Uncle Larry and Aunt Helene are just the most delightful folks. We pulled into town and Dalona and Gordie's 32 foot Sea Breeze LX (stands for luxury... this is no Winnebago!) motor home with sliders/pull outs in the bedroom (queen size bed with mirrors on 2 walls... just to make it look larger....) and the dining room was parked in the driveway. Larry used to recruit and train long haul truckers so when he passed me a 40 page book and told me there would be a test, I believed him. Connie was fascinated with Helene's stories, she having worked as Frank Sinatra's events planner for 16 years. We took the book and headed out to scout for an RV Park and stumbled right into the Happy Traveler RV Park off Mesquite Ave. It's walking distance to the downtown and to the canyons, in the shadows of some spectacular mountains and surrounded by palm trees. Sam and Lu love the life. And after 5 minutes, so did we...
Larry and I drove it the 5 miles from his driveway to the park on Saturday morning (at a dollar a mile!) and we set that puppy up. $32 a night for full hookup ( pad, picnic table, water, sewer, cable tv, internet access, trash pickup, electricity... who knew?). Larry backed the monster into the space like a champ and the park attendant, Carlos who have been preped by Connie, said "Uncle Larry knows what he's doing!" The facilitues include a clubhouse, pool table, shuffle board!!, lending library, laundry, showers, pool and hot tub. It's a 55 plus park so there's not the scenery at the pool there was on Destin Beach during spring break... except for Connie. Connie made friends with the manager (how does she do that?) and we got a prime location looking right at the canyons. We had lunch with Larry and Helene pool side and plan to have dinner with them later this week. We want to adopt them.
The last 2 days have been about learning to relax (that seems to be what this experience is all about...), attending to paperwork, funding HSA accounts, banking, tax filings, laundry, washing the dogs and laying by the pool.
I talked with Gordie in Alaska ( It was snowing...) and can't thank Dalona and Gordie enough for our indoctrination into RV living. Owe you big time buddy... The people are wonderful, laid back, enjoying the weather (80's, blue sky, light winds). We reviewed the park rules at the pool today. #1 is "FROWNS ARE NOT ALLOWED. If you have one, leave it at the curb near the park entrance. You may choose not to pick it up when you leave." Life is very good....
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