Colorado - The Dark Side of one RV Park…..

 One temptation in blogging is that I love talking about all the adventures and beautiful scenery we encounter on our trips.

However, I so want to give a true picture of what life on the road really looks like in the good, the bad and the ugly.

Since we started out in March and we are now at the end of September that encompasses 7 months of being on the road. I counted that we stayed in 47 different places, from campgrounds, to RV Resorts, to State Parks, COE’s (Corps of Engineer), Boondocking, Harvest Hosts, Rest Stops and Truckstops. We truly slept in many different places but lucky us always in our own beds 😉

There have been places we stayed I admittedly never want to return to. Some were just overnight spots so it wasn’t to big a deal but last month we stayed at a campground that was pretty awful and we had booked a week so we stuck it out but goodness my heart went out to those who actually called this RV Park ‘home’. It had many permanent residents and it was a tad like a run down trailer park. The people I met and talked to seemed all pretty nice but in truth one never saw or interacted with others much as everyone seemed to hole up inside their trailers. It is hard to put into words why this park was so disturbing but it seemed dark, it had three ponds that looked dirty and were smelly. Both Ron and I didn’t sleep good all week and had bad nightmares. We could not wait to move out but ironically two days before our week was up we got neighbors who were very nice and outgoing.

Here is what I learned from this experience. We have the luxury of moving on but what about those who live like this every day? I can’t imagine how hard it would be to lift someone’s mood when this is the place one calls home.

So yes, I was thrilled when our travel day came up and as to the nice neighbors we met at the end of our stay? We told them we will be happy to meet up with them again someday in Arizona as that is where they were from.

Colorado Monument National Park

 Today we went and spend the afternoon at the Colorado Monument National Park and it was a stunning outing.

Like a step back in time seeing all the rock formations was breathtakingly beautiful.

We are staying at the Canyon View RV Resort here in Grand Junction which is an absolutely beautiful RV Park. Large sites, clean and impressive landscaping. There is a pool and spa, pickle court and volleyball courts. Two wonderful dog runs that our babes love. Also the bathhouse is wonderful. They have two bathhouses that are clean and showers run for 15 min. If one however needs more time you can get another 15 min after a 5 min break.

I admit me and my shower adventures are not for the faint of heart at times and I was a tad worried to only get 15min but I admit shockingly to me I was finished after 10 min. So all was well 😉

Sadly we only have 5 nights here and I wish we had 2 weeks. But we will be coming back this way someday as we are still wanting to explore the Mesa as well as

 Utah of course. Once Lucy is fixed and we can move freely all will be so much easier.

So I will make this one short and sweet and attach the photos we took. However I do like to recommend this area to anyone that hasn't been here yet. One could truly benefit in staying here for 2 weeks as there is just so much to see and do. We did see many A-Class Motorhomes pulling their Jeeps (Rubicon) as we were informed a lot of off road exploring is happening in this area as well.

Colorado - Starlink for the win!

 Since we took ‘flight’ in March we had a tad of a battle staying connected while on the go. We had opted to use a Verizon Hotspot device that offered 135 GB and let’s just say we ran out of it each month before the cycle was up. This in return meant we had to rely on our phones to be our hotspots and it also used up their data quick which confused me as I thought we had unlimited data….. Plus, we have been with Verizon since 2007 but of course it depends on coverage so again it’s a hit or miss.

It’s the 21st century curse of course that we have the need to stay connected 24/7, and while we still talk that our generation isn’t as dependent as the ones after us we do get indeed frustrated when the speed is slow or gets interrupted. Like watching our beloved F1 Racing and missing the last 10 minutes of the race. It doesn’t make for the best start of the day.

However, moving on to today when we setup the Starlink Satellite Dish for us RVers that I picked up from our friends yesterday (our friends were kind enough to let us use their home address to have it shipped to since we seem to never know where we are each week). Those last two months have been a tad crazy but that will go into another post.

So, again we set it up and we are not just connected but it is FAST! 

Cobra Kai here we come, as we are going to binge watch the latest season now!

As to the the price it is a tad higher as the permanent version. The dish and router cost $700, but it comes with a monthly price tag of $135. I heard it was lower in monthly cost for the stationary set up.

However, we put in the order less then 2 weeks ago so it arrived very fast, compared to the house version which has at times 1 to 2 years of back orders.

So we will still use our phones as hotspots when driving as you do have to take it down before you take to the road but that will be no big deal as we mostly travel only 3 hours or 300 miles in one day. The setup is also not very complicated and I admit it felt a bit like I was opening an Apple device. The same classic feel of simple and easy instructions and only three parts to it all. The dish, the router and the cable. The rest one does through the app.

So no more excuses forme behind behind on my blogging or working in my book. We are thrilled with our newest addition to the family: