Cloudy Day

Today turned out to be mostly cloudy--not good for solar charging. We fired up the generator and ran it for quite a while to bring the battery state of charge up from 69% to 90%. That's the first time we've done that. Actually, we've only used the generator a few times, and just to run the microwave or the tv before we got our solar panels.

We talked to some of our fellow campers today. They've been boondocking for a few years now and are really set up for it. They have 10 golf cart batteries and 600+ amp hour solar panels. (We have 4 batteries and 440 amps of solar panels.) They also have a couple of 50 gallon drums for extra drinking water mounted in their truck bed, with a small pump to refill their freshwater tank.

We were especially glad that we had stopped to talk with them, since they had some good tips for our planned trip tomorrow on the Verde Canyon Railroad Wilderness Train, which they took a couple of days ago.

We ordered a new toilet today, to be sent to Jeff's house. We're hoping all goes well and it arrives on time.
Tomorrow is Ken's 65th birthday--a bit of a milestone. The folks we talked with said, "You're still a spring chicken!" They're 71 and look much younger. I think the RV lifestyle is good for your health and fitness--especially since Ken and I have been taking morning and evening walks.