Blogging & Random Thoughts

I've been wondering who's reading our blog lately. When I talk with some friends and family some say they haven't looked at the blog in a week so I wonder who is. Not that you have to check in everyday! Not at all. But I've wondered who is stopping by. What are you interested in? How did you find us? This blog started as a way to keep friends and family updated on where we are and what we're doing. It's turned into a combination daily journal, fishing report, and RV travelogue. And sometimes random thoughts that are floating through my brain.

Are you interested in fishing? Interested in travelling in an RV? The challenge of living full-time on the road? Or the joys of retirement life? Or just curious what could be keeping us busy. "What are they doing with all their time?"

We've had a motorhome for more than a year, although this is our second new motorhome in less than 12 months. So we have experience with buying the right RV for your needs. And the wrong RV, too. We do a lot of research and know where to find answers to any questions about RV's and other things.

We've been fishing together for more than 30 years, even before we met. We love fly fishing for trout in rivers, but have done all types of fishing. We lived in the Florida Keys for awhile and were lucky to have a nice boat and access to some of the best scuba and snorkeling in the world (we think.) Our favorite way to fish was spearfishing! Loved the combination of snorkeling and being able to see the fish we caught. Some of our best memories were spearfishing and it also kept us in great physical condition. We'd go out on the boat for dorado (mahi mahi), marlin, sailfish, snapper, tuna, and had a commercial license to sell fish which we did in order to keep the boat fueled. We didn't make money, just "stayed afloat" with the cost. We also had a commercial license to sell fish and lobster (caught by hand, not trap), but chose to keep, not sell, the lobster. We've loved fishing lakes with lures (rapalas, mepps, etc.) and even other baits. We've had boats, float tubes and inflatable boats, and friends with drift boats and rafts.

We've learned a lot about RVs, having owned a 28' Alpenlite 5th wheel trailer in the 1980's (lived full-time for 6 years) and this past year we've had 2 new Monaco class A motorhomes. We've made some safety modifications to our RVs as well as comfort changes. We're not experts on RVs, but we've done a lot with them. You could say we know "a little about a lot" of RV things.

We successfully live full-time on the road. Meaning we deal well with banking, mail, medical issues, entertainment, vehicle maintenance, budget, and technology to keep us connected and communicating with family and friends. I'll probably delve into some of these topics in depth in another post. We've dealt with forwarded mail getting lost, but eventually catching up with us. We've dealt with a car break-in, losing everything in my purse (and more), and getting it all replaced. We've dealt with vehicle maintenance and an almost flat tire on the toad car. For years we've done our banking on-line so that was a fairly easy transition. We've dealt with emergency room visits and surgery 1000+ miles from home. Post-surgical recovery in the motorhome took some planning, but was soooo nice. We're set up to connect to the Internet with high speed access while travelling, and have an antennae to help with phone and Internet connections when in remote areas. We even have ways to keep us entertained and our budget in check.

However you found us, for whatever reason you visit, we hope you enjoy your time with us. And we hope you check in every so often to see where we go next.