Well, I drove back to
the motorhome and packed up my belongings. I went through my big 26-foot
motorhome and pulled all of the essentials and put them into the back hatch of
my teeny tiny Smart Car. The oversize dog crate I’d just bought, my dutch oven
and cast iron cookware, tools, the new 100-foot power cord, rv gadgets, stuff
I’d bought to get settled into the motorhome. Hmmmmm, not only did it ALL fit,
but there was still more room – WOW! OK,
so I made another lap around the motorhome and grabbed a few more things:
blankets, towels, curtains – stuff I could live without, but might as well pack
up. There was still more room! OK, a few more trips back and forth. I really
cleared out the motorhome and left very little behind. Admittedly, I had stuff
squished up to the ceiling of this little car – but it really holds far more
than I imagined. Even the antique bedpost I’d found along the way made it into
the packing. And with all of the blankets piled up in the front seat, the
puppies would have a nice perch for the ride home.
As I pulled the last few things out of the motorhome, I
realized that the Smart Car would easily fit inside – like right where the
kitchen table goes. Irony, that’s for sure.
I took a moment and sat in the motorhome one last time. I’d
had it almost 9 months – and put more than 6000 miles on it. I’d been to 4
National Parks and 11 states. I’d been to the ocean, through the desert, and
across the Mississippi twice. I’d visited family and friends. I’d had some
great times – and I’d learned a lot, about both RVing and about myself. So, I
said my goodbyes to this motorhome – but know that at some point in the near
future that I’ll be out RVing again. This rig was a great place to start – and
this has certainly only been the start.
I’d bought the
motorhome as a 50th birthday present to myself. A boyfriend had helped me pick
it out, because he was good with cars. As I thought back on it, he hadn’t
really checked it out as thoroughly as I’d expected – hadn’t even popped the
hood – hadn’t really “kicked the tires on it.” And that was a big lesson for
me: other people are pretty quick to
spend your money for you.
A number of years ago (while I was still married), I’d
wanted to buy a motorhome – something we both said we wanted. We loved to do
little getaways and both thought it would be good for us, good for our
relationship – and it probably would have been. I looked on KSL and eBay, and
frequently emailed him links to get his opinion – even bid on quite a few,
unsuccessfully. Finally I found one exactly like he’d agreed to previously, bid
on it on eBay, and won the bid within our budget – but when it came down to
finalizing the purchase he got mad at me and refused to let me buy it – and now
I realize his selfish reasoning (he’d taken the money out of the account
without telling me). I still think it would have been good for us to have had
those adventures together. So one of the reasons I bought one this year, is
that because I’m single – and, well, there’s no one around to tell me “No!”
Buying an RV was on my Bucket List, so I did it – and I’m glad I did. My
“Roedhog” may not have made it to the end of this trip, but it got me started
on this great adventure – and it’s an adventure that will continue far into my
future I’m sure.
It was a little sad to leave her behind, but I have a lot of
great memories that I get to keep.
Besides, sometimes that’s how life is:
sometimes you need to adapt and figure out a new way to keep things
moving forward. And I think I’m getting pretty good at that.
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