Tuesday October 10th 2017

It was a long night. The wind that woke me up yesterday morning returned last night. It never reached the extreme state that caused me to bring in the living room slide yesterday, but it was strong enough to make a lot of noise. It seemed like every hour a band of strong gusts came through to wake me up. After a few minutes it calmed down to a base level that allowed me to get back to sleep. Finally around 9AM it started to quiet down for good.

Sailboats like this are common on Lake Pleasant. There must be a rental facility on the lake.

More sailboats.

The winds of the last couple of days have been coming from the north. They’ve been caused by the same set of weather conditions that caused the winds feeding the fires in California. Unfortunately for me a northern wind direction hits my motorhome in a way to create maximum havoc. Even with four stabilizer jacks and six wheels on the ground it was rocking pretty good.

Today is my last full day here at Lake Pleasant Regional Park. Tomorrow I’m moving back north to Williams AZ for a couple of days. On Friday I have reservations for the weekend at the Grand Canyon South Rim. That area is a mile higher in altitude, but only one hundred and fifty miles north. The daily high temperatures are twenty to thirty degrees cooler this time of year. I’m looking forward to more fall like temperatures. I can put the shorts away and get the long pants out for a change. With the exception of a couple of evenings in early September, I haven’t worn long pants in a long time.

The lack of sleep over the last couple of nights impacted my energy level today. I did a few travel preparation tasks, but have put most of them off until tomorrow morning. Falling asleep in front of the TV this afternoon was the big accomplishment of the day.