Well, it's been a while since I've blogged mostly because I'm doing gardening YouTube videos. I thought I'd just be done with this and convert to videos only, but that doesn't offer me the ability to speak to what's been going on in our lives, and well, blog about it. So, with some changes on the horizon, I felt inspired to begin blogging again.
First, Madison is college bound. She will begin at Arkansas State University this fall majoring in Animal Science on her way towards a Veterinarian goal. She's excited and so are we. At first, we thought she'd stay home and drive back and forth, but it looks like it's a better fit for her to live on campus. The dorm room, meal package, and living on campus has many advantages over back and forth driving. It'll help free up time, keep out local distraction, and give her some independence.
Second, we sold Voyager, our Cameo RV, home away from home, that has treated us so well over the last 5 years. Boy we had some amazing adventures and will miss that RV. She'd been sitting for so long with us not being able to take off much and had a couple leaks that I'd tried to have fixed. I'd get one thing done, have some serious interest and even had it almost sold, but something else would happen. Insurance didn't pan out like we'd hoped, but a guy who knew the struggles with her, decided he wanted her anyway--at an pretty hefty discount--"as is". It ended up being $20K less that what we bought her for but we got to keep about $5K worth of the extra stuff we can use again in the other RV like the blue tote, RV mat, macerator pump, filter system, chairs, BBQ, etc. So, breaking it down: For $15K, we got to enjoy Voyager for 5 years. Gina and I agree, it was well worth it!
Third, we got to thinking what we'd do now that we'll have an empty house again come the end of August. We've thought about a cruise. We've thought about a trip in the car. And, we've thought about buying another RV. It was quite weird how quickly we jumped back in on the RV solution. And, it's been coming on quickly since we made the decision. We took a liking to the Grand Design manufacturer in 2014 on a trip to see my sisters on Thanksgiving. It met my requirement to be a little smaller and lighter weight. It met Gina's floor plan and had the amenities she liked. It met both of our requirements to be well made. Fit and finish were very nice. So, we put one on order! We are having a Grand Design 303 RLS built! Right now, Voyager II is simply a frame with axles.
More to come and I hope to continue blogging about it.
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