Far East Trip… Complete

We made it back to New Mexico!!

After spending some time in and around Colorado Springs, it was time to be home. Missy made the jaunt south without complaint – she even seemed to know where we were headed. That was really nice as, after setting the cruise control, I was able to make a sandwich and relax on the couch in back. 🙂

I should note that my use of the term “home” is different than most.  “Home” is basically a geographic region that I tend to spent most of my time. It is not a house or anything specific like that.  Sorry for the confusion…

The total number of miles traveled was 4,125. I didn’t do a very good job of keeping track of total fuel consumed but I frequently checked mileage at fill ups and it typically hovered around 7.5 mpg. I generally drove faster (about 65 mph) than I wanted as the annoying vibration was slightly less annoying at that speed.

We stayed at far more “RV Parks” than we are accustomed. Overall, I was satisfied with the places we chose. Nothing fancy, of course, but all were very clean, reasonably quiet, and had some room to stretch. Well, mostly. One in Minneapolis just barely had enough room for Missy to get thru but the actual parking spot was just fine. The reason for staying at RV parks while enroute was the heat and humidity! I needed shore power to run the air conditioning.

Observations and lessons learned.
1. There are no stars in the far east – or certainly not very many.
2. It is HUMID in the far east. I imagine that a person gets used to it – I didn’t on this short trip.
3. It is flat in the far east.
4. There are a lot of people in the far east.
5. There are a lot of cars in the far east.
6. There is a lot of haze in the far east.
7. Don’t make a trip to where it is hot and humid during the hot and humid season.
8. Breaking the law is ok.

Being an old fart, I know I have some really old fashion views. One of them is that last item in the list. I am far from perfect so please don’t think I’m saying that. Sitting back and observing during this trip finally triggered a light to go in my brain. The whole concept of “illegal immigration” – which is a very big problem (everywhere but certainly here in the southwest) is comical to me as an old fart. It’s “illegal” so it should not be done OR looked upon favorably. Right?? That’s why it’s “illegal”, right? Yes, there is a way to immigrate legally – there has been for a couple hundred years and it has worked fine for millions of people. However; during this trip, I saw people constantly breaking the law. So, the light that went on is that current society does not look at the law as I do. In other words, breaking the law is ok. I guess, to kinda steal a line from Pirates of the Caribbean, people must think “the law is more what you’d call “guidelines” than actual rules.”

I wonder how current society would react to “illegal theft” or even “illegal murder”…. Hmm…. Actually, I already know how it feels (and supports) “illegal theft” so forget I asked that.

Anyway… not going to change any of that!!

I knew I was home when I went shopping at Walmart and there was nobody – not even a cashier – at the exit when I was finished. Of course, there was a bell with a “ring for service” sign but nobody responded to it. I had to go searching for an employee to tell them I was ready to check out. That is my definition of a “good time to be shopping!!” 🙂