Reflections....

We are on our way to South Carolina for a much needed vacation and visit with our full-timer friends!   Somehow things have put me into a very reflective mode.  Our first night out we stopped at Misty Mountain Camp Resort just out side of Charlottesville, VA.  We experienced a beautiful drive along Rt. 81 and then Rt. 29.  Views of the mountains and autumn leaves were all around us!  We parked just in time for the campground "trick or treat".  Neil and I always love to see all the children having such a good time.

In the morning I discovered this camper down by the small creek.  Our first camping adventures in an RV began in a 1985 Sunline travel trailer - no sliders,  similar to this one.  Memory #1.

Before we headed out I thought this tire cover had some merit!

So down the road we headed...

Stop number two landed us at the Florence RV Park formerly a KOA.  This just so happened to be where we stayed in 2008, when we were on what we called, "Our Six Week Tour"!  That was our adventure to see if we really could be "full-timers"!  This picture of the pond was taken back then as I walked our Cocker Spaniel, Casey.  Casey is now in puppy heaven.  Memory # 2.

We will be leaving this campground shortly and I feel so many emotions with the weather in PA.  Being away as a full-timer now, I am concerned about our family and friends back home.  It is only slightly over a year since the damage from the tropical storm Lee.  I recall how severely our basement flooded.  How extremely frustrated we were!  And now I do not have those worries, but you still feel anguish for others  going through what you still remember so well.  Memory # 3, 4, 5 etc.

See you soon...stay safe everyone.

One week from today!

On June 8th, we moved from our "stick n' brick"  home to our RV and have been camped out ever since.  One week from today we will start our first full time adventure and head towards South Carolina.   I can not describe how fast the time has passed.  At one point in the heat of the summer with the air conditioner blasting and all the shades pulled down tight, I might have wondered for a moment if we would make it through!  But we did and the fall weather has been so beautiful.

We have gotten quite serious about being ready to travel again.  Neil has finally after over a month gotten his tool box installed and loaded.  It only took three different purchases and a welding  job to accomplish!  Buy the way the two red tool boxes are looking for a new home.  

Then it was onto the basement area...

Not sure how all this will work out!

So meanwhile, I am working on emptying tubs from our soon to be gone storage shed!

 We are determined to not have a storage shed when we leave.  Although, I must admit that we are okay with leaving things at our sons home and Neil's mother's house!  :)  

Psst...don't tell them we are coming over with more stuff!

Have a wonderful friday!

It's October!

Once again I find myself realizing that it has been such a long time since I blogged!  No particular reason, just busy with everyday life.  Even though we are full time RV'ers, we have not travelled anywhere since the transition.  We work during the week, catch up on things on the weekend, visit with family and friend...it is all just like the stick n' brick days!  NOT!!!

We are so happy being here in the campground, having camp fires, walking our Tatum, meeting other full timers and telling our story over and over again!  Constant talking and dreaming about the first days of traveling as a full timer is so much fun!

We have put a lot of effort into changing our RV into our home.  We purchased a new memory foam bed, with all the new stuff to go with it.  That is my palm tree pillow waiting patiently to get to the beach again!  The new bed and bed spread are very comfortable!

So Neil has been busy trying to get the truck area and the basement ready for traveling.  He purchased a new tool box (which did not fit) and now is awaiting a second one.  With new tool trays and wraps he might just get organized before the end of the month.  

So I will leave you with one final picture of the two balloons that we always hang out on our awning.  I do wonder if when we are traveling,  we will still put out so much stuff?  

Neil and I have been spending our Labor Day weekend doing labor!  Not much fun, but very needed. A small leak was fixed on the roof, an ant problem addressed, defrosting of the freezer, a much needed cleaning and lots of talking.  We must purchase a Thousand Trails camping membership in the next few weeks, since ours will expire.  We can not be on our seasonal site without a TT membership.  Last fall we purchased a North East Zone Pass at the Hershey RV Show for $399.00.  We can buy another one or do a buy one get one zone for $499.99,  but we think that special ends today!  We also have a lead on an older Alliance pass that is for sale for $500.00 plus the transfer fee of $1,000.00.  Do any of you have a Thousand Trails membership and how do you like it?  How often do you stay at TT?  As always, thank you for helping us out with information, it is truly appreciated!  Wishing you a wonderful, relaxing weekend!

P.S.  We did get our full-timer's RV insurance and we ordered a new bed for Reba and Neil has ordered a tool box for the back of his truck, Rocky!  Wow!  There is a lot to do when you start out in this lifestyle, but we love it!  Take care.

Sandy, the Sea Eagle's maiden voyage !

Yesterday, we took our Sea Eagle 385 Fast Track out for her maiden voyage.  We were having trouble knowing where we could put the kayak in, since we currently do not have it licensed.  The question being do we want a PA pass or a multiple state license.  We picked the Memorial Lake State Park, which was about thirty minutes from our home.  For $5.00 we purchased a week pass and into the water we went.  Although, the weather was overcast, we had a great first trip and all went well!  We forgot the camera, so we only got a few pictures with our IPad, before we went into the water.  We have decided to name our Sea Eagle - Sandy - after my uncle Sandy, who was retired Navy!   Anxious, to take Sandy...the Sea Eagle (every time I say that phrase, I hear John Travolta singing from Grease) out again on a longer voyage!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Sunday...if you have any advise on kayak licensing, please let us know!

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Well... writing this blog has been such a long time coming!  Wish I could say "why". but that question will always remain unanswered.   So here is what we have been up to!  The weekend of June 10th, we somehow moved into the RV as full-timer's.  Things were piled every where and between than and now, we have kind of gotten organized?  The ten weeks we had to sell everything and be out of the house is simply a whirlwind.  The truth is I know we did it but it all happened so fast that I bearly know  what happened to all the stuff!  People were all so excited for us, it was probably like riding a wave!

On June 26th, we were officially homeless!  That is what the guy's that Neil works with have named  it, he just smiles!  The transition was difficult, but all worth the end result.  It seems different to us since we are both still working.  On the weekends we settle into a fun campground routine and then it is back to the work week and things seem strange, but no matter it is still a fabulous lifestyle.  We are anxiously awaiting the time when we can pull out of here and start traveling!  Funny, until just recently we would have not been able to close the sliders and travel, because to much stuff was un-organized!

We have a seasonal site at Thousand Trails, Hershey Preserve, but all of our close neighbors come and go from their stick and brick houses.  Although, we know that there are a few other camper's that are working and living in their RV's, we haven't met them yet.

One of our favorite things is waking up every day and while walking Tatum or driving in and out of the park, waving to everyone and saying "hello", greeting each day with a smile.  You know that seems to only happen in campgrounds!

Tatum had  her third birthday and loves the lifestyle!

We love spending our time looking at the lake, bird watching and following the hummingbirds!

Have a wonderful day!

Good Morning.  Happy Monday to everyone!  Thought I'd take a few minutes to check in with everyone and read some blogs.  Really needed to touch base with our full-time friends and our camping buddies!  I am fairly sure I hit the wall yesterday.  Everything is Everywhere now and I really don't do well in clutter!    Must have broke down and cried several times. :(  Neil was busy waxing Reba and I was going through more of the stuff in the attic.  I think it is all the memories and knowing you need to sell the stuff for a quarter or give it away.  This is so hard - so many decisions -all these emotion - but I must say I  have no regrets! So this is my way of getting my smile back and taking on a new day!

Settlement is scheduled for June 26th @ 5:30.  We are still not in Reba (the RV) but we are getting closer.  If all goes well we will be heading  for our new home at Thousand Trails Hershey Preserve by this weekend.  The plan is to get our stuff switched over and what ever is left is for sale or the auction house, storage or goodwill!  We will be having another garage sale on Tuesday, June 12th (best day due to a farmer's market by our stick and brick).  And if enough stuff is left we will have two more garage sales on that Friday & Saturday.  That will leave us nine days for all the cleaning and final fix ups.  Still need to sell a few more big items.  May give our bedroom suite to a consignment shop.  I intend to find out about that today.  A great big thank you for all your blog post.  If you ever wonder if they are appreciated, the answer is a big "YES"!

And on a final note.  Neil would like to know about what type of kayak we should be looking for?  I know a lot of you have Sea Eagles.  Once we are settled in Reba, we want to purchase one and have some fun relaxing!  Have a great day....