Sunday, Sunday

We decided to go to the car wash with the truck before we cleaned up for the day. Since the truck is too large for automatic car washes, it is a manual job that is not to unbearable since we both work together as a team to get the job done. We had driven through some fresh tar coming across Montana so we made a stop at an automotive store to get some tar and bug cleaner. When we returned home, John went to work with the tar and bug cleaner while I cleaned up my act. We don't want to show up at Life on Wheels with a dirty truck.

I spent the afternoon on the phone talking with my sister, Jan, and my friend and former co-worker, Janis. I was surprised to hear that Janis had to have her gallbladder removed in an emergency kind of situation. Get feeling your normal spunky self, Janis! While I was talking on the phone, John was out talking with one of our neighbors, Ron. Ron is a retired plumber, Life on Wheels attendee, and future full-timer.

We left a little before 5 p.m. to go to the Welcome session for Life on Wheels. Considering the fuel situation, there was still a good turnout of attendees although Gaylor Maxwell said that there had been a number of cancellations. It seemed like most attendees are people who already own an RV with a good number being "wannabes". That is, they want to be full-time RVers (we were one of them last year :)

We sat at a table with a couple that had been at Broken Arrow Campground in Custer, SD while we were there. We knew they were attending the conference but it just happened that we arrived a few minutes late and ended up at their table. Again, what a small world. We asked what they had been doing since they left Custer and they said they had gone to this working ranch with cattle and sheep and acted as wranglers for 2 to 3 hours a day. They said they had a great time but that cattle and sheep were really dumb. I can't imagine riding a horse much less acting like a cowboy. A big round of applause for them.

LOW had an ice cream party after the session broke up. We did not partake (imagine, John turning down ice cream!) Instead we perused the available books and stuff available for sale. We bought a couple of books, one on boondocking (camping without hook-ups out in the wild) and another on Free Campgrounds (national forest land, BLM, etc.) Oh, we also bought $20 in raffle tickets. Never know, Friday might be our lucky day when they have the drawings.

We returned home to enjoy the lovely evening. We ended up speaking with one our our neighbors at the end of the row that have a large expensive motorhome. They started full-timing in March and took the RV Driving School course over the weekend. They have a MotoSat on their motorhome which is what generated the conversation with us.

We went to bed with the windows open to enjoy the fresh air. Sure enough, it wasn't long and the wind shifted and that noxious odor was coming in the window. I closed my bedside window as did John but he couldn't stand it coming in the other window so that window got closed and the Fantastic Fan was turned off. The air conditioners were turned on. I don't know how the natives stand the smell.

Big day tomorrow as we start our classes. We are looking forward to it but not the brain drain from the overload of all the information. Sweet dreams.