We spent our evening enjoying the fish jumping and admiring the various birds.
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| We saw many fish jump and actually caught one on camera. |
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| I think these are pelicans. We saw one flying low over the water also. |
Before driving to Broken Arrow we had to decide whether to drive back from Sandy Beach to Two Moon to dump. Our 50 gallon fresh water tank and associated black and gray tanks can get us through three nights, but the last one is tight on black or gray water space. We decided not to make the 20 mile round trip because the road wasn't great and we had another 3.5 or so to Broken Arrow over unknown rough road. I was worried that if we went back to dump we might not want to repeat the drive to come back to Broken Arrow. The result was, we for the first time, filled up our shower tank and it flowed into the base. We have two grey tanks, the other one being the bathroom vanity, so the dust pan and trash can were utilized to scoop out the excess water and dump it down the vanity sink. We covered the shower drain with plastic cling wrap, a towel and put the bin of water bottles on top of it. As a result there was no splash out when we drove out the next day.
The black tank, which in our RV is for the kitchen and toilet, was dangerously close to full. We had filled it before and wanted to avoid doing it again. So we stopped using the kitchen sink, and switched to the bathroom vanity for all hand washing or dish washing. We also made use of the vault toilets at the campground. In the end we didn't fill it and were glad that we took the precautions early.
We didn't run out of fresh water but the sensor showed we were empty so we were probably pretty close. However, I was relieved to get to the dump, empty the tanks and get a refill on our fresh water.
Thus ended our second trip of the season where we had several adverse occurrences which turned into fortuitous events.
Glad to see you out and about for this season.
ReplyDeleteWhen we are boondocking, we wash dishes in plastic tubs inside the sink. Thus, most of the water stays in the tubs, one for rinse, one for wash. When done, we dump the wash water in the bathroom holding tank (in our case, shower), which lessens the load on the kitchen tank. The rinse tub becomes the wash tub for the next meal. We measured the sink, and bought the tubs at WalMart in the storage container department. We actually use the sealing lid of the container, to keep water from sloshing as we drive down the road.
Thanks that is good advice. We have a third tank which only our bathroom sink goes to. I just have to remember to use that one. Hope you're both well.
ReplyDeleteYes, doing fine. Getting ready for Voyage of the Vikings, a Holland America cruise to Iceland, etc
ReplyDeletePutting RV in storage near Cincinnati, enjoying Midwest summer :-) :-(
We often think of you and our adventures on the Tahitian.
Ooohhh sounds like a great cruise. I'm jealous. :-)
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