Another big move...

Time flies when you're having fun... or dealing with insurance crap... or really having fun, like getting out on the scoots.  Tomorrow is "moving day" for us again - this 9 day stay really has gone fast.  We're in a part of the park we tend to stay away from (lots of families with kids), but it has been nice.  Rufus didn't have the big grassy area behind like our last site, but he has done fine with more walking along the street.  In the site we'll be on for the next 21 days, we have a corner lot, so a really big "front yard" where he can meander, on his leash.

Moving about 3 blocks seems like it should be nothing compared to traveling 1,800+ miles to get here.  When we are in "full travel mode," everything is stowed and secured for making miles.  For this short move, we will do our usual unhooking from utilities, but we move "one conveyance at a time" as I explained in a post 9 days ago.  That's how it works here at Hart Ranch: as a member/owner, you are allowed 21 days out of 30 on a site.  Then, 9 days "out" or with our membership, we can buy the 9 days in.  But, you have to move.  There are a few seasonal sites where you can stay for several months at a time, but you put your name in a lottery for that.  Not an issue for us.

In travel mode, I can hook up or unhook utilities in about 15 minutes.  For some reason, when we know we don't have hours of travel ahead of us, it seems to take about 4 times that for these short moves.  And then that same time to set up at the new site.  In travel mode, we aren't putting out chairs and tables, the grill, the sunscreen that attaches to the awning, the windshield cover, etc, etc.  We push a button to level the coach, and if it isn't perfectly solid, it's no big deal because it is just for a night.  When spread out and living large, we put down blocks under the jacks and try to make this as solid as a moving conveyance can be.  It all takes time.  We have the time.

We went for a treat today: Olive Garden for lunch.  I have some friends who think Olive Garden is the "McDonalds of Italian food," but we enjoy it.  We haven't had it since we left Arizona.  No, we didn't dine inside - not ready for that, yet.  But, we did "curbside pickup," which means they bring it out to the designated parking spot you are in.  And for some reason, this process takes way longer than getting your food when you dine in.

No matter - the food was good and the lunch portions are big enough that we will have leftovers this evening.  It is one step closer to "normal," although I think it will be a long time before things really are normal again.

I also went into the Hart Ranch Lodge today to pick up mail... we had three packages that were waiting for us.  In normal times, you would go into the Lodge and to the mail room window.  There might be several people in front of you in line.  And many other people at the front desk, making reservations.  Now, the Lodge main door is locked.  There is someone at a side door that allows you to go inside, one person at a time, and only to pick up mail.  Mask required, use the hand sanitizer on your way in.  No, it doesn't feel "normal."

Still, being here at Hart Ranch is good.  Easy to stay socially distant.  The motorhome is our home away from home.  When Mother Nature isn't beating us up, the scooter riding is great.  Rufus loves to walk in the grass here.  We sleep good in the motorhome... well, most of the time.

Joan had her hair tied to the side with a scrunchie when she went to bed.  She had a neck ache when she got up this morning.  She said, "You don't know what it's like to sleep with a big lump."  I couldn't keep my mouth shut.  I'll let you know what hospital room I'm in if you want to send flowers.

;-)