Saturday January 13th 2018

Today wasn’t a very exciting day. I wanted to take advantage of the great weather to get one more walk in at the Wetlands Park during my stay in Las Vegas. Right after breakfast I drove to the park only to find it jammed with cars for some special event. I didn’t see many people just cars. Whatever the event was I didn’t want to participate and the parking lot was full. Maybe tomorrow?

A view of the big hunk of rock east of the RV park that is part of Sunrise mountains at sunset. The western face catches the setting sun nicely.

I stopped at Walmart on my way home. The goal was to pick up some cleaning supplies. The result was a whole lot more than I intended to buy. I bought more food for my travels. If I don’t get back to the store before I leave, I’ll survive until I get to my first week long stop in Benson Arizona. In my head I need enough food to make it across the country. In reality I’ll be near good stores most of the time.

Back at home I got to work with the cleaning supplies. The floors and woodwork in the RV got a good cleaning. Both surfaces had developed a good layer of dust in this windy desert environment. The motorhome is small enough that I keep up with the cleaning much better than I did in my former fixed residence. Still, I could do better. I want to wash or deep clean the throw rug in front of my kitchen counter. It caught the remnants of a few spills. If I find a heavy duty washing machine at one of my stops, I’ll give it a try. Otherwise, I may just replace it when I get to Florida.

The football playoff coverage started around noon in this time zone. My attention was diverted from my cleaning tasks to watching football. The first game between the Eagles and the Falcons was competitive, but I didn’t think either team was that good. The second game between the Patriots and Titans wasn’t much of a contest once the Patriots got into the game. They started slow but were dominant by the second quarter. So both number one seeds are still in the contest. Tomorrow’s games to determine their competition in the next round should be good games.

Between the games and at half time, I got a few more things rearranged in my basement storage bins. To make room to move things around I’ve junked a few things that I haven’t used during my travel and could easily be replaced if necessary. The space and weight savings is more important. I’m considering leaving one of my outside chairs behind when I hit the road. It has a broken plastic hinge and stop that needs special handling when I open or close the chair. It would leave me with only three outside chairs. I always setup two chairs when I stop for more than a few days. The theory is to be inviting to my fellow campers, but it doesn’t happen that often. I’ve never had to get all four chairs out and I usually have a picnic table that can be used for seating.