When one lives a nomadic lifestyle, the time to move on is inevitable. Eventually, we always embrace pulling up stakes and hitting the road in search of ‘greener pastures’. For Al and I that time has come. That itch to move on started presenting itself weeks ago. However, the down time was just what the doctor ordered.
We’ve been happily camped on the northwest side of Phoenix for the past six weeks allowing me the opportunity to recover from a nasty bout of the flu. The warm temps, blue skies, stunning sunsets, and wonderful company have rejuvenated me and I’m ready to hit the road.
Just because I may be ready to hit the road doesn’t mean I don’t have mixed emotions about doing so. As much as I’m looking forward to our wheels rolling again, there’s a part of me sad and reluctant to leave. We’ve had the pleasure of connecting with some fantastic folks during this long stay in Phoenix, as well as managed to fit in plenty of visits with our son. The weather has been near perfect and the scenery very pleasant.
That said, we have mixed emotions as we bid farewell to Phoenix…..as we say so long dear friends…..toodles stunning sunsets….see ya later blooming cacti.….bye-bye wonderful son….adios Arizona….till we meet again.
Tomorrow we’ll be pointing the RV in a northerly direction and venturing into some less than populated areas. Some might even call these areas remote. Let’s just say, internet and cell phone service will be hit and miss…..more miss than hit.
So today, Al and I sit in front of our computers making a plan….a plan with a backup and a backup to the backup and all jotted down on paper – hard copies. We have a tendency to still do things the ‘old school’ way – you know – an old fashioned atlas, paper maps, and real books.
The old way has served us well when modern technology is elusive and elusive it shall be. We’re prepared to not be connected for the next two weeks…..eek blogging withdrawals!
We have our route planned out, our camp spots pinned down, and hope the weather doesn’t play havoc with us. Fingers crossed!
Note: I still enjoy ‘real’ books and knowing we won’t be connected for a while I like them even more. I have the Kindle app downloaded on my laptop and went to read one of my books the other night and couldn’t. Apparently I needed to download the latest Kindle version….. really? Grrr! Thank goodness I travel with some REAL books. I pulled out one of my Moon Handbooks, the one for Utah. I stumbled across these great travel books twenty some years ago long before our RV days or internet and recently I purchased up to date versions of several different states. These books are small, they don’t take up much room, available on Kindle, and are packed with tons of info; sights to see, places to dine, available sleeping accommodation’s, maps, history, plus so much more. These Moon Handbooks are a great resource for anyone who loves to travel ♥
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