First weekend in the RV

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11605599.post-73706592877304990202008-04-13T13:47:00.000-07:002008-04-13T22:52:43.841-07:00First weekend in the RVSo we had our first weekend out in the RV. We got here really late on Friday night. The neighbors were all very understanding; a couple of them helped us back in to our spot and our next door neighbors John and Shannon <h>Williams</h> (full-timers) helped me do part of the hookups. John and Shannon's son is four and is also named Lee. He starts <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=montessori">montessori</a> school on Monday; he's a bright and very social. The neighbors and RV'ers we did meet all seemed friendly and social. I could get used to this. The sewer hose that came with the RV was too short, so I've yet do do my first dump; that will come in a hour or so. Oh, we slept fine. The RV wasn't quite level, so we slept with our heads sightly higher than our feet on Friday. I fixed that with a couple of tiles Saturday morning. I'll have to pick up some leveling blocks. Our biggest worry had been the cats and dog. This weekend was a scorcher and we kept the air conditioners off to see what it would be like. We did have the windows open and the vent fan on. There were no problems; though it was very hot outside, it didn't get too hot for either one of us, and the cats and dog seemed rather content, even though it got to 93°F outside. I like being connected with the outside; all the windows and openness of the RV makes me feel less disconnected from the environment and our neighbors. At night, I can see stars. It feels good and right to sense the rising and setting of the sun, to be part of the <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=circadian">circadian</a> rhythm. The cats' favorite space is under the hideaway sofa; the enclosed space may make them feel more secure, and it is probably 5° cooler under there. Today we ran the RV's air conditioning, and it is very comfortable. We haven't had air conditioning at home since October 2004, so even adjusted to 80°F it feels great in here. Well, I need to batten down the hatches and get ready to move. We wants to be home about 16:00 and I still need to dump the RV...Lee Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180564953973994812noreply@blogger.com