RVers have to expect change
If you can't deal with change and the unexpected, the RVing life is probably not for you.
The picture above is one last look at the view from my campsite where I've spent the winter for the last seven years. It's no longer an RV park, and everyone had to leave.
I'm not complaining. Change is good. It's too easy to keep doing the same thing all the time. Sometimes it takes an event happening to force you to make a change out of your comfort zone.
The previous RV park had a great view, but I realized that I had been paying dearly for that view. Now I'm at a campsite 30 miles further inland. And the price is almost half of what I had been paying. I'm now paying $375 a month instead of the $695 a month I had been paying. Where I am now is a new RV park. It's a lot nicer, but it doesn't have a water view.
Overall, I think I like this RV park better (for the price, I know I do). The view at the other place was nice, but after a while, I started taking it for granted. It was no longer special.
The picture below is the view looking out the front window of my motorhome at the new campground. It's just an open field (which will be full of RV sites by this time next year).
What I Learned
I think it's human nature to want to stay in your comfort zone and not make changes. There are some advantages to that but think about all the adventures you're missing by not making changes.
I've booked four months on the beach in Galveston, TX for next winter. I'm looking forward to it, but I probably wouldn't have done that if I had not been forced to make a change. I had thought about spending two months in Florida and two months in TX, but I had not made a decision. Then the world changed and I had to make a decision.
What I learned is that from now on I'm going to be proactive and make changes rather than staying with the status quo until I'm forced to make a change.
eBook Giveaway Update
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1947020129
I gave away almost 2,000 copies of the eBooks version of this book last week in the Amazon eBook giveaway promotion of my latest book. Now I'll wait and see how many reviews I get.
The main purpose of the Amazon eBook giveaway program is to make people aware of the book and to get reviews. I usually get one review for every 100 books I give away. So, hopefully, I'll soon get about 20 new reviews. So far, I've received three new reviews. I'll keep you informed of the results of the promotion.
Reviews are extremely important to Amazon when it comes to ranking books. Most people are too busy to take the time to write a review. That's why reviews are so hard to get. Maybe that's why Amazon values them so highly.
Bottom line The old saying about RVers carving their plans in Jell-O describes the RVing lifestyle. Accept that things change, and enjoy the uncertainty of the lifestyle.