Last weekend, our friend, Troy, paid us a visit. He camped at a nearby campground (Lake Arbuckle) the first night and at Lake Kissimmee State Park for two more nights. He and I went out on the ATV looking for an eagle's nest I'd heard about, but we never did find it. I found it after he left, and it did have an eagle on it! (Sorry, Troy!) It was fun anyhow. We went to Lake Kissimmee after work the next day looking for him and ran into some FTA friends (Barbara, Catherine, Lou and Rachael and some others). We've invited them to come see us here at the Preserve. We'll give you the grand tour, guys!
I've been taking a new friend, Dot, on my eagle monitoring trips. She's a great friend of The Nature Conservancy and a dedicated hiker (6 days a week she's out here hiking our trail!). That's how I met her. This Thursday, I took her scrub jay monitoring with me for the first time. We had a grand time! All but one of the jays (in two families) came out to see us. They're so pretty and curious--it's hard not to try to make pets of them. They're very endangered, though, and it's sobering to think that if we don't save their endangered scrub habitat this beautiful creature could disappear forever.
This weekend we went to the RV show in Tampa and we bought a new RV!!! We're really excited. It wasn't a snap decision. We've been to see our financial advisor and considered all the ramifications, and the time seems right. We're going to put our house on the market, too. Although our tenants have worked out okay, their lease is up at the end of March, and we still have some of our belongings stored in the attic. We are committed to our new lifestyle and ready for this change! If and when we ever get tired of living in our RV, we will buy or rent a place. It's exciting and kind of scary at the same time, like all changes, but we believe the time is right to make the change now.
We've bought a 2007 Brookside from Sunnybrook, which is one of the three manufacturers we liked most. It's about the same size as the one we're in now (28.5 feet long), but it has a slide out in the bedroom as well as the living room, which gives us a little more space.
There's also more storage space underneath. We'll be able to pull it with our truck, which was a
big consideration for us.
It has a large picture window (you can see it behind the two chairs) and solid wood cabinets throughout. The counters are Corian, and it has upgraded carpeting and tile. I'm not crazy about the upholstery on the couch, but it's a real Hide-A-Bed, and very comfortable (the fold-out bed in our current living room is not very comfortable for company). We like the light colored wood and neutral colors a lot, too.
We'll pick it up in mid-February. We traded in the Prowler. Didn't get as much for it as we'd hoped, but we didn't want the hassle of trying to sell it. This way, we just pull the Prowler up next to the Brookside and transfer all our belongings right in the parking lot of the RV dealer!
That's it for another blog--got to go make some dinner.
2 comments:
Wow! Your new home looks very nice. I like the kitchen chairs and that is the first time I've seen chairs. Of course, I haven't been RV hunting recently. The sofa bed looks quite comfy.
The table and chairs will be new for us, too. We kind of like having storage under the bench seats of our current camper, but the table in this one lifts up and there's a small storage compartment under it. We'll probably use it for desk items.
The couch is a Hide-A-Bed brand (a regular sleeper sofa), and seems pretty comfortable. You'll have to come try it out!
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