Just got back from our first RV trip

We just got back from our first camping trip in the new coach. We stayed at a really nice resort in Dade City called Travelers Rest. We met up with my sister Cris and Mike and their RV Club. There were a total of 18 coaches so it was a really nice turn out. We arrived on Thursday and stayed through Sunday. The group is called the Sandpipers and is a club that is part of FMCA. FMCA stands for Family Motor Coach Association. They were a real nice group of people and Andrea and I really felt welcomed.

This was a good first time to become familiar with all of the systems that the coach has. We even managed to do a load of laundry in the
coach. Although the machine is small it will handle our everyday needs. As we travel we will find laundry facilities to take care of the bulk items. We continue to outfit the coach with items that will make us a little more comfortable while trying to weed out what we don't have to have.

We will update our plans as we firm them up. Until then.....

Miles of smiles,
Charlie, Andrea, and Angel

Here we go again - full time RVing

As much as we like it here in The Villages we just feel there is too much of this country we want to see while we have our health and of course all of our faculties. We made the decision to sell the house and all of its belongings and buy our new home on wheels. The motor coach has been named Winnie as it is a Winnebago Adventurer model 38N. With 3 slide outs she truly has all of the comforts of home including a king size bed, washer/dryer, sleeper sofa, and so on.

We have been very busy getting her ready for our travels. As is typical for me and Adrea I am sure we are packing way more then we really need, but what can I say. Perhaps as time goes on we will shed some of the things we thought we would need, but find we just don't use them. We will see how it goes.

Today we dropped off our car to get a Blue Ox base plate attached to the car so we will be able to tow it behind the coach. It makes life simpler when we stop at various points of interest as we head west.

On Thursday we will take the coach on its maiden trip to a campground in Dunellon, FL where we will be meet with my sister Cris and brother-in-law Mike to camp with their RV club. There will be about 18 motor homes in the group. We are excited to make this trip as we will really learn all of the systems on board. This is a lot more complicated then our 36' motor home we used to have.

I will update the blog as often as possible so please enjoy our travels along with us. It will be lots of fun.

Miles of smiles,
Charlie, Andrea and Angel