Feb 1, 2015. It’s 3:00 a.m. and I’m laying in this lovely, lumpy motel 6 bed thinking about why I love RV-ing.
#1. No matter how elegant or not elegant your accommodations are or aren’t when your traveling, when you’re in an RV you’re in your home away from home. Own bed, own sheets, own tub and toilet, stove and fridge. You are not at the mercy of the last person that slept in your room, or the last person to clean it.
#2. The walls in the RV are not paper thin, they are sound insulated and you’re not ground level. When someone walks by talking you don’t think they are in the same room. Even the tightest of campsites, you still have some space between you and the next camper.
January 30, 2015 we celebrated E T’s nine month birthday. She had barked 12 times since we adopted her (David is counting). Last night she barked 3 times. Every time someone walked by the motel room door talking, she barked. Good thing our room is at the end of the wing and it’s 20 degrees outside.
#3. Comfort … In our RV we always have a “suite”. Right now in order to use my iPad and not wake David or E T my choices of places to sit are toilet seat or edge of bathtub. In the RV I could shut the privacy door to the bedroom, turn on lights, make a cup of tea and sit on a nice soft sofa.
#4. Once you pack the RV you are packed for the whole trip, you are not living out of a suitcase and vending machines. I knew in advance that we would be staying at a motel the first night so I had packed my backpack, but I still made at least ten trips back and forth to the RV for the things I’d forgot to pack. If we hadn’t had the RV parked 100 feet away I would have had to have paid $3 for a bottle of water from a vending machine, used my finger for a toothbrush, ET would not have had her comfort bone, David would not have had his Jack and Ginger. … We could have done without all these things, but it’s very nice having your “stuff” handy. Right now a nice hot cup of Celestial Seasons Sleepy Time Tea would be awesome 🙂
#5. If it wasn’t 20 degrees outside, our view would not be of a concrete jungle with signs everywhere telling you to protect your valuables. Conservatively, ninety per cent of the campgrounds we’ve stayed at are pretty. When you stay at National Park Campgrounds your views are usually phenomenal. Some state parks, like Florida offer gorgeous surroundings. Private campgrounds are a little more $$$ conscious and pack you in a little tighter, but they always have character. I can’t remember ever staying at a campground and not feeling safe. Even the time in Tennessee when the only people in the campground beside us were Lamar and Glenda from Alabama.
#6. Amenities … When was the last time, or anytime, that you stayed at a hotel that offered water aerobics, bingo or a Luau. How about free daily and nightly Ranger talks about history or habitat of the area. Here’s my favorite, free 3-4 hour Ranger guided canoe trips?
#7. Eating and drinking what you want when you want. You can still eat at a Restaurants, but it’s nice to have the option. #8. This one needs no explanation. Have Toilet, Will travel. These are just a few of the reasons I love RV-ing 🙂
On the road again … 7:00 on the dot. We are hoping to put some miles on today. Murrells Inlet, South Carolina (570 miles + -) is our destination. The weather forecast is for “precipitation” around noon. If we’re not far enough south it may get slippery and we’ll have to stop.