Life in RV Wanna-be

Day 7
Howard here. Day 7 finds us widely separated. Eve and Maryrose are nearing Chicago on the train, the boys and I are almost midway on the direct driving route from Sullivan's Island to San Diego. By Mapquest, we are 1265.27 miles from SC with 1279.89 miles to San Diego. If we had stayed west of San Antonio instead of east, we'd be half way.
Today we'll take a big chunk of that distance by traveling to Carlsbad, NM, about 450 miles away. We'll leave the lush plains of Texas, which look much like Pennsylvania, and enter the desert.
We've had hot weather during the days and the forecast for Carlsbad has a high of 98 with 10% humidity. We hit 100 in Columbus, Georgia with a humidity of 98.6. We'll be far more comfortable in the desert. Our pop-up has an air conditioner which makes both a racket and the camper comfortable. At night, it only comes on periodically and I am hopeful our cool desert nights will be quieter.
We've had good fortune with campgrounds/RV parks. Each of the four we've stayed in have been pleasant with their own individual merits. We've been in the pool in three of them and will certainly hit the pool in Carlsbad. People have been friendly and facilities clean. The RV park near Galveston had individual rest room/showers better than in some motels we've stayed in. Some of the lots have been small but each campground has made an effort to put us in a site with a little extra room and shade when available. Many of the RV's you see in these parks are only periodically occupied. People rent spots on a monthly basis and only spend weekends and holidays in the park. Some of these rigs are colossal. There's a 35 foot trailer next to us with a huge slide out room with the model name 'Rockwood Superhome Ultra Lite.' It's towed with an SUV so I guess they couldn't get the heavy model. Many people just don't have room to park these rigs at home and moving them is a major operation so become monthly renters.
Our pop-up is comparatively light and easy to move. We're at the bottom end of the RV scale, arguably not even an RV, just above tents. We have a refrigerator, sink and counter space which make cooking and cleaning much easier than doing dishes in buckets. With the right site we have running cold water with the sink draining directly to a sewage connection. We can also get water from an on board tank and drain the sink to a bucket. There is a gas stove we can set up inside the camper or outside. The AC is also a heater and we have electric lights and outlets which are marvelous for charging the phones and computer. We have cabinets for storing food, bedding and kitchen utensils. There is a large storage compartment in the front currently holding Maryrose's bicycle and outdoor furniture. One particularly nice feature about this camper is the plastic covering the windows. You can remove them to get more air in the camper but while up, they act like one way glass. You can see out but it's hard to see in. That's good for watching wild life or your neighbors setting up their enormous rigs.
Barring mechanical failure we can't deal with, life on the road is and will be fine. Howard