Doing the dance

Mims, FL – We slept well in the new RV last night, probably more because we were super tired than for any other reason! It began to rain a bit in the night, and I noticed that the automatic fan hood on the ceiling gently closed itself to keep out the wet, thanks to its rain sensor feature.
We were both surprised to see the time when we finally came to this morning – 8:30! Never happens! Once we were up and about, we busied ourselves with coffee-making, breakfast preparations and trying to remember where we put all the pieces of stuff we needed to proceed through our day. Not only that, but we had to make space for each other where there was no space – you stand here while I do that, and then I’ll get out of your way and you can do your thing. We call it ‘doing the dance’, and we learned all the steps in our last RV – we just have to modify them a bit for the new configuration.

I dressed up the place with my shamrock scarf to mark St Patrick’s Day, and picked out my green pants to wear. It was none too warm when we stepped outside, and we never did peel off  many layers as the day continued. Still, we were enjoying our first non-travel day since we left home, and we got a lot done towards feeling settled. I even toted a couple of loads to the laundry room, conveniently located right behind our site.

We went for a walk around the campground in the afternoon. There were lots of live oaks on the property, draped heavily with Spanish moss that swayed in the breeze. It looks like a lot of guests are longtime visitors, judging from the whirligigs and gnomes planted in front of motorhomes that had permanent wooden steps up to the doors. There were also lots of kids having a ball in the play area nearby.

Tonight we enjoyed our first home-prepared dinner in the RV. Last night we planted the pedestal and tabletop at the front for our store-bought supper, sitting in the driver and passenger seats that swivel around when we’re not driving. Tonight we tried out the rear location, seated on the sofa/mattress. I think we’ll stick to this spot, as the tabletop sits at a better height. The front location put the surface almost right under our chins!

As I sat down to write this, a new motorhome pulled in next to ours with a very appropriate label: “Leprechaun” by Coachmen! Bet they got some ribbing today!