Merry Christmas everyone! We had a lovely Christmas, both at our new home in the RV, and at my sister’s house with the rest of Eric’s family.
With a cold weather front closing in, we’re adjusting our travels slightly, heading south towards Winterhaven California, rather than Camp Verde Arizona, but we’re still planning for the Xscapers Annual Bash in Lake Havasu in just under two week’s time!
Last week was our first “Travel Day”. That’s the common term used for days when you pack up your campsite and RV, and haul it down the road to the next location. Now, that may not sound like much, but you’re essentially packing your house like it were luggage, and then subjecting it to a series of small earthquakes for a few hours.
We stressed about it for a couple of days, but the day arrived! All the water and sewer work, which takes a fair amount of waiting time, we managed to do the afternoon before. Dirty jobs, done dirt cheap, and all that.
Everything went without a hitch. No, wait, there was definitely a hitch involved. But smoothly! We stopped amongst the truly Big Rigs for a pitstop about halfway through our 3h20m drive, and then backed in to our new spot in one good “swoop”.
Our site, at the Desert Tortoise Campground at Lake Pleasant, Arizona, is absolutely gorgeous. It has only two downsides: no sewer hookups, and it’s very un-level. Lack of sewer hookups only means we’re reliant on our own onboard holding takes, and so need to be a bit more conservative (since we’re here for 2 weeks). The un-level site however meant that things inside are a bit trickier. So, Aidan and I went shopping! In the meantime, Nadine and Tyler started working on the boy’s room: step 1, rip out the old bed!
We’re here through the holidays, slowly getting the hang of everything, still futzing with the stereo and other random projects, and meeting some very friendly neighbors. We even popped back down to Avondale for a family visit, and saw some very fancy Christmas boats!
Until next time, Merry Christmas!
