On the road 25, day 2…staying put

I am posting these entries to my 2024 OTR blog, but only for the time being until I change its name. You see, our trip last year was nipped in the bud and never occurred due to a pesky lawsuit that has plagued my condominium, and me as the former president, for seven years. As good luck would have it, we won all four matches in this 26 round saga, one in 2019, one in 2023, and two this year, a double header, so to speak, the last one with a knock out. But I say that, always mindful of Louis "Mountain" Rivera .

As voracious consumers of my blogs know, my road trips usually consist of moving on every day. These trips I am taking now are not really road trips, just short getaways in one place, essentially getting me ready for a real road trip. So far, after one day, I think I can conclude the following:

1- The 30-month lapse since the last trip has not affected my ability to handle the overland life.

2- Annie is handling tent life quite well, in fact, better than I. For instance, she prefers to sleep on the gravel ground and in the sun. She is tethered by a 15-foot leash, which gives her plenty of roaming space, but if she does not give me ample warning that she is about to roam, her leash will get snagged on one of the guy lines securing my pleasant shelter, and there goes my hard labor in setting up that shelter.

3- the Grenadier is working out spendidly. First of all, I can load it long before I depart since I had to load the Defender outside of my garage as I was getting ready to depart, due to need to use the roof rack. Second, with the rear seat removed, I can store everything in the rear, and I have three, no, four, doors to use to do so. Third, there is less stuff I have to take since I do not need a "Garage" container, I do not need a backup tent anymore, Annie requires less food to carry, and the list goes on.

So, on the basis of just one day's experience, I think it is time to get back on the road, for the first time since that fateful trip in 2019.

Photo of Annie resting and relaxing in the breeze .