HEADING BACK TO THE HOUSEBOAT

After a month of rest and recuperation, we were finally on our way back to the houseboat for the summer. It seems that we left Arizona just in time as the temperature climbed over 100 and kept going up. Our first night’s stop was at the Freightliner repair center on the western outskirts of Phoenix. We can rely on them to give us a thorough annual maintenance. They even provide a parking area with electrical hookups for the overnight stay.

We still did not want to push it too much so stayed the next night in Kingman in northern Arizona. This park is also a place for horse owners to stay with their horses and trailers. Next we made it to Barstow and tried a new park to us. We were impressed by its well-planned layout and the oleander bushes between each space that gave privacy.

In Bakersfield we stayed at a park owned by an RVing /women member. They gave a good discount and the overnight area was new and well-appointed. We couldn’t say the same for the park in Madera but it was about the only park at the right distance for our travels that day.

We arrived at the houseboat to find that the birds had been busy. There was nest of wide-eyed babies in our power box and a new nest built of mud in our boat horn. We were very pleased how well the houseboat had weathered the winter without our faithful Cap’n Toni around to check it for us. It was good to bake back on the water again.