My Last Night in Brook n Wood

Sunset on My Last Night

The Fire in the Sky

How Many Shades of Blue?

Even the Finale Contains Spectacular Brush Strokes.

Can you possibly describe or give the name of any of the colors painted by God's paint brush on the infinite canvas we call sky?

What I planned (to catch a glimpse of the rocket launch from Virginia) turned out to be a "catastrophic anomaly" resulting in the destruction of the cargo ship destined for the ISS seconds after launch.  Watch here Very bad news in terms of the lost instruments, supplies, replacement parts, etc.....5,000 pounds worth goodness knows how much. The good news, of course, was that there were no injuries and all workers are accounted for.  Even while hanging around at the highest point in the campground, I was not optimistic about the low cloud cover that would impede the view anyway.  I saw no blue patches like I did last night  However, when viewing more toward the west where the sun had set (5:54 pm), Mother Nature provided yet another Fall spectacle by making use of that low cloud cover.  And, as usual, I was fortunate and thankful to be able and witness it.

And so, another week of camping comes to a close with the next trip beginning as soon as I depart this campground in Elizaville, NY.  The entire site is nice enough to return when humans once again occupy the many vacant sites.  The facility is clean, well maintained, and there is a site location for every condition an RVer would want: open spaces, shade, along a creek, wooded, dry docking or with full hookups.  I plan to return next season.

I'll take off about noon tomorrow and stop somewhere for a leisurely lunch because I cannot (so they say) register at Croton until 3:00 pm; although this time of the year, I don't think it matters or anyone cares.  The other reason for killing time is my need to refill my propane tanks.  The best price I've found ($3.39/gal) was on my to Croton at Synergy Gas on route 9 in Cold Spring. The person to fascilitate the fill will be available after 3 pm.

While temperatures remains above 36°, I am able to use the Heat Pump (built into the air conditioning unit on the roof) and it runs on electricity.  The heat pump works the opposite way the AC works.  While the AC draws heat from the coach to the outside, the heat pump extracts heat from the outside and carries it into the coach.  At  36°, this heat pump method is no longer efficient so I must turn on my other heating unit, the furnace, which runs on propane.  It warms quickly and is much quieter than the heat pump.

Next, I'll fill my diesel fuel at Appalachian, also on route 9, but in Garrison.  And then, hello Croton RV park.  Stay tuned (if you want).  Once I get Caddy back down to Croton with me, I'll restock, refresh, and rejuvenate to once again enjoy my RV and the environment I find myself.