Wednesday, June 30, 2010

New Motorhome


Took the plunge today and bought a new Winnebago 34' Sightseer coach. Three slides and VERY roomy. Pick it up next Tuesday. Will definitely be on the road the rest of the year and probably in Florida or south Texas this winter.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Seashell Windchime


Sea shell wind chime I made with shells gathered on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The shells were very pretty and will make some good jewelry as well. Maybe Santa Claus will have something like this at Christmas. Coach is ready to go except for generator. Getting it fixed next week.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Maintenance Work

Finishing up the maintenance work after our trip. Oil and fuel filter changed, blind repaired, coach washed and put under it's shed. Need to have the generator looked at again since it's not running right. Still some sort of fuel problem. Looking at going south in Sept if the oil spill is somewhat cleaned up. BOO BP. Will take a few shorter trips between now and then. Hope all you RVers are having a good summer.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Home Sweet Home

Made it home safely. 2,956 miles traveled on this trip. Now it's time to clean up the coach, take care of things at home, sort through the mail, and make appointments. Isn't being retired and on the road great!! Yes, it is. Starting to look at places in south Texas where we may spend the winter. Anyone have any recommendations. It's funny how after about a month on the road I'm ready to come home and a week later I'm ready to go again. Oh well, that's life.

Last Day


Today is the last day of our month long trip. We will hit the road about 8am and should be home early afternoon. All in all, it has been a good trip. No major problems and we got to see some new areas of the country. Most of our campgrounds were nice. The only problem was wifi. Even though they have it, it was very slow in a number of cases. May look into an airtime card before our next long trip. The weather cooperated if you like hot and humid. Personally, I'd rather have that than cold and rain. Anyway, it's summer in the south. What do you expect! Last picture is of us in front of the old Statehouse Museum. For those of you following my blog, I hope you enjoyed it.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Today's Happenings

This morning we toured the old Arkansas State House Museum. Very well done. Then lunch at the River Walk Park area. Then I guided a group of 9 through the USS Razorback [SS 394]. Was a lot of fun until one of the women got sick to her stomach from the heat and diesel smell. Had to get her topside and into the air conditioned lounge area to lie down and recover. Was pretty slow later in the day primarily due to the heat outside. The boat is air conditioned but apparently not enough for this one lady. Beer time now and pizza for dinner.

Little Rock at Night


The lights of downtown Little Rock last night were awesome. Unfortunately, the picture doesn't do them justice but you get the idea. Our cajun seafood dinner was way too expensive for what we got. Tonight, back to our friday staple - pizza! This morning, we will tour the old Statehouse Museum and then after lunch, I'm going to act as a tour guide on the USS Razorback [SS 394]. The RV park is right on the river and, other than very little shade, is a nice park. Can watch the boats on the river and the traffic on the bridges. People going to work. UGH. Home tomorrow.