Listen Carefully…

Jim says:

Can you hear it? Way off in the far distance? It sounds like someone…whining!

It is…It’s me the Weather Wimp!

My life-partner Mary has nicknamed me The Weather Wimp. This is because 98% of the time for the last 15 years I’ve managed to stay within 65-75 degree weather all year-long. When the weather I’m experiencing gets outside of that range, I start whining!

Mary’s still at her home in the central California Sierra Mountain foothills in the colder weather while I’m hanging out in 1000 Palms, California, about 10 miles east of Palm Springs in the warmer weather. The only problem is that it’s currently too hot here!

This is a photo of yesterday morning’s sunrise as taken through the dining room window our motorhome. I had to use yesterday’s because when I published this Blog posting this morning, it was still dark at 5:30 AM. I’m an early riser.

This is a photo taken through the windshield of the motorhome right after sunset…

So, why am I now whining? Well, the average high temperature for this area in December is 72 degrees (NICE!) and yesterday it was 82 degrees with 22% humidity. Today’s forecast is a high of 85 degrees, tomorrow is 84, so I’m doing what I’m supposed to do…I’m whining!

Fortunately the temperatures are supposed to return to more like average temperatures in another 3-4 days. Then The Weather Wimp will be happy once again! As I’ve said so many times…it’s a lousy job, but somebody’s got to do it! 🙂

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298 Days And 11,046 Miles

Jim says:

Our trip (my fifth time) around the United States in our RV is finally over. We arrived safely yesterday at Mary’s yard in Murphys, California where I began the trip last November 30th. My total time was 10 months. Mary missed about three months of the trip having to be at home to attend to business and family affairs. We sure saw a lot of places and things and met a lot of interesting people. Here’s a map of our route.

Here are three photos approaching Mary’s home on the Western slope of the Sierra Mountains…elevation about 2,000 feet.

Mary’s driveway…

Temporary arrival parking place…

Our plans? The motorhome is in real need of a good cleaning, miscellaneous adjustments and minor modifications…most of which will be my jobs. Mary has a mountain of mail and rental problems to attend too. I’ll most likely head South to warmer climates once again around November 30th and Mary will once again join me in January. Where’s the next trip destination? Don’t know yet…haven’t figured it out yet.

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2010
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