Oh why can’t I just write about all the things I want to share and do it in a timely manner? So many times I think to myself “That would be a great blog entry” and by the time I get home or some down time, let it go by.
Tonight I can’t sleep and want to catch up a bit on some thoughts and whatnot.
For starters, I reread some of my more recent blogs, which were posted last fall. As follow up to “My least favorite thing”, we made it to Florida with no more passenger anxiety issues for me. I think part of it was the volume of traffic on I-95 south of Washington, DC is so different than the Northeast Corridor, and that we had taken the alternate route around DC and Northern VA. We also cut our days’ drives down to 200 miles between overnight stops which made it easier on all.
While in Florida, I decided to sell my motorcycle and we decided to buy me a car, my first used car purchase. Having the car made getting around in FL much nicer for me since I didn’t have to tie up hubby’s pickup truck to go to the store or visit a friend. He then had the option of using his truck or riding his motorcycle when he wanted to go out.
For our northbound trip this past Spring, we brought both the car and truck with us. I drove lead in my car and he had the truck and camper. We had CB radios to stay in contact with each other and also to listen to the truckers about any traffic issues on our journey. We kept our travel days at 200 miles since we both were doing the same amount of driving and had the potential to be extra tired.
Now that we’re settled in to the campground for the season, we use the car almost every time we go out shopping or even sightseeing; partially because Chuck lets me plan the trips and drive but also because the car is more fuel efficient.
Another area that needs updating is our camping destination. Last October I had a few blog entries about our Work Camping opportunity in NH. We decided last fall that we would accept the invitation to be one of the 2 couples the campground hires for the camping season.
We’ve been here for 2 months this year and still, to this date, my darling husband has not been assigned bathroom cleaning detail. He has been shown how the owners want the bathrooms done, but I ended up doing that cleaning while he went back to other projects they have him doing. One day I asked him to plunge a toilet that wasn’t working properly - I would have done it but it was in the men’s room and one of the campers wanted to use the shower...
I spend most of my time in the campground office, answering the phone, making reservations, checking in campers when they arrive and keeping the main building clean and neat. The campground has an impressively stocked store, especially when compare to other campgrounds we’ve been to. Items range from groceries to camping gear to RV supplies and souvenir clothing and gifts.
It’s fun to hear campers rave about how nice and clean everything at the campground is. The owners take pride in this place and we enjoy being part of the team.
