We woke up at six this morning feeling refreshed and ready for a fun day not dominated by driving.  Perhaps it was the stunning Easter sunrise over the banks of the desert lake that made us both bound out of bed, bundle up in sweat suits and hit the path with our cameras.  Doris is so excited!  She is out hunting for eggs among the cacti, poor thing.  We’ll cook some for breakfast — scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits with butter and cane syrup and coffee.  On a “normal work day” we have been having oatmeal and greek yogurt for breakfast.  Today is special!  It’s Easter!

You might be saying to yourself – enough with the blue skies and Braves scores — give us some practical details about Airstreaming.  Ok — I’ll address that probing question in the ever-popular Q&A format:

Q.  What in the world does one bring to wear on a five-week trip in an Airstream without a washer/dryer?

A.   I brought 35 outfits (nonwrinkable as sister Jenny would say) consisting of 35 pairs of black pants, 35 black tops and 35 sweaters of varying colors and thicknesses, and some cute shoes.  Just kidding.  I really have six pairs of “real” pants (I never wear jeans), about five casual and very comfortable travel dresses, a million black tops, 35 pairs of under undergarments and some cute shoes (walking type).  Also a sweat shirt and pants, a down full length coat good to minus 35 F, a light short down jacket good to 75 F,  and two night gowns.

Brad brought what he happened to be wearing when we left home plus an electric toothbrush and a Walmart credit card.

All this fits nicely in the two 8 inch bedside hanging closets and the folding bins in the hall closet. Plus we plan to wash clothes when we visit our friends in Durango tomorrow.

Q.  Who does your hair?

A.  I do!  I had it cut unmercifully short right before we left and got some hair goo.  Basically I am going with the Lori Cohen look, for those of you who know her.  It’s great! As long as I stay out of all Brad’s camera shots.

Q.  What did you not bring that you wish you had?

A.  So far, nothing.  We were in a Walmat super store on Friday in the town where we got the new wifi machine.  I walked up and down the aisles impulse shopping, which is one of my favorite pass-times.  I didn’t buy anything but fresh produce, marshmellows and ground beef.   Now that’s a testament to smart packing!  We did have 227 days to ponder it, however.

Q.  What about, um, you know, toiletries?

A.  I assume you mean facilites.  Don’t be childish.  We happen to have a great arrangement — a small room (very small) contains a yacht-like you-know-what (i.e., with a foot pedal), a very small lavatory with brushed nickel Moen faucets, and four really “commodius” storage cabinets.  Brad says the mirror, which covers two of the over-head storage bins, is the best one we’ve had in 22 years of marriage.  He can see to shave, and I will say he looks better than ever so it must be true.  The shower is accross the hall (two feet away).  It has a wonderful adjustable shower head that has an on-off buttom on the hand-held part so you can take “military” showers to conserve water when you are “boondocking” (more on that in future posts — it’s not as bad as it sounds).  My favorite feature is that the Airstream has two adjustable walls that, when both closed, convert the bathroom components into one generously proportioned area that includes the shower, the toilet room, the hall closet and the hallway in between.  That keeps it warm, private and roomy, but does cut down on the traffic flow to the bedroom (i.e., you can’t get there for a while).

Q.  Don’t you have something better to do than blog?

A.  Good point.  Breakfast is served.  I’ll continue this factinating topic in a later post.  Happy Easter!

Easter sunrise at Santa Rosa Lake

Doris hunts Easter eggs

Easter moning

A hike in the desert

Trail marker in the desert

One happy dog

The evil cactus

Takes the guess work out of shopping!