Wednesday March 22nd 2017

The long run of ninety plus degree days ended today. It only got into the mid 80s with some clouds and lots of wind. Tonight the wind is picking up and there is a possibility of rain. Tomorrow is forecast to be cooler than normal with a high just over seventy.

I drove back down to the Escapade in Tucson this morning. I arrived in time for the 10am set of seminars. My first seminar was on using custom Google maps to document my travels. This was another very good presentation by the Geeks on Tour. When I get some dedicated time in front of the computer, I’ll try to add some custom Google maps to this blog.

My second seminar of the day was on working as a Gate Guard at Texas oil drilling sites. I don’t anticipate ever doing this, but the presentation was by Greg and Jan White. I’ve been reading Greg’s daily blog on their life full time in a motorhome. Their Our RV Adventures blog was one of the blogs that influenced my decision to live and travel full time in my RV. Unfortunately, they were surrounded by people asking questions after the presentation so I didn’t get to introduce myself.

I have seen other people that I know from reading blogs. It is a very strange thing to know things about people I’ve never met. I’ve yet to walk up to any of them introduce myself. I’m sure for some of them it’s a common occurrence, but it sure seems strange to me. I would fear a dialog something like: “Hi Joe. How’s your recovery from that major operation you wrote about last month? Who am I? Oh just a reader of your blog.” Obviously I wouldn’t do that, but as more people start reading this blog … who knows?  I try to remember not to say things I don’t want others to remember.

The last presentation I went to today was a panel discussion on full timing. I’m happy to say I didn’t hear anything new. I take that to mean that I’ve learned or experienced the basics of this lifestyle. That is not to imply I won’t have something new come up tomorrow or surprise me the next day. I’m sure it will. It is part of the adventure.

It was a cloudier day today with much stronger winds.

Tonight’s entertainment was a talent show. Some of the acts were very good. I only stayed for the first half. I fought the wind on the last half of the trip home. There was also a lot of dust in the air from the wind passing over the desert. The wind has been blowing hard against the side of the RV as I write this blog entry.