'21?#2 We've Come A long Way

 

This picture popped up in my Facebook memories and got me thinking. This past September was 15 years since we picked up our first 5th wheel from Sunnybrook. As new full time RVers we really didn't know what to expect. There were the wishes, dreams, and hopes of what we wanted to do but there was no indication of the realities that came with this lifestyle. Here we were a couple of goofy middle agers setting out on a new adventure.

Well after 15 years we are now senior citizens with probably over 50,000 miles of RV experience and a different outlook on life as an RVer. Full time RV school is every day for 15 years and I'm sure that we will learn even more in the next 15 years. Saying that, we have a lot of information to share with others but we are in no way experts. For every snag we have come across there were two more waiting up ahead and we dealt with them as they happened. We also learned and equipped ourselves so we would be ready if it happened again. Life is not all unicorns and rainbows.

On a positive note we have seen some amazing, incredible, awesome, and breath taking places in our travels. We have also met wonderful and interesting people along the way and many of them have become good friends. As much as I abhor certain aspects of social media we couldn't have made and kept these friend over the many years and many miles our life has covered. We can get together with someone a fews years after our last meeting and we pick up like it was yesterday. You can only do that with real friends!

It is time for some breakfast and back on the job here in the park. Again we have found some friends from Texas here in Florida who are managing the park and have taken us in as workcampers. It is good to have friends or as Clarence the angel from It's A wonderful Life says,"No man is a failure who has friends". I'd say our RV life is a success.

I will sign off now from our home in Zephyrhills, FL because.....

Home is where we park it,

Frank and Mary

2021/#1 It's A New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone! I would guess that without exception we are all glad to see 2020 go. I'm not saying that nothing good has happened, that is just not possible. But with all that we have gone through, a sense of normalcy would be nice.

Well let me recap our year. Last year we were involved in what turned out to be a great New Year's Eve celebration. We ended the 2019-2020 Winter Texan season sneaking a St Patricks Day dinner in under the wire before everything got cancelled because of Covid19. Instead of fixng our old RV in Indiana we decided to get a new one and stayed in Texas a few extra months. 

This was going to be our summer not work camping. We were going to see our grandaughter graduate, visit some family and friends, and just relax. Like everyone else our plans got highjacked by the pandemic. We wound up finishing the summer working in South Dakota. Again we had a good time and made some friends like we always do.

The winter started with us in Ocala Florida. This would be our first winter back in the Sunshine State in almost 4 years. It would be good being close to family and friends for an extended period of time. Ocala didn't work out but we made lemonade out of the lemons and found a place in Zephyrhills and lo and behold our managers from Texas were in charge. 

The holidays were celebrated with peace and quiet for two. It was a time to reflect on everything in our life. The years have given us so much to be greatful for. Our family and friends are healthy during this pandemic. We have a new home and are looking forward to many years traveling the country. Looking back at our travels we realize that we have been very fortunate to have seen so many places and things while RVing these past 15 years. The places we have been and the people we have met give us hope for a better 2021.

We wish all of you a happy and healthy New Year from our home in Florida because...

Home is where we park it,

Frank and Mary