Last night was the third night in the RV and just this morning I have finally started feeling like I am getting the hang of things. That basically means I know where the peanut butter is. My girls are starting to draw and talk rather than choose the iPods. We get to have a campfire tonight for the first time. Utah is definitely our friend. The temp through Nevada was unreal. It was never less than 109 even at night. We couldn’t hear over the air conditioner and there was nowhere to go. We tried for a bike ride in Sand hollow which I’m glad we did because it made me call Bryce Canyon and get us into an overflow spot just for the night. We had to get out of there!! My dog couldn’t even walk, the ground was so hot and full of burrs. Such a trapped feeling!!
Also, how do they keep that place (Sand hollow) Going with a horrible parasite in the water that leaves anyone who goes in with a burning itchy spotted rash?! There was no way we were going in!! They even sold Tee shirts that said “ I Got Swimmers Itch!!”. How about NO. I will say though that everyone we encountered in that place was very friendly and kind. I just count imagine staying for more than a few hours and if given the chance again I will skip it for sure.
The feeling of pulling up stakes and heading out of there was so liberating!! I will never forget that moment. We were all giddy. Having this mobility is a blast. I love the freedom. You just need a map and a phone, and some wifi access and food and water and hook ups and motor oil and rest stops and lots of high quality gasoline and chocolate and maybe a tazer and towels and toilet paper and soap and chapstick. thats all!!!
By the time we were three quarters of the way to Bryce I was kicking it into 3rd gear and tow mode down the steep grades and riding it at 35mph without even touching the breaks. I’m like a pro at this now!!
Oh and all of this with a nasty summer cold!! Mornings of mucous and stopping at gas stations to buy boxes of Kleenex!
I’m looking forward to setting out our camp chairs and rolling out the awning (not really looking forward to that part) The awning that took thirty minutes of explanation in a thick east Indian accent warning all the while what an expense it would be to be if it were to get damaged.
Still, I cant wait to get a shot of our lux little set up all cozy and cute and then head out into the wilderness to check out Bryce Canyon!!!
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