A trip of about 1000 miles – and it began with a full tank of gas.
Followed by at least another three tanks, a new battery, two nights in rest stops, a trip to Mexico while camped nearby and a night “dry camping”.
But I finally arrived at Desert Shadows RV Resort. I booked a site there for while I worked on administering tests for National Assessment of Educational Progress. This is a program that operates every other year and tests students across the country. The like to call themselves “The Nation’s Report Card.”
I worked on the project in 2013, when I still lived in Michigan. When they called to see if I was available for 2015, I was already on the road. I told them that I was interested, but that I needed to be in a warm locale. That year, I worked in Tucson. When they called me for 2017, I requested Phoenix, so I could spend time with Konnie, my adventure buddy.
I look forward to sharing our adventures.
I got settled in at Desert Shadows RV Resort. It was heavy on the amenities but tight on the space. I guess I’m just not the “amenities” sort of person. Shuffleboard, bocci ball and such things don’t do it for me. They do have card parties, but who plays cards at 9:00 in the morning?
I mean, that is one tight spot! Some mornings I would have to fold in my side mirror to make sure that I didn’t bump into the fifth wheel next to me.
This was the view out my door. Not inspiring.
I paid for a month, so I stayed for a month. Luckily, I found a fantastic regional park when Konnie took me around on our adventures. I stayed there for the rest of my time.
Now this is more like it!
The only catch to camping at Lake Pleasant Regional Park is you can only stay in a site for two weeks. This is not really a problem, though, because they will let you move from campsite to campsite. If I had only known about this gem, I could have made reservations in advance. As it was, I had to move to four different sites while I was there.
This view was from the second site I was in. Sunrise over Lake Pleasant.
My third site didn’t have the views, but it was right next to the bathhouse and they had really nice showers.
The whole place was so well maintained. They rake the campsites before we move in! I felt like my fire pit was part of a zen garden.
What a beautiful place! Of course, they didn’t have shuffleboard or bocci ball or early morning card games, but I didn’t mind in the least. My neighbors weren’t crammed right next to me, either.
And the sunsets were pretty special, too!