The Day After

 After settling in at the rest area we had a good sleep without any nightmares. The place remained quiet as no truckers stayed overnight there.

We had a great breakfast and started the last leg of our trip.

Everything was going to be OK today, the coach ran just fine, no overheating issues of any kind. A short lunch break and onwards to California we went. While running down the highway a lot of memories were coming up. So many years ago it was that we had our first visit at the Hot Springs. Back then in 2005 we came from the west coast. That first changed in the fall of 2009 after we had moved to the Canadian Maritimes. It lengthened our journey with a full week. Some years we got hit by snow or also strong crosswinds. There has always been a host of challenges and problems. They all got solved by our determination to make it work, to be warm and in a safe spot for the winter. 

Friends came and went, we all met in camp, sharing values you can only find in an RV Community. And it wasn't "only" the warm weather but also the desire to have a break in your usual life style in a bricks and sticks home. In an RV you are much closer to nature, closer to weather, and many times closer to humanity.

Today there is a new group of RVers out there. They are younger, they occupy themselves differently. Many still work - remotely making money on the go. Finding income while traveling remained a dream for many during those days 20 years ago. Technology has stood for those changes. Our phones today do not cause high roaming fees. People can have international plans, some have unlimited data and phone. In 2005 and 2006 we dragged bulky satellite dishes mounted on heavy tripods with us, and a phone line had to be connected to a router inside your RV. It was terribly expensive and cumbersome.

Back then solar panels were super expensive, we paid $500 for a 100W panel. and we had just 2 of them.

Those are just a few changes we gone through over the years.

What still is the same is the desire for a place that always felt like a second home. 

Tonight we spent time at a campfire exchanging stories, enjoying the company.

Thanksgiving is over for now, and we sure have a lot to be thankful for.