I started this post about two weeks ago while we were up in our lot in Georgia. I’ve been trying to get it finished ever since.
It’s hard to know where to begin. I haven’t written a blog for so long. Until recently, there was nothing to write about. Some things haven’t changed. We are still helping to care for my mom. She is still in her own home with caregivers 7 hours a day, paid for by her LTC insurance policy. My brother, Al and I are staying with her the rest of the time.
We are trying to find a live in caregiver that will care for her about 15-20 hours a week in exchange for free room and board. Our friend Cindi who was going to do it, has had some major health issues so that didn’t work out. If we can find the right person, it will allow us to be able to leave town on a more regular basis.
We managed to get away from the stifling heat of Tampa and spend 2 weeks up in the north Georgia mountains on our lot at Rivers Edge.
We didn’t have the time for much fun, but Al did manage to get in some fishing and tubing. You’ll understand why we didn’t have much time to play, when I tell you what else we have been doing.
Our Florida friends, Heidi and Suzanne (in the above picture) visited Blairsville last fall with the intention of buying some property and a cabin. We found them a RV lot to rent at Rivers Edge where we own our lot. They fell in love with the area, the rv park, and in the 2 weeks they were there, bought a lot on the river and made plans to upgrade the lot with a lovely cabin (She-Shed) concrete drive, and deck. As it turned out, their She-Shed came in very handy for us.
We took some golf cart rides and some scenic drives. You notice Al with a dog on his lap? That is Cindy. She is a rescue that was brought to the animal hospital nearly dead, by owners who couldn’t be bothered to care for her. After weeks of intensive veterinary care, she improved enough to be released. Heidi decided she needed a good home and she has certainly won the doggie lottery with Suzanne and Heidi. Oh, and guess who got poison ivy?
Our plan for going to Blairsville was to purchase a Fifth Wheel that we could leave on our lot. We had done some looking in person and on line and we had decided what we wanted.
We decided that when we get to travel we will be happier in something smaller than a big class A motorhome. Since we have RV lots in the Keys and in the mountains, and we love both places, we know we will spend a lot of time on our lots. Our plans for the future are evolving, but we now think we will put something permanent on both lots and travel in something smaller. We’ve looked at a few Class B motorhomes. Heidi and Suzanne just purchased a new Road Trek Popular Class B, which they love. It’s surprisingly roomy, but I think we need a little more room. We think we would be happy in a B+ with a couple of slides. We couldn’t live in something so small, but I think we could travel extensively in one and the B+ with slides have quite a bit of space. A class B would be for the future when we are free to travel.
When we headed up to Blairsville, we left the motorhome here in Florida with the intention to stay a few nights in a hotel and a few nights in our cabin. The cabin on our RV lot is pretty comfortable, but has no bathroom facilities. We figured, we would use the campground bathrooms. Luckily, Heidi and Suzanne were nice enough to offer the use of their She-Shed while we searched for a Fifth Wheel.
We had done some Fifth Wheel shopping on line and in person, and found what we were looking for.
It was delivered and set up just a few days before we had to head back to Tampa.
It’s a 35 foot Carriage Cameo.
We got to spend two nights in our new home, but then had to leave and get back to Florida.
So, now that we’re back in Florida, we are working on ways to get back up to the mountains, hopefully for September and October.
Stay tuned……
