Wednesday October 18th 2017

A flock of birds decided to land on the roof of my RV about 6:30 this morning. It’s a very rude way to start the day. They hung around for about half an hour making both a vocal racket and the annoying sound of bird feet running across the roof. I got a little more sleep after the birds moved on. When I finally got up I found a cloudy day which managed to keep the temperature down for awhile. Toward the end of the day the sky cleared enough for the sun to heat things up into the low 90s.

London Bridge down the channel from the State Park.

Light House at the entrance to the channel.

Boat from the London Bridge Resort to the California Casino.

This was a basic RV living day. I did a few chores around my RV home, read a little and wandered around the park. In general it is the least active and lowest stress level type of full time RV living day.

Duck in the reeds.

I think of my full time RV living lifestyle in three categories. They are Travel Days, Touring Days and Living Days.

• Travel Days are exactly what the name implies. They are days when I am relocating from one camp to another. I try to keep the distance down, but even when it is only a few miles it is the most stressful kind of day. The stress comes from planning, preparing and executing the travel. Driving down the road isn’t particularly stressful, but finding the next turn, the next gas stop or the hardest of all the next campground is taxing. I try to keep successive travel days to a minimum, but when you need to cover larger distances in short periods of time it can be necessary. Even when I stop for a couple of nights, the non driving day is still pretty much a travel day as I don’t setup a complete camp and probably use some of the off day for travel planning.
• Touring days are days dedicated to sightseeing. I’ve been in touring mode most of the summer. I setup a base in an area and visit all of the big tourist attractions in the area. Not every day in this mode is active, but I feel obligated to use my time in the area wisely. When I take a break from touring, I feel as though I’m squandering an opportunity to experience something new. A touring stop typically lasts a week or two, but it can last less. Last weekend at the Grand Canyon south rim is an example of a short touring stop.
• Full time RV living days encompass everything else. It is typically a longer stop in an area that I’m familiar with or has a multitude of different things to do in the area. I don’t have to leave the RV every day to do something and I don’t have to worry about the next travel day. Similar to a non RV lifestyle, I leave home to go shopping, out to eat or to visit something specific. Basically, I can relax and enjoy life. This stop in Lake Havasu is a short stop in that mode. I’ve already toured this area this year and don’t feel the need to do extensive touring. I’m also feeling a little burned out from all of the touring this summer. My next move, on Friday to Las Vegas, will bring me to a place at which I plan to spend the next three months in RV living mode. Call it a time to recharge my mojo.

The pictures in this blog entry were taken on my wandering around the state park today. I really like the sunsets over the lake that are visible from my site.

Sunset over Lake Havasu.