Full Time RV Living - Our Big Learning Experience

 

Whoa. . . hoa. . .well. . .we had our first big learning curve,

with many more to come I am sure. . .

 

The motorhome had about half a tank of fuel when we parked it. . .

we wanted to use up all the old stuff before we added. . .

‘cause we didn’t know how long it had been sitting. . .

we figured since we would only be here a couple more weeks,

a half tank would be more than sufficient, even if we needed to run the generator.

 

what we DIDN’T realize is. . .the Aqua HOT water heating system ALSO

runs on diesel. . .a lot of diesel if you want really, really hot water. . .

a half gallon an hour. . .hmmm. . .when you get to 1/4 tank of diesel. . .

no more hot water. . .NOW WE KNOW! 

 

Soooo. . .we got to unhook everything. . .and make a trip for fuel. . .FUN!

Bet we fill up completely before we get to the next spot. . .and you can also

rest assured we’ll only click on those diesel jets when the need arises. . .

otherwise we’ll just run the Aqua Hot on electric. . .which is sufficient

as long as you don’t need too much hot water. . .

but is NOT sufficent for showers. . .AT ALL!

 

Nothing else exciting happening. . .as you can imagine,

with the high winds. . .limbs, branches and a few trees

down on the hiking paths. . .got those cleared. . .

That’s about it. . .saw the family for Christmas Eve. . .

I’m always thrilled if we can get them all at the same place, same time. . .

very difficult to accomplish with kid’s schedules. . .

 

Next week we move to Stephen F Austin State Park

where we will volunteer until May. . .

 

See you there!

Janice

Full Time RV Living–It’s all Coming Together. . .SLOWLY!

As anyone who’s ever moved knows. . .

it’s a slow excruciating process. . .especially in an RV.

There’s no. . .let’s just put these boxes in the garage,

and we’ll get to them later. . .nope. . .it’s all gotta be put away!

Slowly, but surely. . .it’s beginning to come together. . .

As with all things used. . .there are probably going to be little issues. . .

so our issue seems to be something with the converter. . .

it works. . .then it doesn’t work. . .hmmmm. . .

one of those tricky troubleshooting things. . .

tech at the RV shop says it may be the battery disconnect switch. . .

hopefully, it will be that simple. . .just gotta find it. . .

In the meantime. . .what to do. . .what to do. . .

ahhhh. . .my Bub to the rescue. . .I swear. . .

EVERY SINGLE TIME he shows up for a visit. . .

WE have an issue for him to solve. . .

he probably thinks we plan these things. . .LOL!

Well. . .anyway, he bought us some time

‘til we get back to civilization by connecting us

directly to battery power. . .research says it’s

an okay temporary fix as long as the batteries

are staying charged. . .which they are!

Thanks again Bub. . .you’re the best!

Next post. . .before, during, and after pics. . .I hope!

Stay tuned! ! !

Janice

Full Time RV Living - Moving Day Has Turned Into Moving Week PLUS!

ugghhh. . .although the kitchen, bedroom, and personal items

are pretty well organized. . .and can be found. . .

the rest of the motor home is a disaster. . .

typical moving scenario. . .started out so well. . .

organized. . .take things from one home, put it away in the other. . .until. . .

You know that UNTIL moment. . .

it’s happened with every move we’ve ever made. . .

things are going along smoothly. . .

and then, BAM. . .time’s up. . .

gotta get’r finished!  Yep. . .happened again!

Anyway. . .everything is “transferred” over. . .

Thursday morning, we pulled the fifth wheel out,

and the motorhome in. . .and officially started

“living” in it. . .if that’s what you want to call

survival mode. . .but. . .the end is in sight!

I hafta admit. . .I’ve teared up a couple of times

over letting the Alfa go. . .we’ve lived in it since 2003. . .

longer than we lived in some of our houses. . .ha ha. . .

and have loved most every minute of it!

Yesterday, and today, we are cleaning

and making minor repairs to the Alfa. . .

tomorrow we have an appointment to take it to  the

PPL Consignment Lot in Houston, and drop it off.

They move a  lot of rigs. . .so I’m hoping it will sell quickly!

If you know of anyone looking for a great rig

at a fabulous price. . .have them check it out online!

I’ll post pics and updates on the new rig as soon as

we get a few more things stored away. . .stay tuned!

Full Time RV Living–Huge, Huge Changes Going On

Last week was our grandson’s 18th birthday,

so we were supposed to drive to Houston and take him to dinner. . .

but due to his new retail job (whoo who). . .

and the Christmas season starting. . .

we just could not make the schedules mesh. . .

soooo. . .instead, we went to check out the motorhomes

at our favorite consignment lot. . .

and wouldn’t ‘cha know it. . .

this Monaco Dynasty had our name on it. . .

so we bought it!

It sure would’a been cheaper to do the lunch date. . .LOL!

Picked it up Monday. . .

tough wind. . .but Dave handled it beautifully!

this morning. . .Tuesday. . .all the Park Host ladies got together

and decorated for our Staff Christmas party. . .

after that. . .moving day. . .

this is the fifth wheel with all the upper cabinets emptied. . .

We’re trying to move everything systematically

and put everything away as we go. . .

it’s working out pretty well. . .

so far we’ve found a place for everything. . .

Tomorrow . . .the kitchen. . .we’ll see how that goes!

Til next time,

Janice