First Two Campground Reservations

Made my first trip reservation. For five nights at Traveler's World RV Campground in San Antonio, Texas. They are right on the River Walk trail, so we can ride bikes on the River Walk. I wonder if San Antonio has Nice Ride bikes. Oh, I see there is a B Cycle at Roosevelt Park and we could ride it along the San Antonio River to Blue Star Brewing.

And I just made a second reservation for 3 nights at Fort Pickens National Seashore in Pensacola, Florida. I'm on a roll. And BTW, that National Parks Senior Pass is the best. deal. ever!!!!!

Photo: Gulf Islands National Seashore

Planning the Itinerary

Took in the trusty Palomino camper to Hilltop Trailer to fix the delaminating edging on the front passenger side, and see if they can't do something to make my door fit better. Oh, and putting two new tires on. Don't want a blown tire on my cross-country odyssey.

Lined up some maps, a couple of calendar pages for January and February 2016 and logged onto the website for Google driving directions and plotted the first leg of my trip with my friend Carol. Sent her the e-mail. Now we just need to find two camping sites near Joshua Tree National Park in California and Carlsbad Caverns National Park in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Then Carol will be leaving me there to return to Santa Fe, New Mexico. And I will continue on to San Antonio, Texas. Looking for suggestions for a good RV camp ground in San Antonio.

Planning for National Retirement Tour

I am planning to retire on December 31, 2015 and my National Retirement Tour begins on January 15, 2016. My friend Carol is going to accompany me on the first leg of my trip to the American Southwest. Carol and I are going to be pulling my little Palomina Pinto pop-up camper because I plan to spend some time in several National Parks along the way. And, as my friend Colleen says, it is great when your guests arrive with their own bedroom.

I have started, in those early morning times when I can't sleep, to suss out some campgrounds that have both showers and electric hook-ups. It may be getting almost too late to start making reservations for late January and early February.

That's all I have to report now.