Was great to cool down after packing up.
The trip is always exciting to start, also exciting to see just what's next around the corner as we start our way west. Yuma Arizona our destination, even now not sure our route, always like to keep our options open when we travel. Today we will travel about 4-5 hours north to a ranch campground that is past Tampa.
We always like to start out on a Sunday if possible, less traffic when passing a bigger city. The campground we are headed too is called Hitching post trail's a camping farm, be interesting to see what that's like. When looking for a place to stay I found many that were advertising how close they were to Disney and Legoland, also other attractions in the area. All of these had extra $$$ attached to the price of camping.
I was looking for 1-2 nights, so a cost of $122.00 a night was not in our budget. I was really surprised to see this come as a price when I booked a place by calling and giving my information as they were away from the office. The reservation I got floored me. I called back and cancelled, thinking maybe they would insist I have to go as I had made the reservation, but no it was ok.
So I looked a little further away, and got this place. Be a new experience, the woman asked if we had horses, nope I said, but I'm interested to see what the place is like, even without a horse 🐴.
We spent most of the day packing up yesterday, was a good way to do it, I got most of what I needed to do done by 1:00, Polly did the cleaning and laundry, she was really givinner. Stove got a complete cleaning, sink too, I watched as Polly scrubbed and organized the inside of the house as went in and out doing what was needed outside.
Organized the basement, found a place for everything, having gotten rid of a few things this time, gave just a little more room for stuff now. Every time we stay awhile I try to downsize a little in the basement. I got Polly's air fryer oven in there this time, instead of it being in the living room as we traveled. I was always a problem as we traveled, would be in the way on the floor when we stopped, so be nice to have our living room floor open now.
Yep, all packed up, have the last of the hoses to stow, slides in, the electric cable, hook the truck to the trailer then off we go.
I'm sitting here pecking on the phone, dark out yet 6am, we'll soon start to get stuff done. We will both miss our friends here, and the warmth of the place all around. Been a really nice winter here, Cool December, but excellent weather the last few weeks. "Will you return" is a question we've be asked by many here, "Not sure" is my answer as we are headed to Yuma, we love it there too, and it is closer to our home. We'll see, the rise of the cost of a trip to the States due to the dollar be part of the decision this year, but we I'm sure will be talking about on and off this spring.
I'm starting to look forward to returning home, to places I'm so familiar with, the smell of spring, the sounds of the river, the smell of the ocean. Familiar faces, friends and family. Ya miss them all when traveling, be nice to settle again at Arrowvale, and get to a little building again. 😁
Lots of travel before that time comes yet, and a cruise ship trip too! That'll be fun I'm sure.
Life's pleasures, sure do love our life ❤️
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