The weather changed to hot and sunny! With just enough of a breeze to make sitting
in the shade sublime. Finally! We’ve had to get out extra early to get
some exercise in before it gets too hot, but I won’t complain about that. It’s been heavenly to enjoy the hot weather,
especially when we see that we’re missing the cold temps and winter storms
hitting most of the US. :-) Yesterday we did have to run the genny to use
the AC for about 30 minutes or so, the hot weather got to be too much for our
furry friends. It’s surreal to think
that by this time next week we’ll actually have to wear winter coats.
We’ve been spending some time with arrangements for getting
home and making appointments at home.
Missy decided she didn’t want to leave the warm, free spot to camp in
AZ, so we’re staying here until we leave for MN. Then we debated several options for driving
home: how many hours we want to drive per day, where to stop, etc. Finally, we settled on a leisurely 3 night
drive back. It seemed like a good
option to spend the first night at a rest stop in Eastern AZ or Western
NM. Then, after that we’d find RV
parks to have yutes for electric heat for the cold overnights. Missy found us a couple of rest stop
options, and I found the RV parks. But
then, at the end of planning, I looked up the weather for the rest stop. Crap!
It was forecast to be quite cold, with the overnight low at 20. That’s just too cold when not hooked
up. We won’t have the genny out, so the
batteries can’t supports a full night of furnace use. So it’s back to the drawing board. Luckily, I remembered that there are casinos
every 10 miles in NM, so I quickly found one that we can stay at for the first
night.
That solved getting home.
Then we had to tackle an unanticipated problem at home…parking the
rig. We weren’t planning for the snow
and cold. With snowbanks, it would be
near impossible to get parked. We
usually use every inch of space on a cleared street (and some inches of our
neighbors yard…shhh!). With snow taking
away feet of space, we probably can’t get parked. So that means we had to look for a storage
spot for the month we’ll be home.
After a bit of research, Missy found a spot in buffalo. We weren’t expecting that expense, but it
will be such a relief to not have to worry about parking the rig.
So, to sum up…our itinerary looks as follows: Leave Borrego Springs early on
Thursday. Overnights in NM, KS and
IA. Get home on Sunday afternoon and
unpack everything from the RV. Get
wonderful younger brother to drive the RV to the storage spot. I can’t wait to see everyone! Hasta Luego!
