for our efforts so far and to get the blog up to date. This got me thinking that if I did not write this thing, what would I do with my time as I spend several hours a day working on it. Heaven forbids that I would resort to watching the TV during the day. That is reserved strictly for important soccer games only. I do spend some time listening to a good Audiobook but not every day so maybe I would just increase the listening time on those. After all, not much else to do…Walking, writing, evening TV and sleeping is the story of my life when we are not travelling or exploring a new campground. What a life. Notice that I did not include eating in that list as it is way far down on the pecking order of important things. Grow old, eat too much, get fat and die early.
We went out for the final walk of the day and just wandered around the park. The temperature had dropped again and was below freezing. This is supposed to last one or two more days of overnight freezing temperatures and then it will clear up to our somewhat normal 40-50’s for this time of the year.
Back in Quatro, the day ended in the usual way with food and more episodes of “Deliverance”, the current series I am watching.
There was not much point to getting up early as we had nothing planned nor any wheels even if I did have something in mind. It was almost 10:00 am when I rolled out of bed, where it was cozy and warm compared to the outside temperature of 12 degrees. The water has frozen as I suspected it would and we have to hope there is no damage when the pipes eventually thaw out in a couple of days. Today, it is not going to get above freezing all day and all night although it is supposed to warm up a bit to just above freezing tomorrow, during the day. This cold front is with us all the way through next Tuesday.
I put on long pants when I got up and found a heavy sweater to wear even indoors as although it was not cold, neither was it warm enough to sit around without some extra clothes. We harnessed up and then took a short walk around the park only covering a third of a mile before returning to the warmth of Quatro. Even the dogs were glad to get back inside.
I sat and watched the little activity outside in and around the park. The Management has shut off the water except for the Laundry and Bathrooms. Thank goodness my friend B.J. was kind enough to take me shopping yesterday when I bought a crate of bottled water. This is all we have inside until the water is turned back on and the pipes thaw with hopefully, little or no damage and it needs to last at least until I get the Jeep back.
I sat and wrote, and the dogs found their hidey spots and zonked off. I thought about it and then searched around for the business card for James, the Travelling RV repair person that I have used before hoping all the while that I would not need him. We will see after everything thaws out. I would imagine that about every camper here at this park are all hoping the same thing as very few units will be winterized with heated pipes and such. The 5th wheel that I previously owned even had an insulating sheet attached to the bottom of the RV and covering the pipes and they still froze. The repair mechanic that I used at that time had to cut through the sheet to get to the frozen ones.
We went out for a walk and this time, we hit the road at the bottom of the park and saw several deer crossing the road ahead of us. I watched as they gracefully and effortlessly jumped the tall fence. As the saying goes, “The grass is always greener….” . A couple of them that had not yet crossed over, saw us and took off in the opposite ditection, I suppose to catch up with the rest of the group later. I wonder how they know where to find each other when they ger separated like that?
We walked just over a mile for the day and it was bloody cold out there especially out in the open where we got the full force of the wind. The temperature was hovering around the 22 Degree mark and with that strong wind, it felt much colder. I was well wrapped up, but my face was very cold, and I could have used a balaclava, or a facial scarf and I have neither.
Back in the RV where it was nice and warm compared to outdoors, I sat and worked on the blog to keep us up to date. Now I remember one of the reasons that I left New York State was because weather like we are having here is the norm for a lot of the winter, up there.
The rest of the evening was spent in the usual fashion.
We got up at a reasonable hour and went out for that all-important first walk of the day and wandered around the park and out onto the road outside. I was hoping that Sandy would walk into the park entrance when we passed it, but she had other ideas and we continued down the hill to the bottom entrance and came back up through the park to Quatro. I did not mind as I could use the exercise too although Mikey was not so thrilled with the extra walking.
Back in the RV, we did our usual breakfast and coffee thing before settling down in front of the computer to read the world news and then catch up with the blog. With no wheels, the next few days are restricted to finding things to do in and around the park and in the RV. I sat writing and noticed that it was cooling off outside and checking the temperature, it had dropped to around 32 degrees from 50 degrees an hour or so before. I guess the cold front has reached us and winter is here and come early, for us. Last winter, it was late February before we had any real sign of winter with a couple of inches of snow.
I bundled up and then went out to shut off the city water and drain the hoses and then back inside, we switched over to the RV’s fresh water supply that I had filled yesterday. This cold front has blown in earlier than I thought as I was expecting it to come this evening. But here it is and unfortunately, the weather is something we have no control over. It could be worse as we could still be in the Ozarks…
It was nice and warm inside the RV with both the main propane heaters on plus the portable auxiliary electric heaters that I use. Usually, the portables are sufficient but with the low temperatures that are only going to get colder as the night progresses, using both makes the most sense. The problem with propane heaters is just that when I run out of the stuff, I must move the whole rig to get the tank filled here in the park, but even so…Just got to complain about something.
I sat and wrote for a while and then bundled up for that last walk of the day. It was bloody cold out and we did a quick walk around just so the dogs could do whatever they had to do. I hustled them along not giving Sandy much time to explore much to her disgust. She pulled and tugged, and I did the same. Mine was more pressure than tugging as it is less stressful to the dogs. Eventually, I persuaded them that it really was cold out and that we should go back to the RV.
We spent the rest of the evening in the usual way.
I had set the alarm to wake us up at 6:30 am but if it went off, I did not hear it and eventually awoke a little after 7:00 am. I scrambled around and took the dogs out for a very brief walk before returning them to Quatro. They both looked at me as if to say, “What is wrong with you this morning” as I rushed around and stepped out of the door and into the Jeep.
The drive into town was a bit faster than I really should have as I was supposed to drop the Jeep off at Whitlock Repairs at 8:00 am although as it happened, the traffic was light even through Dripping Springs. I arrived on time and then had to sit and wait a half hour for my ride back to Quatro. I was driven by a young man who looked like he was a High School Senior and although he tried to make conversation, I had a tough time hearing what he said and, in the end, he gave up.
I have a hearing appointment tomorrow which my good friend B.J. has offered to drive me to so maybe some of this hearing problem will be cleared up. At least, I can get the hearing aids adjusted which will help. No telling how long the Jeep will take to get repaired.
Back in Quatro, the dogs were happy to see me, and we went out for a short walk. It has cooled off considerably and the forecast for the next few days is more of the same only with freezing temperatures. I might even have to put on long pants…
I sat and wrote for a while after spending time with both emails and the World news. My son, Phillip, who had a birthday yesterday, emailed me to say that the health news is good for him for which I am very thankful. He is currently undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Been there, done that…I wonder if it is hereditary.
We have nothing planned for the rest of the day except to go out walking and then, to stay inside in the warmth. I cannot go anywhere anyway as I have no wheels. As the English expression says, all I have is Shanks’ Pony (Look that one up!).
I sat around not doing very much. I would think of something that needed attention and then work on it and when it was finished sit down for a bit and try to think of something else. This went on for a couple of hours and then it was time for walkies. I did put on my long sweatpants and was glad of them. The Park was quiet, so we took the outside lane after dropping trash and walked it almost to the end before returning to the RV. Altogether for the day, we covered 1.6 miles.
The rest of the evening was spent writing the blog and then food and entertainment.
The Diary of an Old Man and an RV. Henly RV Park, Dripping Springs, TX Day 21, Wednesday 12/21/2022
I got up early for us and took a shower. With the upcoming freeze warning, who knows when I get to take the next one…We went out walking the park and then the hill outside and covered 7/10 s of a mile. One of the dogs in a fenced area came over to say hello to Sandy, talking all the time. They rubbed noses and then Sandy decided she had said enough, and we went on our way,
We finished the walk and adjourned back inside of Quatro where it was nice and warm, for breakfast and the all-important coffee and then settled down to read emails before working on the blog. I had arranged with my good friend, B.J., that she would come over to take me to see Doctor Bittar with whom I had an appointment. He is my ear doctor and I have been going to see him for more than 40 years. We met after I broke my nose playing football, the English and rest of the World kind.
She arrived at the designated time, and we made the drive into Austin to Ben White where the doctor’s office is found. Dropping me off, B.J. went shopping and I got in the elevator for the trip to the third floor. I was hoping that I could also see the Audiologist, but it turns out she was on vacation, but I did get to see the Doctor who went about the business of cleaning the wax from my ears. Suddenly, I could hear again, and I felt like I was attached to the rest of the world. We chatted for a bit before and he assured me that he has no thoughts on retiring yet. I left after making my next appointment which is in June of next year. When I get the Jeep back, I will get the hearing aids adjusted or replaced.
I had called B.J., and she was waiting for me, and took me to Walmart’s as I needed supplies including bottled water, especially with no wheels and an upcoming freeze, weatherwise. We did separate shopping and I wandered around finding all the things I needed and $170.00 later, checked out. B.J. had already checked out and brought the car around for me to load my groceries. Incidentally, she had called me to warn me that the checkout lines were exceptionally long, which they were although they moved along albeit, slowly.
I had received a call from Whitlock Automotive, and they told me what was wrong and of course, how much it would cost to repair. I gave them the go ahead but it will be next week before I get the Jeep back. Good job I stocked up.
B.J. drove us back and although it was rush hour, we made good time. She helped me unload the groceries and refused my offer of payment for the gas. I thanked her profusely before she made the long drive of almost 70 miles back to Bastrop. It is truly great to have such a friend.
The dogs were all excited to see me back and without putting the groceries away, except for the freezer items, we went out walking the park dodging from one interesting smell to the next, at least for the dogs. Me, I could not smell anything that I needed to dwell on.
Back in the RV, I finished putting the groceries away and we settled down to our usual evening pastime of food, wine and TV.
To all of my friends and aquantancies that I have had the pleasure of meeting in years gone by whether on the playing field or some other mutual place of enjoyment, I would like to wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for enhancing my life in one form or another as memories, good times and friendship, are never forgetten.
It rained hard through the night and was still raining when we eventually rolled out of bed. Even the dogs showed no inclination to get up as we lay there listening to the rain on the roof. I avoided the intermittent drips from the overhead fan that is located directly above the toilet, luckily for me. I really need to get up on the roof and inspect and make any necessary repairs, but I need to wait for it to stop raining before I look and by then, it will not be leaking, or I will have forgotten about it.
Regardless, we harnessed up and went out in the rain. The dogs did not really mind as they trotted around. I had an umbrella to keep me dry, but the dogs just got wet. We covered .06 of a mile even in the rain before adjourning back to the RV where they both had to be toweled off to some semblance of dryness. Sandy likes to roll on the bed when she has gotten wet, and I remembered to put up the portable gate that I have for such purposes to keep her out of the bedroom.
After the usual breakfast and coffee, I turned my attention to both reading the World News (depressing) and then the blog and completed yesterday after much brain scratching to remember what had happened late in the day.
I decided to do a load of laundry and collected all the things I needed and wandered over to the Laundry Room which is about 50 yards away. Very convenient. I dumped the wash into one machine and as I was the only person using the machines, managed to get one of the coveted ones next to the window. The machines are no different except the ones by the window will nearly always work off the App. Those closer to the door, it is a guessing game as sometimes it works and other times, not so much. All to do with the strength of the signal.
The App told me that the wash was finished, and I walked over to put the clothes in the dryer. Again, I was the only person using the Washroom and an hour later, was back over to fold the clothes and bring them back to Quatro. This is the first time that I have ever had the Laundry Room to myself.
Back in the RV, I put the clothes away and we are good on laundry for a couple of weeks. It will be 2023 before we must do it again. I have no idea where this year went. Time flies as you grow older and nearing the end.
We are expecting some freezing weather at the weekend and the Park sent out freeze warnings telling us to disconnect the hoses and such. It is a little earlier this year for the first real freeze and all we can do is hope that we get through without any damage. Overnight freezes are usually OK but when it continues through the day and into the next night, is when the pipes freeze.
The rain stopped but, in its place, a fog descended that created a very gloomy atmosphere. We went out walking in it as we had no choice and stayed out just long enough for the dogs to do their “thing” and then we made a beeline back to Quatro and its warmth and security.
The rest of the evening was spent in the usual fashion, only this time, there were no World Cup games to watch.
We wandered around the park, and it was not until Mikey did his business; did I realize that I was out of doggy poop bags at least on hand. We did a smart turn around with me making a mental note of the poop location before heading back to Quatro to load up with the proper articles. Then we retraced our steps to find the offending pile before someone stepped in it and from there to the dumpster. We continued our walk avoiding contact with any other dogs as much as we could, by changing direction, before heading back to Quatro for breakfast.
It got down a bit below freezing last evening and I had disconnected the water hose, so I reconnected it and noticed a small leak in the connection. All it needed was a new washer and I searched high and low for them to fix the problem. I know I have some but could not find them and came up with the brilliant idea of taking the old one out and reversing it. This did the trick and it saved me a trip into town, at least, this time around. Next time I go, I will stop at Home Depot and buy some and then put them somewhere easy to find when needed. Yeah, right.
I sat and read the current world events and then switched to emails where I did have a couple to answer. My Stepdaughter, Cathy called, and we had a very enjoyable conversation for about 30 minutes before she had to go. She is a wealth of information about the goings on in the family and even is truly knowledgeable of the English side of things as she stays in touch with those still over there. She hung up and I turned my attention to writing the blog.
There are two recliners in the RV, and they are a single unit, one right, one left. I have been using the right-hand one just because the overhead light switch is found above it and it has a nice space for the small folding table to sit when we are not using it for meals. I pulled the handle to recline the unit and the handle came off in my hands. Further inspection showed that the cable had broken. The cable is in an exceedingly difficult to reach spot and I have no idea how to repair or replace it. I had no alternative other than to switch to the other recliner which is not as convenient as the first one in terms of table and switch location. One more thing to research to see if it can be repaired. No one has ever claimed that living in an RV would be boring or without problems.
I sat and wrote for a while all the time, wondering if there was anything that I should be doing. I need to do laundry but will wait until tomorrow so that the working members of the community can use the laundry room over the weekend. The two big RV’s that were parked in the temporary lots in front of me, both pulled out this morning. I had spoken to one of them and he was heading for Big Bend Country in West Texas which is a long drive. Good luck on their journey.
I sat and wrote in the blog trying to keep up with current events in my very dull and boring life, at least to others. Obviously, not to me otherwise I would do things much differently. It is a grey and cold overcast day but no rain in the forecast, a good day to stay inside in the warm. In retrospect, if I still owned the house, I would not be doing anything different as life back then, although busier because of the ponds and garden, was much the same as it is now.
Even as I wrote this, Sandy was giving me, “the look” which interpreted from dog means, “I got to go, Dad”. We harnessed up accompanied by much excitement and jumping around and went out walking the park. It was chilly outside and I was glad of my jacket. We wandered around and I noticed that the big old dog was sitting outside just as he was yesterday. He is tied up and hopefully it is something he is used to. We wandered the bottom road until I spotted another dog walking his Master further down the road and not wanting a confrontation, we turned back into the park
I noticed that one of the campers was leaking water and knocked on the door and got into a conversation with the owner. He said that he was draining the hot water tank as he could not get hot water flow into the RV but thanked me for being helpful. We chatted for a while, and I offered him tools if he needed them and went on my way.
We passed the big dog, and he has an orange cat for a friend so hopefully, being tied outside is something he is used to. Sandy wanted to kick up a fuss as we passed but I shushed her with a yank on the leash and we went on our way back to Quatro. Incidentally, the dogs each wear a walking harness rather than use their collars for their leashes as it is less stressful to them when they need correction. Mikey is surprisingly good on the leash as he is usually either beside or behind me as we both follow Sandy in her maze-like walk as she rushes from this smell to the next one. Funny things, dogs…
I watched both the Third/Fourth place World Cup Final between Croatia and Morrocco which was a surprisingly good game and then turned my attention to watch the Final between France and Argentina. As expected between both of these incredibly good teams, it was a tremendous game, well played and well officiated plus it went into overtime and the penalty kicks. As watchers, we really got our money’s worth. As a sidenote, one of the absolute best players the game has ever produced, Lionel Messi of Argentina, finally got his World Cup Medal. What an achievement.
It was 9:30 am before I even woke and lay there for a while snoozing and trying hard to really be awake enough to get out of bed. I eventually crawled out and following the usual morning ablutions, went out for the first walk of the day. It was bright and sunny out with a coolness in the air making a jacket a necessity as we wandered around. There was very little activity in the park and not a single car passed us on the lane outside.
Back in Quatro, I had the usual breakfast and coffee before turning to the computer to read the World News and then emails as I usually do. I had a couple that needed some attention from me including one of the offer of an earlier appointment with my Dentist and which called back and confirmed. I also received a call from the Insurance Adjuster from General Insurance, the ones that I have for the RV and Jeep. He wants to come out and inspect the damage to the RV… again and I set up an appointment for an hour or so later.
I sat writing and watched as a truck pulled up next to the Jeep. Guessing it to be the adjuster, I stepped out of the door, and we chatted as he went about the business of taking pictures and getting information about the damage caused by backing into the Jeep. He asked me some questions and finally left saying he would email me. I am more interested in finding a local place to do the repairs as it will take dealing with both a long waiting list and then however number of days needed to do the work. It might also entail finding temporary accommodation during that time that it is in the shop although some places allow for overnight stays as they work on it.
After he was gone, we harnessed up for the final walk of the day and then made our way to the bottom road, walking it for the entire distance. On the way back, a big dog walked with us on the other side of the fence. I took Sandy over and she sniffed as did the other dog and soon they were friends. Mikey, in the meantime, was doing his Mikey thing of hiding behind me.
We continued our way back and the air had a definite chill to it. There are frosts forecast for the end of the week so maybe the Arkansas weather is slowly making its way down to us. Hope not as I do not like cold weather and all that goes along with it like disconnecting water hoses and such.
Back in Quatro, I worked on the blog to bring us up to date and then we did the usual evening thing of food all around and then TV and a glass of wine.
The Diary of an Old Man and an RV. Henly RV Park, Dripping Springs, TX Day 15, Thursday 12/15/2022
Black Faced Sheep finding us interesting.
Another late morning of crawling out of bed, and I should say, ready to face the day. Ready or not, there is not much in the way of alternatives except to rollover and go back to sleep. We went walking as we usually do and wandered around the park, not meeting a single person or dog. The walk was uneventful which is the way I like them.
Back in Quatro, I happened to check my phone and realized that I had changed the Dentist cleaning appointment to later today. I knew I did this but did not remember that it was this soon. Thank goodness for cell phones where all appointments are stored. It is either that or write them down and then I would forget which pad I wrote them on, my memory is now that bad.
I worked on a few things before getting ready to go into Austin. We went out for a walk as I knew I would be away a while and that it would be dark when I returned. The drive in was 30 miles long as I was also going to pick up my mail while I was in town. I headed up to Far West Blvd first and collected all that had arrived to date before heading back down the road to 35th street. My Dentist is located just off this busy thoroughfare.
I did not have to wait too long before I was led back to the Surgery where my usual nurse worked on cleaning my teeth and taking x-rays before the Dentist came in to talk to me. She is a very friendly lady and chatted the whole time. Coupled with the fact that I could not hear half of what she said plus that she was working on the cleaning, the conversation was very much a one-sided thing.
The Dentist came in and gave his report and the actions we needed to take in filling a couple and adding crowns on three more and I wandered back to the receptionists area to pay and to make future appointments for the recommended treatments.
By then, it was getting late, and I got caught in the rush hour traffic which was bumper to bumper until I got out of Austin when it began to ease off. My trip home had taken me to a Starbucks in my old stomping grounds and I had the luxury of drinking coffee and eating a slice of Walnut Cake on the way home. I had taken the backway as I knew that Hwy 290 going into Dripping Springs would be bumper to bumper when we reached town, which took a little longer. It was getting dark when we reached Dripping Springs but the last few miles to Henly were uneventful.
The dogs were extremely excited that Dad was back and as we had no groceries to worry about, we harnessed up and walked around the campground in the dark which also gave me a chance to take pictures of the Christmas decorations. Back in Quatro, I had a knock on the door which proved to be one of my earlier neighbors, Ayumi. She stopped by to welcome me back and I invited her in. She also brought me a homemade loaf and said they were opening a bakery. We talked for a bit before she left.
The rest of the evening, we did the usual thing of the evening meal and television.
I was watching the TV the other day and the World Cup was being played football a sport that is played with the feet and sometimes the head if the ball it does meet it started in England in years gone by when villages from one to the other would try to kick a pig’s bladder and make it go as far as it could along the road.
From one village to another by using the feet and the playing field was the village street that joined the two and it could be miles and to the winner’s so worth while and the whole village would turn out to run and kick and scream and shout for this was a contest that had to be won for the shame of losing was not any fun.
All the villagers would join in all trying to kick at that pigskin and when a winner was eventually found there was feasting and drinking, and joy abound that the Village was champions for one year until next time the contest drew near and then to have another showdown in the hope of retaining the crown
Today the game has many laws and Referees to enforce the cause to make it fair so both teams can win although to the players with much chagrin they never agree what the Ref implies pleading their innocence without any joy but the Referee has the last word and no amount of pleading can be heard.
No longer villages of any number of players now each team has eleven in their number and only one can use his hands the Goalkeeper is the last to stand to stop the others from scoring a goal as between the posts the ball must roll and sometimes the game will end with a tie with nobody scoring although hard they did try.
The game is now played in each space no longer rushing to win the race from village to village which was fine instead on a field all marked with lines and distances all basically the same with length and width that can be changed to fit into the available space to control the game and not make it a race.
The ball is now perfectly round and made of leather and can only be found inflated with air to a certain degree making it easy for all to see to head or kick or control with grace the players themselves are of different race unbelievable skills to make them the best what they do with a ball they are truly blessed.
To the rest of us as we did grow and played the game although very slow hoping one day to be so skilled a Professional player our dreams fulfilled but knowing that we are not the best instead, we play along with the rest enjoying our moments out on the pitch dreaming our dreams and fulfilling our wish.
One group of villages changed the game instead of leaving it the same decided instead of kicking the ball would use their hands before it could fall and pass it off from hand to hand to advance the ball along inland they ran with the ball as though in a race and the game of Rugby took its place.
Now both games are played side by side and to the extent they are played worldwide instead of a village wearing the crown now a Country can be renowned for winning the World Cup and champions be the best in the World the top Country at playing the game that started so small from village to village with a pigskin ball.
I had a restless night because I was too warm under the covers. I began to throw them off until it was just the sheet and at least, I was able to drop back off to sleep. When I did eventually awake, it was cold with just that single sheet over me. Oh well, at least I was able to sleep OK.
I got up and took a shower and put on a clean set of clothes before taking the dogs out for that all important, first walk of the day. We wandered around and hit the outside road returning for breakfast and coffee. Again, we have nothing planned for the day.
I sat and wrote and even spent time drafting a poem prompted by the current World Cup that is going on. Watching some of those players just leaves me in awe at their incredible skills and the things they can do with a ball. They are genuinely gifted, all of them regardless of what position they play.
We went out for another walk, this time along the road at the bottom of the campground. I saw another dog and his Mistress approaching and we walked into a driveway to avoid a confrontation waving to the owner as they walked by. The rest of the walk was uneventful, and we made it back to Quatro.
We sat outside for a bit listening to an Audiobook and just relaxed and watched the world go by. A couple of people stopped to chat as we sat there which was for about an hour or so before going for yet another walk, this time just around the park. We ran into another long-term resident, a genuinely nice oriental lady who also welcomed us back. I stood and chatted for a while before heading back to the RV where we went inside for the usual evening meal and television.
The Diary of an Old Man and an RV Henly RV Park, Dripping Springs, TX Day 10, Saturday 12/10/2022
Have a Very, Merry Christmas, RV style.
It was overcast and looked more and more like it would rain but we managed to get in our first walk of the day without getting wet. We did not go far, just wandering around so that the dogs could do their “thing” before returning to Quatro for breakfast.
I sat and read the World news as depressing as it is before turning my attention to the blog, catching up with the posting and such. Now, I am all up to date and looking for things to write about. Maybe, I need to get out more…
I had some things to do around the RV and worked on them for a while. Nothing serious, just the usual maintenance work that one must do every so often. I knew that England was playing France in the World Cup and decided to watch it. Remembering my friend James had said about the games being on Fox, I secured membership to that channel and then had to wait 30 minutes for the game to start.
I would like to say that it was an enjoyable watch, but it was far from that. The Chanel repeatedly kept telling me that my session was up, and I would have to do things to get it back. This must have happened ten times as I watched which was very frustrating.
Then I had to put up with the American commentators who, although I could understand the language, I had to tolerate them having so many opinions that I turned the sound down. Why can’t they just comment on the game as it is played and not all be so self-opinionated, trying to show how superior their knowledge is? Who cares what they think? Just a straightforward commentary would do it like the ones that comment on the English Premier League games.
Finally, England gets awarded a penalty and the English captain, Harry Kane steps up to take it. Personally, I think he should not have been the one as he had already scored from an earlier penalty kick to make it 2-1. A different penalty taker should have taken his place. Anyway, Kane blew his shot over the crossbar and that was that. At that point, I shut off the TV figuring that England had their chances regardless of the time left which proved right.
After watching France play in an earlier game, I thought they had a very good side and would not be a bit surprised to see them go all the way.
I was still steaming and decided that I needed to cooldown and take the dogs out walking. They were all for it and we hit Henly Loop walking it nearly all of the way to HWY 290 before turning back and managed to cover 1.4 miles for the day.
Back at the RV, we sat outside listening to an Audiobook and just watched the world go by. Seven Mourning Doves flew down to pick up seed from around the bird feeders. They must be ground eaters as not once did any of them fly up to the feeders themselves. They are aggressive birds and spend some of their time chasing one another away. One in particular was picked on and remained behind when the others walked off. Notice I said “Walked off” as that is what they did as they disappeared under the other RV’s across the street. It flew off when I stood up so it must have been OK, just very low in the pecking order, literally.
After a while, with the bird entertainment gone for the day, we went back inside for the usual evening meal and TV.
One of the Zebra’s in the Wildlife Park across the road from the campground.
Even with the barest minimum of covers on, it was still warm in bed last evening and I awoke a couple of times feeling hot and uncomfortable. I had left the fan on at the front of the RV hoping that it would move enough air to keep the place cool but apparently not. Probably because the outside temperature was 65 degrees. Maybe, I need to leave the A/C on…
With the restless night, I crawled out of bed at a somewhat reasonable hour, and we went out for the morning walk. I had forgotten my phone yet again but as nothing happened, it was not important. Back in Quatro, I continued the search for the missing eyeglasses, but I am out of places to look. It appears they are gone.
After checking the State of the World, which had not improved since yesterday, I sat and wrote for a while. I got thinking about the A/C in the Jeep and did some research and ended up calling Whitlock Auto in Dripping Springs. I set up an appointment for December 20 at 8:00 am and arranged that they would bring me back to Quatro and, when the time comes to retrieve the car, pick me back up.
Satisfied that this arrangement would work fine, I glanced at the calendar on the phone and noticed that I had a Doctor’s Appointment for the following day. As this was for my ears and because one of the hearing aids needed either work or replacing, I did not want to reschedule. I emailed my good friend BJ to work out some travel arrangements just in case the Jeep is not fixed in time. Now, we will just have to wait and see.
I decided to go into town to pick up the Quilt that BJ had made for me and was being dry cleaned. It was in the same building as Starbucks, and I took full advantage and bought my usual Latte. Before heading home, I took a drive around and discovered some concrete trails in Frontier Park and made a mental note to bring the dogs here for a change of scenery. I continued to drive around for a bit exploring some of the other roads before heading back to the RV.
We went out walking again and this time, took the outside lane on Henly Loop. I remembered to bring my phone although we seem to walk much further than the phone shows in terms of miles. I appear to have no concept of distance. Back at Quatro, we sat outside and listened to an Audiobook for a while and then made a trip to the dumpster before calling it a night and adjourning back to the RV where it was the usual evening meal along with watching TV.
We got up at a reasonable hour and then went out for the first walk around the park. It was quiet out and we only said a cheery, “Good Morning” to one camper who was working on his RV. After a short half mile walk, we went back to the Quatro for breakfast.
As I ate my bacon sandwich, which of course, is shared with the dogs, I thought about what I should do today. I really have nothing planned that will take my time and effort but there were a couple of things that did need some attention. First, I had to find the part that connects the Macerator hose to the RV. We took it off when we were working on the Macerator a couple of days ago and I put it somewhere safe. Now I must find that “safe” place and the part as eventually, I will buy a new hose and reconnect the Macerator back up. The second thing was to check the Jeep to see if the left rear wheel was still leaking. The Jeep has an indicator on the dash that displays tire pressures.
I found the missing Macerator part where it was supposed to be, in the drainage compartment, much to my surprise and as I suspected, the Jeep tire was still losing air. I thought about it for a bit and decided that I should go into Dripping Springs to get this taken care of as I needed groceries anyway.
First stop was the H.E.B. where I did all my grocery shopping finding everything plus a couple of other items that sort of snuck into my cart. $187 dollars later I headed back to the car. Groceries are a lot more expensive than this time last year. There is only me to buy for and I do not eat anything out of the ordinary. In fact, you could say my culinary delights are non existant and everything is simple, plain and boring. Goodness only knows what a young family spends on their weekly grocery bill.
Across the road from H.E.B. is a hairdresser that I have used before, and I drove over in the hope they could fit me in as usually, you have to call ahead and make an appointment. I was in luck and sat down and a very nice lady went ahead to chop it off to a more manageable length. She did not have to worry too much about the tiny few hairs left on the top though. She did a good job on the back and sides, and I was very satisfied.
With two out of four things completed, I stopped at Starbuck’s, to get a Latte which I thought I could drink at the next stop I had planned. This was at a place called Wagoner Tire which is a tire repair place. As it was on the way back to Henly, I drove in. I did not have to wait more than 30 minutes which I spent drinking the Latte and the tire was repaired and I was on my way with $20.00 well spent. At least, I do not have to worry about losing air.
Back at Quatro, I got all the help I needed to put the groceries away before we harnessed up for the last walk of the day. We wandered around and walked the outside road, chatting to a couple of residents on the way before returning to the RV to both catch up on the blog and for the evening meal.
Henly RV Park, Dripping Springs, TX Day 6, Tuesday 12/06/2022
Set up for a long stay. If we are only overnighting, the wicker couch and table stay on the Jeep carrier and the bird feeders on the right, stay in the RV storage.
We crawled out of bed at a reasonable hour, and I jumped into the shower mostly to wash my hair after yesterday’s haircut. This was followed by the usual meandering around the park for the first walk of the day. Daniel stopped by on his rounds, and we chatted for a while. Then Malinda came over and we squared away some business that we had before I eventually went back inside of Quatro for breakfast and coffee.
As usual, I checked emails not finding one that needed my attention. World news was as depressing as it usually is, and I even read an article on where to go when World War 3 breaks out. Not “IF” but when. What a depressing thought. Not surprising though as there has been conflict in this World from the very beginning with the first cave men and has gone on ever since.
With things caught up, I looked around for something else to do and went out and emptied the tanks mainly to check and make sure that there were no blockages. Everything was working fine and there was a good flow. Interesting that the hot topic for the day is how well the septic system is functioning. Only in an RV as all RV owners will appreciate.
I sat around for a bit contemplating on the state of the world and such grand things before deciding to go out walking. It was a warm day even though it was a bit overcast which got me thinking of the time we recently spent in the Ozarks where it is much cooler. Even to the extent of having it snow a couple of times. Glad to be out of there and back in Texas at least, this time of the year. Summertime, not so much.
What we left in Arkansas.
We wandered around the park and then hit the road that leads to Hwy 290. Since the construction was completed at the other end of Henly Loop, the traffic on this end has dropped off considerably because most of the residential area is at that end. Sandy wanted to keep walking giving every sign she was ready to walk down to the bottom park entrance and come in that way but between us, Mikey and I persuaded her that she should take the shorter way back to Quatro.
Back indoors, I had to get one of the fans working to cool the place down as it had warmed up that much although we will need the heaters later this evening when we are sitting around. I even managed to work up a sweat when we were walking. The Jeep windows really needed cleaning and as I had bought some window cleaner in HEB, I went out and cleaned them as needed. Now at least, they will not fog up as before.
We went out for another walk as I was determined to clock 2 miles for the day. We wandered around the park and eventually ended back at Quatro having covered a total of 2.1 miles. Yeah.
I sat outside for a while just watching the world go by although there was not much action to see. After a while, it started to cool off and we headed back indoors for the evening which was spent as most evenings are with food and television.
A rainy day in Henly. The washroom is in the building on the right.
It was 9:00 am before I even woke up probably because I binge watched TV last evening until the early hours of the morning. Good job, I do not have a wife or maybe that is the reason why I don’t. I took a quick shower and this time the water was hot, just as it should be.
The first order of business was a walk to the dumpster and then to wander around. I forgot my phone… again but we probably covered around a half mile before returning to the RV. I decided to do a load of laundry and as the Laundry Room is only about 50 yards away, I walked over with the heavy laundry bag over my shoulder. The place was busy as it usually is but there were a couple of washing machines available, but they were near the door.
They have a system known as Gpay that allows payment to be made on your phone. It also tracks the time of your laundry, so I know when to go back. From my time here before, I knew by experience that the system works best on machines close to the window and not so well on those close to the door. I managed to get one wash load on the program, but it would not work on the second machine.
The first machine that was on the App, told me it was finished, and I walked over to put the laundry in the dryer. I had to wait 5 minutes for the other machine to stop before transferring all those clothes into the same dryer. Again, I could not get the App to work and had to resort to the good old-fashioned method of putting in quarters. Then it was back to the RV for an hour until it was ready to pick up.
Instead of folding the laundry in the washroom as I usually do, I chose to bundle it all into the laundry bag and then fold it back in the RV. With laundry done for a week or so, I turned my attention to a couple of other house type chores before settling down in front of the computer to play catch up with the blog. One of the problems with moving back to a site to use as a home base is that many of the pictures that I take, and use will be duplicates of the earlier ones only taken at a different time of the year.
I finished off a poem that I had been working on, again about my two little dogs who seem to get all the attention in this house. Is there something wrong with this picture?… Not really as they give me all their love and affection as dogs do and deserve recognition.
It is one of those gloomy and miserable days with a slight drizzle and a good day to stay indoors in the warm, but we did harness up and go out for a walk around the park. So far, we have walked twice and both times I left my phone behind. Not a good idea just in case something happens, and I need help. Not only that, but I also do not know what the day’s mileage is except by guessing.
Back in Quatro, I went through the enormous pile of mail that I had picked up a couple of days ago. Most was junk and trash but there were a couple of items that needed my attention. With that out of the way and with nothing else of major importance, I decided to watch the World Cup for a while.
I am sure that somewhere out there, there is a TV station that shows the World Cup games in English, but I cannot find one. Those I watch are in Spanish, a language that I tried to learn with little success, back in the day. So now I watch with the sound turned down. It seems that the Spanish Commentators feel they must fill every second with the sound of their voices without a second pause in between words. That and not understanding what they are saying, makes for very frustrating watching, made even worse when the team I am supporting is losing.
We went to bed early to make up for going to bed so late last evening or should I say, morning, after the usual food all around.
Love is a word used without thought an expression of feeling often sought by people who for another they show strong emotions so the other will know that the person cares with all of their heart and are willing to share and be a part to stay together for the rest of their days and share their lives in wondrous ways.
Then there are other uses for the word often by others to describe the verb when they say they love to dance or maybe on taking a chance on placing a bet or taking a dare or just describing how they fare when watching a game or eating a meal then love to them is how they feel
Love can be a fickle thing sometimes nothing more than a fling here today whilst the interest is high gone tomorrow when another goes by that replaces the original thought and feeling that is sometimes sought to describe the emotion at that time which at that moment is so sublime.
There are others who can truly say that they have loved in a permanent way and are still with the person they first adored or the love of an object or even more that the word used in a descriptive way fitted the part and is here to stay describing their feelings that will not change which will always be the same.
Me, I am not of the loving kind at least not in a permanent bind and have married three women who I first loved I really thought were sent from above but things happened it was not to be and they are just a memory and love is gone and who is to blame as life goes on and is never the same.
The one thing I can truly say there is a love that in its own way to me is stronger than man and wife the love of my pets who through my life have comforted me on many a sad day before each of them passed away to be replaced by more of their kind whose love for me is undefined.
The word itself describes how we feel and sometimes those feelings are not real a verbal description on a different day could be used in a different way affection or feeling might even belong or even worship if the feeling is strong but in truth the word is misused As we all know, it is sadly abused.
Travel day and I got up a little after 6:30 am eager and ready to move on. We went out for an early walk and wandered around saying goodbye to the ducks who always greeted us when we walked by. Cheerful little buggers…
Back in Quatro, I fixed a quick breakfast and made instant coffee in lieu of regular brewed stuff as the coffee maker was already on the shower floor ready for the next journey along with the toaster, the indoor grill, and the bathroom scales. All the other moveable stuff has special places and was safely put away. Incidentally, I have found another use besides that as trash bags for the many plastic shopping bags that I collected every time I go to Walmart’s. I stuff several of them together into one bag and then place them into cupboards and other places to stop the contents from moving around when we travel. They work out fine to prevent things from moving around.
Satisfied that everything was stored away, I let in both slides and then disconnected the power cable, after raising the jacks, and we were ready to roll. I had to do a bit of maneuvering to get on the proper highway as there were a couple close to us and finally, we were rolling along. Only once did a car pull out in front of us, which happens on the Interstate sometimes with drivers not paying attention. Some drivers just do not understand that like a semi-truck, Quatro cannot stop on a dime.
The trip was almost 200 miles but because the biggest percentage was Interstate driving, we made good time travelling around 70 mph most of the way. It took about 20 minutes to get to the park once we got off the Interstate and we finally pulled in. There was not an office that I could see, and I drove around searching for my allotted site, the number of which I already knew. I asked another camper and he pointed to the one right next door to him, and I maneuvered the RV into it after disconnecting the Jeep. I need supplies and would have disconnected the Jeep anyway.
He came back after a couple of minutes and said that he got it wrong, and I needed to move to the other side of his rig which was parked on site 22. My site is 23 and the first one he directed me to was 21. No big deal and I quickly moved Quatro over a couple of parking spots and set up. It required blocking under the front wheels, but we were set in no time flat including hooking up the utilities. The Jeep is parked right alongside us.
After the cool and wet weather of the last couple of weeks, it was remarkably hot in the Texas sun, and I had to lower the shades and use the big fan directed at the front windows to distribute the A/C that I had also turned on. I thought we were all through with having to cool things with A/C’s and fans for this year but then, what do I know…
I sat and wrote for a while, catching up with the blog and then posted the episodes from the last campsite. Sandy was giving me “The Look” and we harnessed up and went for a stroll around the park. Somehow, we managed to cover 1.9 miles for the day. It did not seem like we had covered that much ground and it is amazing how lots of collective steps can add up. There was a chill in the air as the sun was setting and I had to get the heaters plugged in for the evening. Only in Texas, A/C during the day and heaters at night.
Camp Caravan RV Park, Lorena, TX Day 2, Monday 11/28/2022
This is a home made RV. I wonder what the inside is like.
This getting up early thing is getting into a habit. Maybe, it is a good one as the days are much shorter as we head into winter. Our first thing, as it always is, is to go out for that morning walk which Sandy really looks forward to. Mikey, not so much but he is not going to get left behind otherwise, Sandy would have me all to herself. We wandered around and even visited the Dog Park which is only half successful. Sandy wanders around and sniffs at everything. Mikey stands by my side or if I am sitting on the bench, jumps up to sit with me the entire time we are there.
Back in Quatro, following the usual breakfast and coffee, I sat in front of the computer and tried to check out first the morning news and then emails. For the first time in I do not know how long, my ATT service was not good, and I had to switch to the camp site’s service which proved to be more than adequate.
After a quick glance through the emails and not finding anything of interest, I grabbed my grocery list and told the dogs I would be back later, jumped in the Jeep and headed to the nearest Walmart’s. The store was only 3 miles away and was one of the big ones, a Super Center as Walmart calls them, and I spent the next hour just wandering around. As they are all laid out pretty much the same, I found about everything I needed plus a couple of extra things.
It was my lucky day as a Starbucks was just down the road and I got my usual Latte before heading back to the RV where I was greeted by my excited little dogs. They helped me to unload the groceries and then put things away before we harnessed up for another stroll around the park. There are quite a few permanent residents here as is my next-door neighbor. I had stopped to ask him if my TV was too loud, and he assured me that he does not get home until after 11:00 pm in the evenings and by then is beat that he hears nothing.
We also met another camper who had four little King Charles Spaniel dogs. Three were on a leash and she was carrying the other one. I stopped and chatted to her for a bit before she moved on.
Back in Quatro, the A/C was going full blast along with the big fan directed at the front windows and the RV was nice and cool. Only in Texas. I sat and caught up with the blog and then worked on a few pictures.
We headed out the door for the last walk of the day and just wandered around the park. Altogether, I covered 2.5 miles for the day with the trip to Walmart’s helping a lot. It was getting dark when we returned and spent the rest of the evening in the usual fashion. Incidentally, as soon as the sun went down, I had to put the electric heaters on to keep the place warm.
As we walk around the park looking at what we see admiring the view as we stroll from the people to their RV’s some of which are tiny and made for one or two others are so very big and can sleep quite a few to some their RV is their home to live in all the time staying in one place or moving on to them it is all just fine and others use them some of the time when the weather is good taking their family out on a trip to enjoy as a family should.
The RV life is not for all as a permanent home there is not much room and there are chores to do hard if you’re alone but living in a tiny space with another mate is a test of compatibility which will decide your married state for there is no place to go if disagreements do arise except the only thing to do is to take a walk outside until cooler heads and commonsense are properly applied and a family can once more live happily together inside
We do not have that problem with me and the two little dogs for after all I am the man and technically the boss although if the truth be told they do have their say obviously not in words but they often show the way they rely on me all the time to look after them and I supply their physical needs and do not them condemn for any slips that they may have inside of the RV and any walks they get to take are all because of me
We wander around walking slow depending on what Sandy wants as she is the leader of our group and definitely the boss one thing that I am glad is that she cannot speak otherwise, her voice would ring, and our ears would break especially when she wants to go someplace that’s not safe and I must yank on her leash her stubbornness to break but she holds no grudge and trots of to someplace new and Me and Mikey as we have learned carefully pursue.
Those two little dogs are my only friends left to live with me my former wives of which there were three are just a memory of lives from long, long ago and now all in the past as life goes on and things change, and nothing ever lasts as I think back of the times long ago that slipped away and think of where we are now living every day just me and my two little dogs living it all alone in our RV just we three with me their chaperone.
