Tuesday August 15th 2017

A cold front passed through the area last night. What a pleasant change it made. Today was the first day since June that I didn’t have to run the Air Conditioner. I actually sat outside for a little while and enjoyed the day for a change. It didn’t break 80 degrees today. The sun was out off and on, but it was primarily a cloudy day. It even rained for a few minutes, but it didn’t take away from the quality of the day. Tomorrow will be a little warmer and then the heat returns by the end of the week.

One of many beautiful planted flower arrangements at the campground.

I didn’t do anything major today. Many little things kept the day full. After breakfast this morning I moved the motorhome back about ten feet. My goal was to find an opening in the trees to allow my satellite dish to lock onto the satellites. It didn’t work. This campground has many trees for shade. Moving to another site would likely have the same issues. I’ll settle for the campground cable TV hookup. I’ll miss some of the channels, but it’s only for a week.

After the unsuccessful move I finished setting up camp. Knowing that I was going to move the rig, I didn’t fully setup yesterday. I needed to hook up the sewer hose and the cable TV wire. I also took my bicycle and rack off the car and locked it to the RV ladder. It’s a lot easier to park the car if I don’t have to worry about the bike on back.

Perhaps the most important task was replenishing my food supply. A trip to the Walmart Supercenter filled all but one item on my list and more. I haven’t refilled the freezer to the same level yet, but I will be in areas with major stores until after labor day. I still find grocery shopping every two or three weeks a bit strange. Throughout my life in a fixed location house, I went shopping two or three times a week. I’d buy a few items and get out of the store for twenty or thirty dollars. Now I usually have ten to twenty plastic bags and spend from eighty to one hundred dollars.

Back at the campground, I celebrated having food in the house again. I cooked a steak on the grill along with a baked potato and can of corn for dinner. That’s what I get for shopping on an empty stomach.