Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Hurricane, UT - Being blown away in Walmart's parking lot

Today was a very satisfying day.  This morning I hooked up to the sewer and dumped the tanks.  Katie and I took one more short walk, then I vacuumed the couch and floors while I still had electricity.  I don't think Zion has any hook-ups.

Leaving the campground.  
I wish my camera had a 3-D setting to show the layers in this photo.

We went into the town of Hurricane, UT and found a laundromat, where I did tons of laundry.  That's always a good job to get done.

On the way to the laundromat we drove past an RV sales and service shop, so when I was done folding and putting away and hanging everything up, I drove back there to see if they could change the oil on The Palms.  They said they don't change oil, they use a shop down the street, so I went there and they took The Palms right away.  I got the oil changed and tires checked, fluids checked, all that stuff.  So now when I head down to Arizona, I won't worry about having to get those things done there.

Then we drove to the local Walmart where I did my grocery shopping. 

We are over-nighting here tonight - it's windy as hell (excuse my French, but it is), and there's lightning in the sky.  I just looked out and there was a whole line of lightning showing up behind the mountains to my right.  I sure hope the light fixtures in this parking lot stay grounded.  They are swaying in the wind. 

Today was beautiful, but this wind tonight - wow!  About 8:30 I took Katie outside to go potty, and when I opened the door, it FLEW out of my hand and SLAMMED into the side of the rig.  It actually cracked the plastic thingy that the door hooks into when open.  I was happy there wasn't a hole in the side of The Palms.   Incredible.  No rain, though.  It did rain last night for about ten minutes, but nothing yet tonight.   I don't see any stars in the night sky, so it must be cloudy. 

This was the sunset from the Walmart parking lot this evening:



I'm watching TV and typing by the generator, but will turn it off soon and go to bed.  Another RV just pulled up alongside me, and I don't want the generator to bother them.

Tomorrow I'm going to drive over to Zion and see if I can get in early.  If not, there are a few RV parks here in town I'll check out.

From Me and My Dog, have a great Tuesday night, everyone!  :)