This past weekend we went camping in our new motorhome. Dear Man has named it RVena. It was just a quick trip to pick up Dear Man's bow from the archery shop and to test the motorhome before any longer trips were made.
The weather was not in our favor. The wind blew so hard and it was so cold the first night that when we woke up the next morning the west side of the trailer was a solid sheet of ice. Thankfully, we were snug and warm inside the motorhome. We stayed at a decent enough campground called the Narrows. I say only decent because while it was clean, friendly, and has internet, it was after all near Burns, OR which is not my favorite spot on God's great earth.
There was a yurt there at the campground, so after the honeymoon couple left we asked to take a peek inside, never having had the pleasure to view the inside of a yurt. It was very nice and I told the children that perhaps when they got married we could have yurts built on our property to house them.
Second day dawned fair and we headed off toward John Day. First we made a quick stop in Canyon City at the community center. They were having a garage sale to raise funds to fix the center. Not finding anything too interesting to actually purchase, we traveled on to our camping destination, Clyde Holliday State Park. It was pretty and there was only one other camper by the time we went to bed.
Next morning we woke up to three inches of snow and more falling. Not certain of what the road conditions would be like further on down the road, we decided to break camp early and head home. Again, we had spent a snug and cozy night, Dear Man actually got hot.
While we spend most of our time in the motor home due to the weather we absolutely loved the trip and didn't want to come home. I'm trying to talk Dear Man into letting us become fulltimers, (those who live in their RV permanently). I'm finding all kinds of interesting information about fulltiming! As I learn I'll share with you, whether you care to read it or not.
Dear Man doesn't think I would be happy fulltiming. Looking around our house at all the stuff we have been blessed with he thinks I would have a hard time parting with it all. Not so! I'm actually longing for the day when my children will move out and I can fully outfit their own houses thereby removing it all from my house. The only reason I keep this stuff is for them.
Besides, I could put my really good treasures in storage and come back to them someday when I'm forced to give up fulltime RVing. I want to do it now before I'm decrepit and cranky and Dear Man is still alive. I doubt it will happen though. Dear Man is not in favor of it, at least not as long as we have to do it with four children on a permanent basis. Still, I'll keep researching. I can dream can't I? |
