Well, glory be! April has been the least expensive month so far this year!
- Campsites $477.84
- Gas 380.97
- Other purchases 347.32
- Groceries 212.23
- Eating out 167.70
- Tourism and entertainment 86.00
- RV maintenance 24.95
- Laundry 13.50
- Tolls and parking 0.00
- Truck expenses 0.00
TOTAL $1,732.62
I had been hoping that the campsite expenses would have been lower, especially since I had free camping for eleven nights in April. But, I did spring for private campgrounds for six of those days.
Two nights, I found myself without a campsite and the weather took a turn for the worse, so I bit the bullet and took two nights in a “resort”. All the charm of parking in a gravel parking lot – but they had good showers, laundry facilities, pool and hot tub. I stuck my feet in the hot tub for a few minutes while I was waiting for the clothes to dry.
I sprung for four nights at Rudy’s RV Park just outside Bryce Canyon National Park. I didn’t know what I would find there, so, again, I bit the bullet. Little did I know that there was FREE camping in the National Forest between the RV Park and Bryce Canyon! I was the first person to post about this spot on Campendium.com, so I got to name it! Click on the link if you want to find out what I found.
I also decided to buy one of those trackers that keeps track of steps taken, amount of sleep and pulse rate. I haven’t figured out how to get the pulse function functioning, but I am doing really good with the sleeping.
I’m feeling good about April’s expenses.
I have a feeling that May is going to be another story. But more about that later.