In our first full day at Savannah, we drove the truck into the historic district that was about a 15 minute drive from the campground. Arriving at 9:00 am to avoid the heat of the day, we began at the visitors center, loading up on maps and information. Continue reading “Savannah GA, Walking Tour – Southern Charm”
Savanna GA and Red Gate RV Resort
We have now arrived in Savannah after months of discussing where we wanted to travel to first. And it is hot – today at 96! A record breaking heat wave that will last until this weekend. Good timing on this leg of the east coast! Continue reading “Savanna GA and Red Gate RV Resort”
Our First Trip, Fort Mill, SC, KOA Kampground
Our first major drive is now under our belts! We traveled from our former home town of Christiansburg, VA to a small town just south of Charlotte, NC. The town of Fort Mill has a KOA campground just a mile off the interstate I-77. Very convenient is what we were looking for to minimize the in town driving with this beast of a trailer. Continue reading “Our First Trip, Fort Mill, SC, KOA Kampground”
the Christiansburg Hampton Inn
The Hampton Inn was our home during the two week period that we were finalizing the move out process on our sold home and the last week of my work before retiring. April 23, 2017 through May 6th. This is in a great location and a very nice facility. Continue reading “the Christiansburg Hampton Inn”
Our New Home
Today (April 28th), we picked up our new home for the next 3+ years. It is a 2018 Heartland Bighorn 3760EL 5th wheel camping trailer. The day went actually very well after quite a bit of concern over some of the dealer caused issues. Continue reading “Our New Home”
Going to Danville, VA – Picking up the new 5th wheel camper
It has been absolutely crazy! We could not have imagined the chaos and stress of this rapid downsizing and prepping for the newly arriving camper. It is now April 27th and we have mostly all moved out of the house. I’ll write a post soon about this process as it has been somewhat overwhelming at times, but we are excited that the day is finally here – we are picking up the new 5th wheel camper! Continue reading “Going to Danville, VA – Picking up the new 5th wheel camper”
Punch List Updated – 16 Days To Go List
Several weeks ago, I listed the main items remaining on the interminable to-do list. Well, here is an update to that one. It has taken almost every evening after work and weekends from early morning to evening to get to this stage. New small tasks come up daily that get addressed. Continue reading “Punch List Updated – 16 Days To Go List”
Touring the USCGC Ingham
On a recent visit to one of our favorite vacation destinations, Key West, we toured the Coast Guard ship the Ingham. Built in 1936 as a Treasury class cutter, she served for 52 years before retiring in 1988 as a museum ship. When the ship was retired everything was left on board as a time capsule. Continue reading “Touring the USCGC Ingham”
Why the Webpage/Blog?
I have been asked this a couple of times, so will attempt to describe our logic here. Well, here is a list of the main reasons. I also like lists! Continue reading “Why the Webpage/Blog?”
The Final Countdown
It seems as if much has happened over the last week and a half as we are nearing the move out date from our home. The moving van will be here on April 24th to pick up the remaining pieces of furniture that will be going into storage. At that point we will be living at the local Hampton Inn while working on getting rid of any remaining small items and cleaning the house.
Also, we are now scheduled to pick up the 5th wheel near the end of April. The Heartland assembly plant in Indiana is scheduled to finish it on the 21st, then transport to our dealer in Virginia. After a three day thorough testing and checkout period by their techs, we will then spend a full day there on site.
During that day, they will install the 5th wheel hitch in the bed of our truck and spend several hours going through all the systems and features with us. Owners training. I’ll probably use video to record the day’s training or else we would never remember everything.
That wraps up today’s short update. The stress level can get a little overwhelming at times as we keep reviewing the ever growing to-do list all the while the days remaining are shorter. Ack! My last day of regular employee work at Federal-Mogul is May 5th. Cinco de Mayo! I now have 16 workdays to go, after 44 years. 🙂
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