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Friday, December 28, 2012

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. . .

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

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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

Sunday, December 16, 2012

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!
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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. . .
Louis and Kim came to visit
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

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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. . .
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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!

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

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. . .
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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. . .
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tough wind. . .but Dave handled it beautifully!
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this morning. . .Tuesday. . .all the Park Host ladies got together
and decorated for our Staff Christmas party. . .
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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