Well...there's a lot to talk about. I have been very, very bad not updating this. We didn't have very good internet connections (we will be looking into this in the next few months) plus we have just been going & doing non-stop.
Since we left Cheyenne, WY we have been to:
-South Dakota
-Illinois
-Pennsylvania
-Virginia
-Back to Florida for 3 months now.
Life happens! So we decided to make lemonade. We had a plan...to retire, travel and live full time in a 5th wheel toy hauler with our 2 golden retrievers and the cat. That plan was to take place in 2018. As life would have it we jumped in 3 years early, in 2015. Add your email address below to stay updated on our Great American Adventure!
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Sunday, October 2, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
On Our Way to Durango, CO...
Sunday, July 10, 2016
We are finally on our way. Spent a few days at Brent & Ashley's so we could see the grandkids (and Brandon, Brent & Ashley too).
We got to Crestview, FL Sunday night. We already planned to spend Monday there getting our Driver's Licenses changed & registering to vote. As most know you have to take 2 pieces of mail with your address on it in order to do these things.
If you want Florida to be your residence (or Texas or South Dakota) but don't have a "residence" most full-time RV'ers use a mail service as an address. This can be used as our legal address. All our mail goes here. We can check what mail came daily. If we are stationary for a week or more we can have it sent to us. If we're traveling, they'll scan it if we want them to. This all comes at a price but it's very fair for what they do & the convenience.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Left Crestview at 7:45 am.
There was a tunnel...in Arkansas! A tunnel! WTF! We hadn't gone through a tunnel before. We think it went under the water. Georgie was a little nervous. It was kind of creepy really.
Pretty uneventful until...we hit Jackson, MS! I-40 W...what a bitch of a road! That part of I-40 will jar your teeth loose!
Oh...and on top of that...we were just getting through Jackson when all of a sudden we couldn't maintain our speed! Georgie said, "Somethings wrong". What I ask. He said he wasn't sure. On the interstate, in heavy traffic we weren't really moving too fast, just over a hump, he pulled over...way over. Got out of the truck to see what he could find. Low & behold...this road was so bad it jiggled the plug to the emergency trailer brakes loose. He jumped in the bed of the truck & pushed that plug in so hard it won't ever come out. He said it must not have been in as tight as it should have been even though it looked like it was. MAJOR EVENT AVERTED! My hero! (Sunday night it came out when we forgot to disconnect it from the hitch. If that happens you just push it back in.)
We were back on the road in about 15 minutes.
Ended our day at Frog Hollow RV Park at 5:10 pm. Too long of a day. Our asses were dragging! 572 miles, pulling a 40' 5th wheel that weighs about 15,000 lbs.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
On the road at 7:30 am. Weather was nice, roads were decent. Nothing too much going on.
We entered Tennessee at 9 am. Into Arkansas at 9:15 am...in the middle of some old, rickety bridge on I-40 W.
Georgie said, "Now I'm scared!" There was an 18 wheeler right next to us in the left lane. The bridge was 2 lanes. It was so narrow he could have reached out & touched it.
That was it, our excitement for the day. We decided that yesterday was too long of a day. We were going to stop earlier. We found what appeared to be a nice KOA just off the road in Checotah, OK. Called an hour ahead & made reservations. We pulled in. Very nice...except the pool looked green & the wifi was down. OK. We'll just get the air cranked up (since it was 97 outside at 4 pm).
It took us 15 minutes to get set up. Both air conditioners were cranking, 3 fans on. Georgie was sweating his balls off. If I had them I'd be sweating mine off too. Everything shuts off! Georgie went outside to the electrical box we were plugged into & flipped the breaker. Everything came back on.
In an RV it takes a while for things to cool off. The a/c doesn't work the same as residential ones.
Anyway, in 10 short minutes the temperature inside climbed 2 degrees.
20 minutes later...the breaker again. 15 minutes later...again with the breaker!
We didn't want to move to another site. We'd have to start over. Unhook the water & electric. Get the slides in. Etc, etc, etc.
We switched the fridge from electric to propane for now. Several hours later all is good...so far. Fingers crossed. It's still 81 degrees in the rig after 4 hours but that's better than 95...where it started.
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| Brent & Ashley's |
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| Lyla & Brent |
We are finally on our way. Spent a few days at Brent & Ashley's so we could see the grandkids (and Brandon, Brent & Ashley too).
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| Cayden & Tyler |
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| Diane, Ashley, Brent, Chris & Frank |
We got to Crestview, FL Sunday night. We already planned to spend Monday there getting our Driver's Licenses changed & registering to vote. As most know you have to take 2 pieces of mail with your address on it in order to do these things.
If you want Florida to be your residence (or Texas or South Dakota) but don't have a "residence" most full-time RV'ers use a mail service as an address. This can be used as our legal address. All our mail goes here. We can check what mail came daily. If we are stationary for a week or more we can have it sent to us. If we're traveling, they'll scan it if we want them to. This all comes at a price but it's very fair for what they do & the convenience.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Left Crestview at 7:45 am.
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| Tunnel in Arkansas |
Oh...and on top of that...we were just getting through Jackson when all of a sudden we couldn't maintain our speed! Georgie said, "Somethings wrong". What I ask. He said he wasn't sure. On the interstate, in heavy traffic we weren't really moving too fast, just over a hump, he pulled over...way over. Got out of the truck to see what he could find. Low & behold...this road was so bad it jiggled the plug to the emergency trailer brakes loose. He jumped in the bed of the truck & pushed that plug in so hard it won't ever come out. He said it must not have been in as tight as it should have been even though it looked like it was. MAJOR EVENT AVERTED! My hero! (Sunday night it came out when we forgot to disconnect it from the hitch. If that happens you just push it back in.)
We were back on the road in about 15 minutes.
Ended our day at Frog Hollow RV Park at 5:10 pm. Too long of a day. Our asses were dragging! 572 miles, pulling a 40' 5th wheel that weighs about 15,000 lbs.
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| Tori & Annie |
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
On the road at 7:30 am. Weather was nice, roads were decent. Nothing too much going on.
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| Annie the Copilot |
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| Expert park job! |
That was it, our excitement for the day. We decided that yesterday was too long of a day. We were going to stop earlier. We found what appeared to be a nice KOA just off the road in Checotah, OK. Called an hour ahead & made reservations. We pulled in. Very nice...except the pool looked green & the wifi was down. OK. We'll just get the air cranked up (since it was 97 outside at 4 pm).
It took us 15 minutes to get set up. Both air conditioners were cranking, 3 fans on. Georgie was sweating his balls off. If I had them I'd be sweating mine off too. Everything shuts off! Georgie went outside to the electrical box we were plugged into & flipped the breaker. Everything came back on.
In an RV it takes a while for things to cool off. The a/c doesn't work the same as residential ones.
Anyway, in 10 short minutes the temperature inside climbed 2 degrees.
20 minutes later...the breaker again. 15 minutes later...again with the breaker!
We didn't want to move to another site. We'd have to start over. Unhook the water & electric. Get the slides in. Etc, etc, etc.
We switched the fridge from electric to propane for now. Several hours later all is good...so far. Fingers crossed. It's still 81 degrees in the rig after 4 hours but that's better than 95...where it started.
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Oh NO! The Harley's!
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| The bikes... |
We will be gone for 3 months.
Anyway on to the Harley's.
We had the garage ready to put the bikes in. Ramp was down. George was on my bike. The ramp looked like it was on a somewhat steep angle but not too steep. Boy were we wrong!
George got up the ramp but as soon as he got to the top the bike caught on the ramp floor & stopped dead. He started to roll back with me chasing him. I didn't want him to fall over...on MY bike!
When he got to the end of the ramp..over he went! Bike was racing...on it's left side! George was on the ground. Unfortunately for him I was more concerned about my bike at the moment.
He was fine..just a little blood where he ripped his hand open but I knew he would live.
Lesson learned! We decided we'll have to wait until we pull out & are on level ground before we load the bikes from now on.
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| The ramp.... |
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| The dip...the BIG problem! |
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Bought a new truck
We decided that we needed a bigger truck to pull (and stop) our rig. We found a really nice, one owner with only 65,000 miles...2007 F350 Lariat Diesel Dually! Has all the bells & whistles.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Finally...The House has Closed & We're On to Our New Adventure Soon! Nov 18, 2015
House Sale...Closed!
If anyone is selling a home in Pinellas County, FL and needs a Title Company...Sheri Gooch at Sound Title of Tampa Bay is the best! She is on top of everything to make sure things go as smooth as possible! She is so knowledgeable, her attention to detail is unparalleled!
Her office is in Indian Shores, FL.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Steaks on the New Grill...Son of Hibatchi! Very Cool!
George likes to grill with charcoal. We wanted a good portable grill. One we could pack up and store in the garage & wouldn't take up a lot of room.
Son of Hibatchi.
Steaks came out P E R F E C T!
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