I seem to get asked often “Is it really always that perfect?” Of course it is! Thursday for example was another one of those perfect days! We woke up to rain which I love to hear hitting our roof. Listening to the sound of rain on the roof is an amazing sound however RV’s and water don’t really mix and the moisture can be a problem if you are not careful. I keep the windows open when we are in these damp climates so that things air out but then there is the issue with Duke needing to go out.
You have to find a raincoat and real shoes, leash him up and venture into mother nature. That part is fun cause I actually enjoy walking in the rain, but then when you come back you have this dog that is pretty wet himself (Duke doesn’t have a raincoat!). He has learned that when it is raining or muddy outside he has to stand patiently while we attempt to dry him off. Did I mention yesterday we had to bath him because he decided to swim in the sound and smelled like dead fish, I think he may also have rolled in some! Once we get Duke pretty dry we have to let him inside the RV; he isn’t really dry so he proceeds to spread his nice wet dog smell all over the RV. Washington is beautiful but it is really damp, so chances of this all drying out is pretty slim considering we are camped in a nice dense forest. And then there is the towel from drying him that has to hang inside because it is raining! That just adds more moisture to the inside of the RV.
Did I mention we are camped in a really small State Park? State Parks tend to not have any utilities and this one does not. Normally that is ok with us, we can go most of the day in camping mode and run the generator only to charge batteries but that means we would have to run the generator exhaust right into our neighbors whose picnic table is only about 2 feet from our exhaust pipe – that wouldn’t be very neighborly. When we have no electric hookups we may as well be in a tent except for the lights, warm bed, running water! I can’t dry my hair, watch TV, keep my Ipad charged, etc.
So right after I attempted to dry Duke, I came inside and I have nothing to do because I forgot to charge my Ipad the last time the generator was running, I had already taken a warm shower so I had to sit in my recliner and watch the Washington Drizzle!
Puget Sound
Enjoying some sunshine after the rain
As with most days there is usually something to write about that is positive. The rain finally subsided and I was able to get out and take a short walk.