Day 76 – We were up and out by 10 a.m. Gonna explore east of Highway 101 via backroads. 55 degrees at 7:30 a.m., partly cloudy. We headed north on a road towards Redwood Valley, part of the sprawl above Ukiah.
Friday, November 24, 2017
Day 75 – We were up at 7:30 a.m., 55 degrees, partly cloudy. We have an internet & phone connection, fancy that. After two weeks of very little, if any, connections we had lots of catching up to do. It’s open enrollment time for benefits for both of us, we needed to set up general delivery for our mail that’s accumulated in our box at the mail service place, we needed to order a few items from Amazon & find a place where we could have them delivered, and the blog needed to be finalized & published. We were way behind with catching up on e-mail & texts, and we needed to find a Honda dealership so that we could buy some brake fluid. Busy day ahead. We’d been able to slack off with no connections & now we were paying for it.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!
Day 74 – It rained some last night, leaving the ground pretty muddy. We were up by 7:45 a.m. & it was 55 degrees out & foggy. Took long showers & Rob dumped the tanks a final time. The people parked right across from us will be glad we’re gone – they’d parked a bit too close for comfort & we could both look directly into each other’s RV’s. They were a nice, older couple with an older dog they obviously adored. Any time we’d go outside, one of them would start up a long conversation. They were from Sacramento, CA & loved to travel around for shorter weekend trips in their trailer. The man seemed starved for male talk; he always came out to talk about trucks & RV parts & other manly things, LOL. The woman, thank goodness, didn’t want to talk about cooking all the time. We continued packing up & getting ready to go, with Rob being interrupted continuously as he worked outside.
78 miles
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Day 73 – Woke up to heavy fog, not raining though, and 54 degrees. After yesterday’s busy time when people arrived to camp here, no one else came in. There’s a decent amount of noise from the highway & the gas station near us on the 101, but this campground works well for a two-night stopover.
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Day 72 – It rained through the night. We never did take the walk to the ranger station yesterday afternoon; it was raining so hard that we didn’t want to go out & get soaking wet. This morning at 8 a.m. it was 55 degrees & cloudy, quite humid. A good day to change campgrounds, although we sure hate to do so.
67 miles
Monday, November 20, 2017
Day 71 – Beginning of Week 11. It rained all night and continued throughout the day, upper 50’s. It was actually 50 degrees when we got up at 7:30 a.m. We hadn’t ventured outside even once by 3:30 p.m. The girls were enjoying themselves on their heated pads as the rain pitter-pattered on the roof of the RV.
Sunday, November 19, 2017
ON THE ROAD AGAIN.
Day 70 – Cold last night, 35 degrees & clear when we got up at 7:45 a.m. We got ready quickly & packed a lunch. Headed out with our hot coffee, anticipating a long day ahead. Lots of back roads to travel – never know what you’ll find. Oh boy!
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Day 69 – We were both up around 8 a.m., looking forward to another sunny day. It was 36 degrees last night, but it warmed up fairly quickly today. We packed a lunch so we wouldn’t overeat again, and headed out to go into Fortuna to get a cell signal. We’ve done this so many times, the car can just drive itself there. The temperature in the house held steady overnight; we’ve got our fingers crossed it stays that way. Last night Rob did a few tests on the inverter. It’s working just as it should be. All is again good in our little world.
Friday, November 17, 2017
EMERGING FROM THE DARKNESS.
Day 68 – We got up by the alarm this morning, reminiscent of the days of needing to get up at a certain time with a blaring alarm. Ick, 6 a.m., dark out. We needed to drive in to Fortuna early because of the time difference between here & NY; we had to receive a cell/internet signal to check the temperature in the house & contact the energy company to either cancel or confirm this afternoon’s appointment & unlock the door to let the technician in at home.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BETH! MAY THERE BE MANY HAPPY CLIMBING DAYS IN YOUR FUTURE!
Day 67 – Rained steadily thru the nite. 49 degrees at 8:30 a.m., light rain this morning. Later we’ll head back to Fortuna where we can get a cell signal. We’ll check to see if the inverter has arrived yet, and if it’s in, we will pick it up and also run some errands in the “big city”.