The long walk and helping the homeless

So one of the things that is a draw back to COVID 19, Teleworking and just our lives as we get older in general, is that we get less exercise. Fortunately, through COVID 19, I've managed to avoid the COVID-25 where some have put on weight during the pandemic, I none the less realize I need to get more exercise. With that in mind, and the fact that I realize that we spend entirely too much time whizzing by in the world and not really seeing where we are at, I decided to go for a walk to the local post office that is a little over 2 miles away and drop off some mail. 

The walk was to take about 40 minutes in each direction, and I was able to pretty much meet that mark. But on my way home, I came across a homeless man and his dog. Being one who always has a soft spot for dogs and also one who knows many homeless have just had a few bad turns in life, I carry a bag of dog food in the Jeep with a Subway card to help them out. Unfortunately, I was walking, and I didn't have the car or the bag of food, so, check out this video and see how I went about helping this guy and his dog out. 

Safe Travels all! 

Eric Anderson

First Christmas solo rving 2020

Merry Christmas everyone, 

Well, just like the rest of 2020, the Christmas holiday was like none other before it. This is the first Christmas that I can ever remember, where I was alone for the holiday, at least from that of Human companionship. Fortunately, Carol let me have Charlie and Pirate for the Christmas holiday which was nice. 

The three of us made the best of the holiday. I took the boys for numerous rides to go see Christmas lights in the Sacramento area and also for an occasional biscuit run to Scooters while dad would get a hot chocolate. 

I still broke out the vast majority of the Christmas decorations this year and did up the inside of the motorhome as I always do. I didn't do as many decorations on the outside because the squirrels tend to chew up the wiring and I also had planned to take the motorhome to Lake Comanche for the Christmas holiday, but as with everything COVID 19, that trip got cancelled because of stay at home orders. 

Here is a video of our Christmas holiday. I hope yours was a great one and free of strife. 

Safe travels everyone! 

Eric Anderson

Thanksgiving as a Solo rver 2020

For the first time in my entire life, I like so many others, found myself alone for Thanksgiving this year. Almost all of us were raised experiencing Thanksgiving with family members from birth, and I was no different. The last 21 years, even if I was not with my blood relatives, I was with my wonderful wife Carol. But, 2020 is the year that it was, I found myself alone, separated from human companionship. For me, I was fortunate in a weird sort of way in that Carol was spending Thanksgiving living with her friends Scott and Cheryl. Because she was not alone, she was more than willing to let me have Charlie and Pirate over the Thanksgiving Holiday. 

These two boys are the best companions anyone could ever ask for! I was fortunate enough in that I was able to fire up the motorhome and head a little ways north up I-5 to the town of Dunnigan and stayed over the holiday, with Charlie and Pirate at an RV park there. The Park is an older location, with a lot of full time/permanent residents, but it is a nice RV park. It's not a resort, but it is comfortable, safe and it appears that they are making an effort to upgrade some of the facilities at the park. 

Though the park is right adjacent to I-5, I really didn't hear any noise from the freeway at the camp site. I wanted to still make the most of the Thanksgiving holiday so I bought what I could to at least feel like I had a typical Thanksgiving holiday experience. I even managed to score a Cherry Coke Zero! :-) 

Here is a little video of my preparation of my Thanksgiving feast. I wanted it to show, that even though someone may be living alone, you can still experience some of the smells, textures and tastes of the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy! 

Safe Travels All!

Eric Anderson