I have no idea where the expression “Homes James” comes from, but it is one that my Mum has always used when arriving home from a holiday or a big shopping expedition, and it seems to have stuck! And yes, we do have a James in the family, one of my nephews, but this expression has been in use long before he was even a twinkle in his parents’ eyes!

We arrived home on Monday night having driven some 475 miles from Lubbock to Magnolia. It was a long day of driving but we are beginning to land a motor home travel routine that works for us; I think that we prefer to have as few “driving” days as possible in order to maximize the exploring days.

En route to Colorado, we met a lovely couple in the Lubbock RV park who were in the site next to us. The gentleman was the sole driver and his travel mantra was that he wanted to be at least one-third of the way through the day’s journey by the time the sun came up! Mike and I are both completely stumped by this, as for us, the whole point of having a motor home is to see and explore the magnificent US of A. How can you do that in the dark! Hey ho, we are all different and if that works for him, good luck.

In line with our home owners’ association, and as our home is on the golf course, we are allowed to park the motor home for two nights at the beginning and the end of every road trip! This is really fantastic as it enables us to open the garage doors and simply load and unload the motor home each time we are preparing or returning from a trip.

We have also moved the motor home storage unit to somewhere that is within 15 minutes or our home. Not that we were unhappy with the first site, but it had minimal security and the new place has cameras everywhere recording everyone that comes and goes.

Roxanne parked in her new site and ready for the next adventure!