Greetings from my home to yours!

Monday, June 1, 2009

We got out of the apartment one night later than we had wanted but ... such is life. Our first night in our tent was blissfully peaceful. No thunderstorms, no rain (as predicted for the area). Just a really great night's sleep. This is a very excellent thing. By the time we went to sleep last night, we had been awake for around 38 hours. Subtract a few short naps here and there. Let me assure you of this one thing: Packing procrastination continues to be a bad thing. That's all we're saying about this whole thing.

I will have to get a photo of the storage unit. I'm very pleased with it. Billy created the loading plan for it. It is 5'x10' and holds most of the items we would need to again establish an abode within walls.

The truck seemed to be so full of stuff. And, after fingering every item in my apartment at least once, and considering taking at least 60% with me, I was sure we had packed way too much to just go camping. Yet, now that the tent is up (and mostly empty) And most of the rest is raked out of the truck and sitting on the picnic table or the ground, it hasn't seemed like so much. I suspect we can do better. Even so, Billy just called me from Home Depot to see what else he should bring home -- maybe we'll leave with a trailer. I am going to see if there's a way I can take anything back to storage.

When we were checking in, we asked about a place where Billy could charge his batteries that he uses to run his sleep apnea machine. (His sleep apnea is not a mild condition.) So, one of the campground personnel had an idea: Take a spot near an RV site and use an extension cord to the electric outlet there to charge the batteries -- not to run an entire plethora of appliances! All the same, I believe our laptops and other gizmos will benefit. We are still researching generator options. If you have some ideas on that topic, say so.

The cell phone connection is weak and unstable at our campsite. If I walk down toward the office, there's a better signal. There is a pavilion near there. I will go down there to do things on the Internet. If I use my cell phone to send data that is stored or generated on the cell phone (without involving my laptop) then I have unlimited data transfer. BUT ... if I involve my laptop in the connection, I am limited to 5 gig of data transfer. So, I'm working on my strategies there.

Well, I'm going to see what I can do now about putting away all the items that are all over the picnic table.