Month: June 2018

The day has arrived when we will have to part with Charlie, our trusted but not always easy to handle RV. There were lots of ups and downs with this unit, but when I look back at the good times we had, Kirsten reminds me of the not so good times plus she loves our new coach.

And yes, it is a huge step from the old to the new RV but taking into consideration that we will spend 40 – 60 hour work weeks the next 4-5 months it should be something adequate.

Plus with the condo sold, this will be our one and only home the next few years.

Move in day has arrived and of course it rains. Like we will experience over the next weeks staying in Winter Garden, daily rain showers are the norm this time of year. Added to the stifling heat and humidity move in day turned into 3 days!

From experience we knew not to move too far the first few weeks, as there were always little kinks to be ironed out.

When we were finally done moving everything over we moved to our temporary home for the next 5 weeks in an RV Park in Winter Garden, FL.

Made an appointment for 9:00am to go see the RV we had only checked on the internet to see if it would be the perfect replacement for the current unit.

Foremost of importance was the Kirsten could drive it. We had some reservations as the 2018 Ventana does not have adjustable pedals, so could she reach the pedals without completely contorting hereself. An impass we had come to with our current RV which Kirsten drove last sometime in February 2017!!

The drive took us through the heartland of retiree communities. Frostproof, Winter Haven, Winter Garden….

After meeting with and looking at the coach that we had checked out over the internet, Kirsten took the promised test drive. And loved it.

I know, this is not the price category we had ever imagined to find ourselves in, but after weighing the pros and cons we decided to go for it. Life is too short.

Made the deal and now need to wait 1 week to have the pre-delivery inspection and a few items we found done before we can take ownership. Having learned from the last purchase, we booked a campground close by for the next 5 weeks – just in case.