Happy new year everyone!
Once we had finished with the Christmas festivities, it was time to pack up the Christmas decorations and start the focus on getting ready for the 6 month road trip. Because of the snowy weather we have had, I had to bring the outdoor decorations inside so that they could dry off and I could put them away.
I had bought a few extra Christmas decorations this year and as a result, I ended up taking a bit more space in the bay because of it. Oh well, such is life!
I'd like to thank my newest dog walking partner at Rescue Ranch Yreka, Amy, for agreeing to take care of my Christmas tree and my cactus plant while I am on the road. I know they wouldn't have survived the trip just because of all of the jostling that goes on.
On New years eve, the Rain Rock Casino as well as a couple of other organizations in Siskiyou county funded a fireworks display which was launched from a vacant lot down from the casino. As a bonus, they did it at 6:00 PM so that people could still have a quiet evening at home, or celebrate later on with other friends.
Due to pending weather approaching, I decided that Remi and I would depart on New Year's day. Prior to that, I decided it would be a good idea to fire up the motorhome on Friday just to make sure I wasn't going to have to call out a tow truck on New year's day to get the rig started. Once the motorhome started up fine on Friday, I was comfortable with the plan to leave on Saturday morning. Once I managed to get old "Lazy bones" out of bed, and get our morning walk in, we got breakfast out of the way and finished the last of the packing. It was down into the teens overnight so, I waited until 11:00 AM to start the motorhome. Like Remi she coughed and gagged at the idea of starting up when it was cold out, but she got going. And within a few minutes, I had the Jeep hooked up and we were ready to roll.
The first number is the camping trips this motorhome has been on since it was bought 12 years ago.
The second number is the number of RV'ing trips I have been on.
The third number is the number of RV trips I have been on since my ex-wife and I separated.
So for this first day, where we stopped in Corning, we are camping stop: 77/157/15
The first night on the road with our stop in Corning, we stayed at Rolling Hills Casino which is right off the I-5 in Corning. The spots were a little close together, but most people don't stay here looking for a resort, so I get that. It was cool though, that they had a dog kennel so that dogs could be cared for while their owners gambled away!
The next morning, we fired up the Motorhome and got an early start heading to first the Blue Beacon truck wash and then down the road for Morgan Hill.
At around 1:30 on Sunday afternoon, we arrived in Morgan Hill for a 6 day stay at a Thousand Trails RV park here. For this second stop, where we are now camping in Morgan Hill, we are camping stop: 78/158/16. There will be a lot more on my stay at this Thousand Trails in my next blog post, but suffice it to say, I'm very happy with my decision to not only become a Thousand Trails member, but also that I chose this as one of my stops.
The following is the accompanying video of the start of the trip. This video is a little longer than what I typically shoot for, primarily because of a couple of challenges I ran into and also to show a few aspects of having a large 40 Foot motorhome to drive.
Safe travels all!
Eric and Remi too!
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