Wednesday August 16th 2017

Today was very similar to yesterday. The weather was just as great. It might have been a degree or two warmer, but it was an overall nice day. My activity level was very similar as well. I did various odd tasks around my RV home and generally just enjoyed the day. This blog entry is today’s set of random thoughts. I won’t be offended if you stop reading now. I won’t even know.

Sky above the mountain to the north of the campground.

Since we are now in the second half of August, I took another look at my travel plans going forward. I’ve had a reservation in Florida starting March 10th since April 10th. That was the start of the reservation window for that particular park. The window for the park I want to stay in for the two weeks prior to March 10th opens on August 24th. I’ve been looking at the current status of that park to see what I’ll face at 6am on the 24th of August when I try to beat the other mouse clickers for a site. It isn’t looking real promising.

Florida in February and March is prime season. The end of March this year has a little less competition. Easter is on April 1st and many Snowbirds want to be home in the north for the holiday. I see plenty of opportunities after my current two week reservation ending on March 24th. My rough plan is to stay in Florida most of April, before heading for the Mississippi River area. Next year I plan to start the summer season in the Midwest and end in the Northeast next fall. I’ll return to Florida for most of the winter of 2018-2019.

Between now and February I have an outline of a plan. I’ll call it a plan when I get more of it reserved. As of now, I have reservations through September 13th. I’ve figured out where I want to stay through the end of October. I just have to commit and make the reservations. The open questions are November to January. Do I stay in one location for all three months? Unlikely, but maybe the months of November and December. A couple of more days of contemplation without major changes and I’ll start locking in reservations.   I don’t mind researching travel and places to stay.  It’s the actual planning that I don’t like.

Another of the decorative planters around the campground.

For some reason this campground hasn’t filled up as much tonight as it has the last two nights. I don’t have neighbors on either side and one of the rows in front of me is mostly entry. I don’t understand what governs the volume of overnighters. I wonder if the campgrounds know.