Tripometer – 9328 mi
Gas Gauge – 722.350 gal
Location – Soledad Canyon RV & Camping Resort, Acton, CA
Lodging – $50
Cans of OFF – 4
The last week has been hell on more than our spirits, the inside of our rig is blown up. While Kelly worked today, Paul cleaned and reorganized the trailer and truck to a deep clean (though he never found what’s making that slight, but extremely foul odor in the car <sigh>.) When we left Maryland we didn’t know how we would live day-to-day in the trailer in a practical sense. We had to find that out as we travelled. Now that we’ve been on the road a few months we’re able to sort the contents of the trailer into more sensible and workable locations. It’s nice to have a clean slate for the week to come.
When we woke up this morning, Ranger looked flat out sick. He has no enthusiasm for food, play, walks, or anything that would normally get him excited. We decided that if he hasn’t improved after a full day of recuperation we would have to find a local vet and have him looked over for illness or injury (though none is readily apparent.) As the day progressed however, he began to come around. He spent most of the day sleeping under the trailer (his favorite shady location for napping). We think he was planning on another day of moving until the sun began to set. As night fell on the campsite he suddenly became alert and somewhat happy again, venturing out from under the trailer for attention and love. That’s REALLY good news. We will have to see if he returns to full steam over the next few days.
We finally broke out the hummingbird feeder that has been with us since the beginning of the trip. We were excited to see hummingbirds and feeders in many places in the campground and we couldn’t wait to set ours up. We don’t think either of us can recall hearing the hummingbird song before today. Magical.
Clearly recuperating ourselves, we treated ourselves to a home made meal and some television tonight for the first time in weeks. It’s nice to be stationary if only for a few days. The weather, though hot during the day (especially in the sun) is nice and cool in the evenings. We both decided that tonight would be a great night to turn in early.