Thursday July 6th 2017

Last night shortly after darkness arrived so did the wind. It was apparently “Gusty outflow winds” from a “Dry Thunderstorm”. Those are the terms the National Weather Service used to explain the weather experience. They’re new terms to this easterner. It had been very calm with bright sun all day until that phenomena arrived to delay my sleep.

Cloudy skies gave some relief to the solar gain inside the RV.

Today has been a cloudier day but just as hot. It flirted with triple digits here in the Wendovers. Once again Salt Lake City was a few degrees warmer. The addition of a few clouds had a positive impact to the inside temperature of the RV. Without the Sun constantly heating the roof, the AC was able to keep the temperature under 85 in my RV home. In this kind of temperature you really need to run both of the ACs in the RV to keep the temperature fully under control. Unfortunately, I only have 30 amp electric service at this campsite. That makes running both ACs a questionable proposition. If both compressors try to start at the same time your guarantied a blown breaker. If you avoid that issue, don’t run the microwave. It just takes a little thought before turning on an appliance.

It was obvious the holiday was over this morning. After the 11am checkout time at the campground, I was the only RV in the place. There were close to 50 Rvs here last night. I had a real lost and forgotten moment when I first noticed the empty campground. I went out for a couple of hours soon after. When I returned the park was starting to fill up again.

Campground looking a little empty during the middle of the day.

I didn’t do anything special while I was out. The fourth of five casinos it town got a donation of twenty dollars for a couple of hours of penny slot play. That’s pretty good for making the money last. I go in with the philosophy that it’s an entertainment expense. If I double the initial investment, I’ll take the money and run.

This evening the gusty wind has returned. The RV is shaking a little and the slideout room awnings are flapping noisily. Checking the NWS site, we are again experiencing “Gusty outflow winds”. This time the sun is shining brighter than it has all day so I don’t know where the “Dry Thunderstorms” might be located.