We got up early, we packed, we organized, and cleaned. We hitched it up. I squared up the bill with Apache Palms...we left by 11:00 a.m. (check out time). Then at 2:00 p.m. we moved back in.
The three hour tour from Tempe to Chandler and back went something like this....
We arrived in Chandler. We saw a young male walking, thug-like, through the community and he seemed to be scoping the homes for something to steal. There was a vibe people. I can't get more specific than that.
We tried to contact the managers who said they would be available today - but they were not. I finally got them on their phone and they said, "go ahead and get set up and come to the office in the morning." So we went to the spot we were assigned and as we were setting the trailer in the spot a neighbor came over to offer some free advice. He was very drunk (it was 11:30 a.m.) and he was sort of upset with us for not taking every word he offered to heart. The stink from the dumpster was a little overwhelming in the 100+ degree heat. We wondered if it always stunk like that...Finally he left and brother said something about mice, which was disconcerting and we shrugged it off for a bit until we adults witnessed it...turns out the mobile home next to our spot seemed to be abandoned and there was quite a lot of rodent activity going on under the skirting (which brother and sister had noticed while we were trying to back in the trailer). It was a little scary and I lost my shit and panicked. I am not parking my RV near a rodent haven. I called back Apache Palms and asked if we could have our spot back. Thankfully they said yes. We will be here for at least two months if not more.
So here we are, back in Tempe after a very eventful day of moving and then returning. Well....lessons learned. Thank goodness we didn't pay the other place any money ahead of time. What a day!
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