I am a full-time RV’er spending her summer at a lake in Iowa. The dog days of summer are upon us and it’s the weekend. Yeah! The day was gorgeous, sunny and 81. I have been in this campground the entire summer and we have never actually explored the surround areas around the lake. This is a Corps of Engineers lake and has many recreation areas, so we load up the cooler and head out on a road trip. What a beautiful day. Families are out boating, swimming, having picnics, hiking, and riding their bikes on the bike trails. We had a great time and finished the day off back at the RV with a bottle of wine and couple of steaks on the grill. It doesn’t get any better than that. Sunday dawns cool and cloudy. If you have ever spent any time in a RV then you know that those are the kind of days that you dread. It’s too cold to sit outside and it’s terribly confining to sit inside a RV all day. We turn on the TV and prepare to spend the day being couch potatoes. Luckily, a friend called to save the day! “Did we want to come to dinner?” you bet we did! We had a great time visiting. The meal was excellent and the three bottles of wine made for great conversation and relaxation. Life is good when you’re retired!

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