Early May 2020

But first- HEAT WAVE! Oh My! 4 days of high 90s! AND, it hits 90 by noon and doesn’t go below 80 until midnight! We’ve given our new RV air conditioner a good test, that’s for sure. 98 degrees as a high on Sunday! The humidity is around 50% and it is windy, too!
We found some tennis courts and played a little two person pickleball, on days when the wind and heat were down. And there have been a few sights to see- the wildflowers along the roadside are beautiful- at least five different kinds of flowers, and then up the road these were our neighbors:

So, where are we going from Eastland, Texas? Being full-time RVers has always had it’s challenges mixed in with the adventure and exploration, however now things are definitely more challenging. Which way to go? Which states have campgrounds that are open? Which states are discouraging travelers? Where are areas with lower cases of COVID-19? How do we get back to Maine as safely as possible?

Back in early March, when the virus started to get its grip on America, we smartly realized that we probably would not be able to get into Canada this summer as planned, so we expanded our stay at Northport Campground- July 1 thru October! Four months in one place! Yikes! We are hopeful that, after we self-isolate for 14 days, things will have settled down enough that we will be able to visit friends and family…

Our Spring plans were to go through NM to Canyon de Chelly National Park them boondock in southern Utah and meet Derek in the Moab, UT area. Scratch that whole plan- the Navajo people are struggling with a big outbreak of the virus in the four corners area- the town of Gallup has actually shut down the road in! Lots of state and national parks and lands closed. And how risky is it for us to see Derek, and him us…
After looking at several alternate possible routes, we have a plan- north into the Oklahoma panhandle, then up into Kansas heading east, taking our time while waiting to see what opens up ahead of us.