Ever wonder how many kilowatt hours you use in an RV at a campsite? At the KOA in Wilmington they charge for the site (monthly) and now charge for electric separate. 11 cents per kilowatt hour.
I did research but really couldn't find much on it. Plenty on homes but not much on RV's. The general information I found shows the average home uses 1 kilowat per hour.
We have 30amp service for our RV. One A/C (which is constantly running right now), 2 computers, external montior (always on), frig and our TV (42") is generally on during the evening for 3-4 hours.
Keeping track it looks like we use about 2.5 kilowatt hours a day. That's 77.5 hours per month or $8.26 per month in electricity. Not bad!
In October I'll update with the actual numbers.
Update:
First full week (9/16 - 9/23) of electric with A/C running about 8 hours a day and Frig on A/C -
Started 7.1 kwh Ended 26.1
Total 18.8 kwh * .11 = $2.068 cost first week
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Back in North Carolina
We left New York last Tuesday and went to Delaware. Tuesday night we had dinner with Nancy and Tom at their home. We used to live next door to them in Delaware around 1984. We got to see Alex and Brad and everyone was doing great. Wow....Nancy now retired and Tom is retiring in October. I hope he does not drive everyone crazy! We had a great evening sharing old stories and catching up. You can see a picture of everyone on Kathy's facebook page.
Wednesday we drove to the Washington, DC area and spent the night. Thursday we drove to Rocky Mount, NC (north NC) and spent Thursday through Sunday morning there. KOA was having a "stay Friday get Saturday free" event and the Wilmington KOA was booked until Sunday. Rocky Mount is owned by the same family that owns the Wilmington KOA.
We arrived in Wilmington on Sunday afternoon. Last year we were in site 41, this year we are two down in site 43. The campground is pretty busy still.
Since we left in March we have travelled 15,045 miles and 27 states! I'm getting ready to start planning for 2013.
Wednesday we drove to the Washington, DC area and spent the night. Thursday we drove to Rocky Mount, NC (north NC) and spent Thursday through Sunday morning there. KOA was having a "stay Friday get Saturday free" event and the Wilmington KOA was booked until Sunday. Rocky Mount is owned by the same family that owns the Wilmington KOA.
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| Rocky Mount KOA, NC |
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| Wilmington KOA - Site 43 |
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| States travelled in 2012 |
Monday, September 10, 2012
New York City
New York City North / Newburgh KOA
Today we went to New York City. The KOA is in Plattekill, NY which is about an hour and half north west of New York City. We drove to Beacon, NY (about 11 miles from the campground) and took the MTA North Train to Grand Central Station. It took about one and half hours. From there we decided to walk to the 9/11 Memorial. We had a reservation to get in at 1 p.m. We arrived in Grand Central Station around 10:30.
The tree Kathy is standing by is the only tree that survived the 9/11 destruction!
After the Memorial we took a trip on the Staten Island Ferry and saw the Statue of Liberty. The ferry ride is about 25 minutes each way.
After the long walk in the morning we decided to take the subway back. Its subway 5 green from the financial district to get you back to Grand Central Station and it takes about 15 minutes. We got back to Grand Central around 3:45 and found the train back to Beacon was leaving at 4:10.
It was a great day. Everything but the train ride is free! For the memorial you go online to make and print your reservation.
Today we went to New York City. The KOA is in Plattekill, NY which is about an hour and half north west of New York City. We drove to Beacon, NY (about 11 miles from the campground) and took the MTA North Train to Grand Central Station. It took about one and half hours. From there we decided to walk to the 9/11 Memorial. We had a reservation to get in at 1 p.m. We arrived in Grand Central Station around 10:30.
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| Beacon Station - Metro North Train |
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| Walking to the Memorial |
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| Reflection ponds |
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| The Memorial Chopper |
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| The Survivor Tree |
The tree Kathy is standing by is the only tree that survived the 9/11 destruction!
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| Wall Street Bull |
After the long walk in the morning we decided to take the subway back. Its subway 5 green from the financial district to get you back to Grand Central Station and it takes about 15 minutes. We got back to Grand Central around 3:45 and found the train back to Beacon was leaving at 4:10.
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| Coast Guard Gun ship on the Hudson River |
It was a great day. Everything but the train ride is free! For the memorial you go online to make and print your reservation.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Nantucket
Tuesday we left for Nantucket. A two hour drive to Hyannis Port, MA and then a two hour ferry ride to Nantucket. Its pretty nice this week. Most the tourist have left. We arrived around 11:30 and went around the shops on Tuesday. Wednesday we drove the Island went to the light houses. A little more shopping and some ice cream. It reminds me some of Mackinaw Island but bigger and with vehicles. A lot of grand vacation homes from old money. A beautiful area.
Thursday after we head back to Ayer and Sunday we start our trek south for the winter.
Thursday after we head back to Ayer and Sunday we start our trek south for the winter.
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| Beach art |
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| Oh.....that stinks! Hero's and Dottie's mess Michelle and Jeff's dogs |
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| Kathy and Michelle |
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| A view from the light house |
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