The 3 P’s - Playing, Planning and Plotting

Normally this time of year we’re sitting in the sunshine in Quartzsite, Arizona.  That’s not to say we haven’t been there when it isn’t so sunny and warm in January.  We’ve endured the wind, the rain and cold in Arizona also.  It seems this is one of those not so normal years.

This was our year to check out the winter in Florida.  However, with six of us sitting in the same park, we decided to celebrate one Friday night just like we did the year before when we were parked on the Arizona desert.  We called it our Mexican night.  Last year we had a pinata so this year we had to have a pinata too.

We also added a table full of nummy Mexican food treats.

Unlike previous years, this whole winter is spent in mostly full hookup parks with other snowbirds.  We’ve done very little boondocking.  We’ve also enjoyed new activities.

Monday night we met with John and Sharon, Jerry and Janice and Tom and MaryJane at Johnny Malloy’s (plus a few other folks from the same park). 

This place hops on Monday nights because of the 25 cent chicken wings.  You have to show up an hour early just to guarantee you’ll have a place to sit.  

Even though we’ve had hit or miss service, it’s still a fun place to meet.  We sat around and “shot the bull” for hours before we all gave up and decided it was time to head on out of there.  It was just another fun night in “paradise” with other RVing friends.

It has definitely been a different year and our time in South Florida will soon be behind us.  Beginning in just a few more weeks  we start heading north a little at a time.  Thus, the Plotting has started to get underway.  Tentatively, we’ll probably head a short distance north and connect with other RV friends in Wauchula.  From there it’s on to Orlando with more friends to reconnect with before we take a few days to visit Harry Potter World.

Our Planning is looking at a few other Florida coastal towns before we take a turn west.  At least we have a little bit of a plan but as you know every plan I make is subject to review and change.

When we left Washington at Christmas time a very important item was left someplace along the way.  It was my internet Wifi.  It’s not an important item as long as we’re in this park because internet is provided.  However, once we’re on the road, it’s very important. 

The cost of buying a new one through AT&T is about $300 without a contract.  The cost of buying a used one on Amazon was about $35 and that’s what I did.  With a new sim card, we’re now set up and ready to go again.

What about those Seahawks?  Who would have thought the Vikings would have missed what could have been a winning field goal in the last few seconds of the game?  WOW.



‘Tis life on the road.