Rv Overnighter and Forest Fires Around The Corner

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As we wait for our turn for the vaccine, we have decided to cautiously take the rv out.  We called ahead to our resort in Montemorelos which is about an hour south of our house.  They said everything was closed but because we own our lots there we could come.  Also, the office said that no one was there and probably wouldn't come.  

We made the decision to have an overnighter.  The wheels on the trailer had not moved for over a year so I was concerned they might have some hard spots.  I had also turned the hitch upside down to raise it a bit.  The ride was fantastic.  I'm still not happy with the fan clutch.  It is very irregular and sounds like a jet engine roaring when it clicks on.  I found an original fan clutch and we may try that as our last resort and if it works, great.  If not, well we'll just keep going with the sound of a jet engine!

It was fun to sleep out.   It was very quiet and only the deer were out looking for food.  We cooked a great rib eye on the cast iron along with asparagus and a wonderful La Cetto cabernet.   A movie followed and then off to bed.  Came back home on Sunday morning.  I hadn't backed the trailer into the quinta for over a year.  It was comical, to say the least.  I should download the video from security cameras.  It was typical arguing about when to turn, stop, go, go forward, flailing arms but we got it done and had a good laugh afterward.

We are at the beginning of a severe drought.  With a three-day weekend, tourists came from the surrounding areas (one reason we took the rv out).  Well, they did their damage and started a forest fire.  On Tuesday, Juan went to the clinic to get his cholesterol medication.  I had taken a nap.  I woke up and thought I had overslept and it was late evening but from the blinds, there was an eery yellow light. I got up to find only 45 minutes had passed.   When Juan got to the house he called me in a panic.  The hills in front of our street were on fire.  

Before we had a chance to wrap our heads around what was going on, they were evacuating people from the top down.  As of yesterday, more than 700 people have been evacuated and many homes, farm equipment, and vehicles have been lost.  They have been rounding up farm stock and getting them loaded onto trailers.  

I doubted that it would ever jump the highway but now the trailer was ready so we could always take off.  The fire continues and there are helicopters dipping into the nearby lake and swimming pools.  We no longer have a national relief fund like FEMA as our president canceled it to save money.   The fires will take a couple of weeks to put out and we are hoping we don't have any winds.  No rain in the forecast either.  We have donation dropoffs so we will be taking a couple cases of canned tuna and water packs.  

I tried doing my 10k today but there is too much smoke so we'll see what tomorrow brings.