New Toy

Well, new toy, vehicle, home, storage shed, etc.

Today I bacame the new owner of a used RV. It's 25' and though it officially sleeps 6 I think it's just about big enough for me to live in. It has a tiny bathroom with shower and toilet, a seperate sink, queen bed in the rear, small kitchen with microwave, 3 burners, fridge/freezer, dinette that seats 4, and an oversize king cabover bed. The cabover is soon to become my storage closet,the bed will stay made up as a bed, and the dinette as a table. That was a basic requirement for me in the selection process. I wanted to be able to live in the RV without having to collapse a bed into table and vice versa.

I still have a couple of months to wrok, but shortly after that will set off to start seeing some of the US. The RV will literally be my mobile home.

The sun finally came out!

...on the day I flew home!

It hadn't occurred to me when I booked the flight, but today is 07/07/07. As well as the symmetry in the digits, it is also the anniversary of the London Underground bombings, the first day of the Tour de France, and there have been several car bomb and airport car attacks in the weeks I have been in England. Needless to say, once I realised all this, I expected airport security to be a little tight. It was, but knowing what to expect I made sure I was very early arriving at the airport, and carried the smallest carryon I could with as little in as possible. It was pretty smooth going through, all things considered.

Waiting outside the terminal after dropping off my rental car I felt something very strange. The sun! It'sthe first time I'd felt it during my trip I think.

But aside from the rain it was a great vacation. Spent equal time with Mum and Dad and Kathy. Really enjoyed seiing the kids again, but didn't get any photos due to the whole "busted the camera" thing. Stupid!

Whenever I spend time at home I wish I had more time to spend, but it's hard to sacrifice hiking and rafting trips to spend time in the cold and rain, even if it is with my family. I've got to figure out a way to do more of both.