Floridizing

After over two months of living at someone else's place we are finally nesting into a space of our own.  We are grateful to all of our wonderful friends and family that have literally supported us this year.  It has been quite a transition and you haven’t seen the last of our wanderings.

We are still working out the routine of life in a RV.  You know, the little things, like make sure that the dump valves are CLOSED before you remove the discharge cap to hook up the dump hose.  And you think someone who has spent the last 20 winters in Alaska (often laughing at those Floridians whining about slightly below freezing temps) would know enough to disconnect the garden hose supply when it is forecasted to drop below 25 before dawn.  The RV has an Arctic Pack with insulated tanks but I neglected to think about the garden hose supply line.  Oh well, I needed practice unhooking a frozen hose at 6 AM to thaw it out in the shower.  You sure get some weird looks when you are asking for Frost-Tex cable at the local Lowe’s.

We are looking forward to Christmas with Amy, Derek and the grand kids.  I’ll try to post often, hope the season treats you all well.

Stay safe.

Money, Money, Money

It seems that the frequency of my posts in inversely proportional to the amount of money we are spending.  Since we hit Tuscaloosa the flow has looked like an Al Gore global warming chart.

We bought the Truck just outside of Tuscaloosa and have been throwing small amounts of money at it to get it ready for the trailer.  Got it ready with the hitch installed, new spray-in bed liner, electrical hook up in the bed and a new trailer brake controller, just in time to pick up the new (to us, it’s an ’05) fifth wheel trailer and take it to the camp ground to set up until the first trip (currently being planned for just after the new year).

Now the painful part of buying stuff to make it a home when we have everything we would need back in Alaska.  We got the essentials and are starting to shop the thrift stores for the rest.

The only big item left is the sliding bed cover for the truck and storage boxes to use the space around the fifth wheel hitch.  We’re going to let the credit card cool down a bit before getting that.

Tallahassee RV Park, home for the rest of the year

Meanwhile, Amy and Derek have added another member to their family.  Higgins, a 2 year old yellow lab mix, recently graduated from the DAWGS in prison program in Port St. Joe, FL.  He in settling in nicely and should graduate from his new cell (the kennel/crate in the master bedroom) soon.  Photos to follow, soon, really.