I've Been Waiting

 I've been waiting months, since we got back in December, to go back to Pioche. We purchased the

travel trailer to live in while we're there, We've cleaned, painted

Sewn

and built

as much stuff as we could to make it comfortable to use. 

The truck is ready to go, minus the hay. Fresh oil & fluids, bearings greased and brakes checked. A new console cup holder, 3 more power sources, and the new air bags he put on after the September trip, for comfort. Its freshly vacuumed and cleaned out with clean windows.

We just can't find the silly neck pillows, anywhere. I've searched our bedroom including inside the luggage and closets, I've searched the sewing room, the buffet (that's where I thought I'd seen them last week), I've searched all the other cars and the other camper. My goal today is to get EVERYTHING remaining on the list into the truck or trailer so we can be ready to go at 9am tomorrow.

I've got my older travel journal and the new tiny one I purchased at Zion National Park in December, I've got the house journal for house things and I've got plain paper for notes or shopping lists.

Some of the cargo going down will be the electrical sockets, switches, new wire and fixtures. We're taking our bikes so we can get in a few short rides on those; there's a mountain bike ride in Caliente during the first weekend of May and it looks like fun to go watch.  We're taking a telescope with a few attachments so we can look at the stars. This morning was the 'Smiley Face' with the 2 planets and the moon, I saw the moon through the trees but couldn't see the planets and that's OK because media hyped it up to be this great thing but it wouldn't have been like that at all.

Anyway, it's high time I get my shit together, we'll be on the road in 24 hours.

Loading Up The Trailer

I bought 4 cases of water today to go with the 3 other cases we already have at home for our trip to Nevada in a couple weeks.  I loaded them into the trailer but I'll still need to move shit around because these cases leak and I don't want water sitting on the trailer floor.

We have a nice bed mattress on the lower bunk of the trailer and I'd like for it to be up on the top bunk and storage on the bottom where I can reach it easier. 

Think easier, not heavier.

The water will go into the bathtub.

We need to drink a LOT of water while we're there, if I don't drink lots then I get dehydrated and feel icky. Plus I get static electricity and shock my ass every time I touch anything.

I got these for washing dishes and cooking. 

The actual fresh water in the trailer will be used for flushing the toilet.

These bins are great for holding stuff in cupboards and I've got a few in the back seat of the truck to hold water and other drinks, chips and snacks and one for miscellaneous things like my wallet, notebook, sun glasses and hats.

We have a few of these neck pillows we always take with us on trips, I absolutely LOVE to nap while Lan is driving on long trips. I've had mine for a LOT of miles including England, France, Pioche a few times, Hawaii and Florida.

a full MONTH ago I began packing clothes to take to Pioche to be left there and now I can't find the damn things anywhere. I sincerely hope I didn't do something stupid like donate them, that would suck.

Where have you traveled to lately?

 

Pioche

We're already planning our next Pioche trip, April 27-May 10, 2025.

IF I can get Saturday April 26th off, we will be able to leave here Thursday evening after we get off work. Usually when we leave in the evenings like that, we're able to drive till about midnight before we have to stop to sleep. Having a travel trailer, RV or camper has always been nice because we aren't paying for a cheap ass hotel room and we can boondock. 

We've purchased interior house wire, junction boxes, plug-ins and light switches for the house in Pioche and thats what we're planning on getting finished this trip. We will have to remove a lot of old stuff, some of that is OLD in this stuff (stock photo)

and some is newer. We will have to leave some because we'll need to use it for tools and lights.

We're going to work on the plumbing too so we can at least use the toilet. Tom, the neighbor, has said we can use his hose so we'll just fill the tub to have flushing water. I want to make sure all the water pipes are completely blown out each and every time we leave so we won't have to worry about busted pipes in the future.

I haven't been able to paint in the trailer because its been too cold, down into the 20s as night. The paint needs a bit of warmth to dry and even though there's a heater in there, I can't use it too much. The whole barn, shop and tack room are on the same electrical breaker as our dryer and its too much so it keeps popping off. I'm not interested in burning down any of our buildings so I'll just wait to paint.  I want to finish at least the kitchen in green paint, and the walls an off white. I'd like to put a back splash around the stove and sink but no ideas what sort yet.  The color of kitchen cabinet paint is Benjamin Moore 'Forest Floor'

In other exciting news:

Erin and I had made plans for her to come over and give me a lesson in driving Amble but shes got that nasty cold/flu I had last month and I told her to stay home. 

I E-Filed our income taxes today and we're not even getting half as much as last year due to a drastic tax cut that happened early last year. We're getting more money on each check but a lot less on our return. I could pay more into it but not going to do that, I'll just know we're getting less. This year we'll use the money for fencing around the back pasture.

I'm trying to save money for our trip but its hard, we'll need at least $800 for r/t fuel.  I think right now I might have $200 saved with potential to save $500 from each check equaling up to $2,500. I best get cracking on it. Maybe I can sell some junk, like the Metro. Thats not junk but I don't need it.