TVC - Day ONE HUNDRED

It seemed only appropriate that the title for today's blog should just be the number of days we have been in South Lake Tahoe.......I'm trying very hard to remember that last time I spent 100 days in one place......oh, wait, here it comes......last summer in South Lake Tahoe!  In our almost 43 months of nomadic life this is only the second time we have landed in one place for this duration of time.  As much as we have worked this summer, it is the complete opposite of last summer when we arrived at TVC on May 17th, but didn't begin to work until July 3rd......we had about 6 weeks to just enjoy ourselves and relax.  As things stand right now we plan to be back here at TVC next May once again, but we will do things differently....we'll put in our 4 eight hour days and be off for three days each week.  The problem with trying to work just 6.5 hours per day over 5 days when you are understaffed as we are is you rarely ever do that.....you end up working 7, or 8 hours each day....or more.....and that my friends begins to feel too much like work!

Monday was a wonderfully relaxed day......we are down to 170 sites occupied after waving goodbye to 61 more RV'ers/tenters and only welcoming 28.....the campground has the pre 4th of July feel to it.....very, very quiet....almost eerily quiet, but I like it!  All of those on my departure list were departed by 1 pm (a couple of LCO's......Late CheckOuts).

I was able to spend some time on a project I started back in June, which essentially is going through each and every site and measuring the width and length of each site, and confirming what amenities are at each site, so we can update our DigiRez system with accurate information about each site. This will, in turn, help us place future customers in sites that more accurately fit their wants and needs.

I was able to check another item off my summer project list by ordering 4 Michelin Light Truck tires for the trailer.  For the first 2+ years of our travels when we still had the 2002 T-Bird we had to replace 5 tires on the trailer.....the tread kept separating.  As it stands now the last tire we replaced was in Cardston, Alberta back in July of 2013.  We replaced 1 tire in July of 2012, another tire in September of the same year, then two more in January of 2013, with the final tire mentioned above.  Right now we have three different brands on the trailer.....not a good idea, but so far it has worked.  Since then we have not had to replace a tire, and I think the main reason for that is a few months later we sold the T-Bird and got the 2001 VW Beetle.  The VW weighs 1,000 pounds less than the T-Bird and I think that is the primary reason we have not had anymore tire failures.  I have been following a blog called 'Man in the Maze' (formerly was called Airstream Life) for almost a decade now.  Back in 2009, or 2010 Rich was having the same issue with the standard ST tires used on most trailers (ST stands for 'Special Trailer') and was going through tires after just a few thousand miles.  He did some research and had 4 Michelin Light Truck tires installed.......about 50,000 miles later they are going strong.  Back then he paid over $700 for 4 tires, but I was able to get the same tires through Amazon Prime for just over $500 including tax......FREE SHIPPING!  The tires have a weight rating per tire of 2065 lbs. each giving me a total laden GVW of almost 8,300 lbs.....right now with the VW I'm around 7,500 lbs. (trailer, cargo and car), so I have more than enough room to spare.  The tires should be here at TVC by next Monday.

The high temperature for the day was 88 degrees and for the first time in over a month we ran the A/C for a few hours, but by 1800 hours we turned off the A/C and opened the windows.

We watched 'So You Think You Can Dance' and were in bed by 2200 hours.....

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