The Mechanics of Life, Part 1 and 2

We’ve been wondering what it would be like with two of us living in a 72 sq ft camper for two months. We also suspect some of you have thought we were nuts to try this little adventure. After only 5 days, it’s way too early to draw any real conclusions, but we have made a few observations. So far the thing Cathryn misses most is her bathroom at home. The unheated campground bathrooms, with intermittent hot water, don’t quite measure up to what we are used to, but I imagine they are still far better than we can expect to see in Baja. Bob’s major issue is that it’s hard to keep the Chalet clean and tidy (and Bob hates clutter). Bob’s issue seems more likely to be solvable as we learn how to organize our stuff and get to someplace warmer where we can spend more time outside. After being on the road 5 days, we spent about 4 hours this afternoon on the mechanics of life. We went to Wal Mart to buy a variety of things we figured out we needed for the rest of the trip, grocery shopping to stock up before we cross the border, got the oil changed in the RAV4, and went to the laundromat. We wanted to be caught up on all these issues so we didn’t have to deal with them our first few days in Mexico. (Why is it that we hate Wal-Mart, knowing that it has killed Main Street in much of America, and has a terrible record of treating its employees fairly, but we also find it so efficient to find everything you need from 10 different stores on Main Street?)