Conversations with Myself

Our first night taking advantage of a Full HookUp for our RV and I must admit, it’s pretty nice. It’s like having our own little house. Dinner is cooking (Kashi Pizza) in the convection oven, Rob is taking a shower, we finally get to give the dishes a decent washing and to top it off, we can see what we are doing! Of course I was just sitting here trying to figure out just what to do with myself now! The pups are sleeping so they don’t want to play (one of them got sick while we were in the supermarket and of course we don’t know which one it was. And of course they had to get sick on the fabric seat and not the linoleum floor!). I have no desire to get on the computer, though we will probably watch a movie later. I have no desire to be in touch with the outside world. (something which came back to haunt me when I got home, but I don’t want to dwell on that). I love the disconnect of traveling, which sounds a bit backwards, doesn’t it?

We explored a few of the historic mining towns in the Sierra Nevada today. I think I could live there! I love the history, the narrow streets, the smushed together buildings, plus the area was just beautiful! My only concern would be the weather- snow in the winter and maybe the heat in the summer?

Driving the RV…well, I’ve just been a passenger but you know what I mean. It definitely lacks the maneuverability of a car. I worry a lot more on narrow streets and low hanging branches. If it were me, I probably wouldn’t go down a few of the roads we went down today, namely the historic stretches of Route 49. Even parking requires much more thought and many times I just don’t want to stop for that reason. Plus we are obviously a tourist. That is a huge pain in the arse for me. You can’t just quickly pull to the side of the road to take a picture without everyone looking at you!

Preston ‘Castle’ in Ione was gorgeous- a dang shame that it is now non-functional. Up until 1960 it was a facility for Juvenile Delinquents. Now it sits in disrepair. How they can let a beautiful building like that go to pieces is beyond me!