RV Living: Pleasures and Challenges

RV living definitely has it's benefits.
If I don't like a place, I can move on to wherever appeals to me.
Although wonderfully freeing, it's not always easy to make plans of where to go next.
The experience at Myrtle Beach State Park has been great but I am now ready to continue south and plan to drive to Chesterton, South Carolina for their Festival of Lights which Carol told me about and where she is at the present. The reservations were easy to make and luckily there were some camping spaces available. 
After that, things become more complicated since American Thanksgiving is on Nov 27th and many campsites are already booked fully. Will I have to spend Thanksgiving at a Walmart parking lot?
Plan ahead vs spontaneity? I've always loved the feeling of freedom that results from being spontaneous, going where the wind blows me but have discovered the price to pay is not always camping exactly where I want to and needing to make compromises.
Planning ahead provides a lot of security, knowing there is a campsite waiting.
Being spontaneous results in uncertainty and requires a test of faith and trust that there will always be a campsite or a place to spend the night somewhere.
Given my gypsy spirit, I decide from one day to another where I'll go, requiring considerable time exploring the options.
Within that decision, several things have to be taken into consideration such as a place to dump my tanks, where to get water or propane, laundry, groceries, etc
This is definitely a large learning curve!

There continue to be challenges such as how to communicate when there is no wifi or when out of cell phone range, where best to get supplies , what to do when the tank monitors don't read properly,
what to do with mail, how to hook up my DVD player, and the list goes on. 
I've spent considerable time talking to other RVers, reading all the manuals and becoming more familiar with how everything works such as the water heater or furnace: things I never had to think of when living in an apartment. Places like Camping World stores provide RV supplies as well as service but there is a steep price to pay to have anything checked or fixed ( $125/hr US)
With time, I hope to learn to service these things myself.
So far, most things are working well but I do need to have a seal replaced along my slideout since water gets in when it rains. Duct (or is it Duck?) tape works for now.

The benefits definitely outweigh the challenges!
I remember that when walking along a beautiful beach or sitting at a camp fire.
Each day is a new day and life is never boring.
I wonder what adventures await?

Snakes rarely seen now :hibernating

                                                   

Delighted to see flowers in November

"It is not how much we have but how much we enjoy, 
that makes happiness" Charles Spurgeon