....There Are Those Days......

August 31, 2007, 9:05 pm

Some of you may believe that everyday I see wonderful scenery (Sedona)
and all is just amazing & astonishing, because of the blogs I write!.....NOT! 

So I'm going to share some drab~dreary~dull~ humdrum~ tedious~ wearisome~ and silly days......as I sit here at a KOA park somewhere in Iowa, or is it Nebraska? Or is it in New Orleans post Katrina?
There are those days....

.....of nothing but driving...& all travel is not equally spectacularly beautiful...just to keep awake, I have to pull over at every rest area..... 

.....when my diesel tank is less than half filled and I think I can wait til the next town for a fill-up.  The next town is 250 miles away and it's only a "gas" station....

.....I'm not tired when I see an RV Park and it's 6 or 7 PM....."I'll just wait for the next one" and keep driving.....you guessed it....no more signs for RV parks....it's dark....I don't drive at night....I don't even see at night .......... but ....... sometimes I must.....until I find a WalMart ... could be midnight or 1 AM....rest areas at night waaay too scary.....

.......when my GPS (George Percival Stansfield) tells me to turn right and I'm on a bridge over the Mississippi River.....I know I won't turn but it's a sensation of an order from someone named George Percival Stansfield that gives me simultaneous hot flashes and cold chills.....would it help for me to change his name?....

.....when my RV needs service....I schedule an appointment way in advance ... and service changes it and rarely lets you know ...... or even why.... so you wait..... oh .... if you're under warranty, you may have to drive days to get to an authorized dealer.....

.......when an 18-wheeler misses hitting you by less than an inch....sometimes it can be 4-5 -  18 wheelers.....in one day.....

.......and the worst.....there are those months when I have a dollar left and Social Security is 3-4 days late depositing my check.......

Most days are just like you see in my pictures and blogs.....beautiful scenery, spectacular historical sites, mysterious caves and meeting up with good friends.....like tomorrow in Kansas.  I lived across the street from Rosemary & Arn for about 15-16 years in Santa Cruz.  I even introduced them.  Several years ago they moved to Kansas (to be close to Arn's ageing parents) and I'm so excited to see them.....especially over Labor Day weekend.  They are great cooks!

See you down the road....

Gypsy Mama aka Patty

ps....I have a new TV...Leisure Travel Van replaced my 17" with a 20" with a flat screen and a new "arm" to hold it.  I had to drive to North Dakota to get it and it was just installed yesterday....10 days later than it was scheduled....not bad!  I am grateful.  And I'm watching TV tonight for the first time in 8 weeks.