Winding Down 2020

October 31, 2020 by PR-Bike 1 Comment

And just like that, my traveling days for 2020 are over. I pulled in to Tucson yesterday, and here I’ll stay until February 2021. Seems forever ago I was “sheltering in place” in Gulf Shores, Alabama. I fervently hope by February we’re not back in that same situation. Even so, it’s been a whirlwind year, especially September and October.

My travels through the Year of the Plague. Each color a different month.

Some Stats for 2020:

• 6561.4 miles traveled in the motorhome
• 15 states with at least 2 overnight stays
• 14 tanks of gasoline / 7.3 mpg average / 962.4 gallons / $2049
• 5 states I’d not “camped” in the motorhome before

I know those fuel stats sound horrible, but I can nearly assure you that my carbon footprint is considerably smaller than yours. Especially in a normal year when you might actually be leaving your homes on a daily basis. And absolutely if you’ve taken an airplane flight in the last year.

I was here in Tucson two years ago but this time I’m completely on the other side of town. Home for the next few months is South Forty RV Ranch. Don’t be fooled by the name. It’s not a ranch and it’s a half mile off I-10, in town, and on the northwest side. I’ve got a lovely site complete with requisite tree and cactus, and the “ranch” has a very nice pool and hot tub along with it’s great location.

Home for the winter

For now, my 2021 is completely up in the air, as I’m sure is yours. I have some thoughts and ideas, but too much uncertainty to even begin a plan. There is a slight (and I mean so slight it’s nearly non-existent) chance that I may end up in a new/different motorhome at some point in 2021. It’s far more likely that I will instead be adding some significant upgrades to my current coach. But that is all speculation and fodder for another post.

The weather’s lovely here in Tucson……….come and visit.