It's been hot and humid and it rained pretty much all day on Saturday. We've been concentrating on our fitness as I'm back to running consistently and doing my exercises, and Linda is back to her power walking.
Linda just received her fitbit tracker, and she has been a little bit obsessive about getting in her 10,000 steps per day. One night, she was close to 12,000 steps and started pacing from one end of the rig to the other to get there. I'm certainly not complaining - it's good for her.
I suggested that she actually count her steps going around the loop in the RV park to see if the fitbit is accurate. She was not pleased with my solution to appease my skepticism. :)
As far as the RV goes, there is nothing new yet. We're waiting on a full repair estimate, and the adjuster will be coming here on Wednesday. The current plan is to take the Cambridge up to RVs For Less the day after Memorial Day next week.
We've just been having periodic discussions about the future, and while getting a Class C would be an interesting and potentially exciting change for us, it's probably not going to happen. Assuming there is no additional damage to our fifth wheel, and that it will be put back together stronger than ever, we'll continue to live and travel in it for the next several years as we thought we would.
And we'll go forward with our plan to invest the proceeds from my Dad's house into a house in The Villages that we can rent out for the next several years. That just makes more financial sense (rental income and appreciation) than spending a big portion of the money on a Class C. Of course, if there is more unseen damage to the fifth wheel, or a strange insurance decision, we may change our mind.
Well, that's about it. We've paid all the bills related to the Spring Rally, and we're working on getting all the financial stuff finalized. Then I can work on getting the Spring 2018 Rally registration open.
Perhaps we'll get up in the mountains sometime this week.
Until next time. :)
What happened tot you plans to hike part of the appalation trail?
Posted by: Jeanie Hoyle | Monday, May 22, 2017 at 04:20 PM
Howard will you be having a boon docking rally anytime soon??
Kathy - It's about time!
Posted by: Rick & Kathy Rousseau | Monday, May 22, 2017 at 05:07 PM
Greetings, hope everything works out smoothly for you both. As always, thank you sharing what is going on with the 5th wheel. I will be adding that to my inspection list of things to keep an eye on. Had a great time at the rally and looking forward to doing a reunion one. While you are there and time to do some site seeing, we went to Forbidden Caverns out towards Bush's bake beans. First time I have ever toured any caverns and it was GREAT. Parrot Mountain out behind Dollywood was another GREAT time if you like birds. Cades Cove out in the Smokey Mtn. National Park was a real nice drive through as well. Enjoy the journey, and be safe.
Posted by: Chris Smith | Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 04:19 AM
Jeanie,
The death of my father and all the accompanying administration threw off the timing, so I bagged that idea for now. We're going to sit here this summer a short drive away for a closing when my Dad's house sells, and I'm doing some writing until our Fall Rally.
Posted by: Howard Payne | Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 09:32 PM
Kathy,
We're working on our schedule, and it looks like a Boondocking Rally will be out west sometime around the last week of February (or first week of March) next year.
Posted by: Howard Payne | Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 09:34 PM
I wear a Fitbit and have found out that the counting of steps is off. I also found out that when shopping that if you are pushing the cart it will not register the steps because your arm is not moving.
Posted by: Mike Volentine | Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 12:32 AM
I was a property and casualty insurance broker for 42 years. What your claim will probably come down to is whether the adjuster judges the damage to be the cause of 'wear and tear' (usually excluded), or sudden damage caused by a single incident such as hitting a pothole which caused the cracks (usually covered). I've seen these types of claims go either way.....hoping for the best outcome!
Posted by: Clarke Hockwald | Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 09:38 AM
Clarke,
We appreciate the comment based on your professional opinion. That's pretty much what we are thinking - it could go either way. It seems it's leaning our way, but we're prepared to accept it if it doesn't.
Posted by: Howard Payne | Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 02:00 PM
Glad it's working out! We will also be at RVs For Less the day after Memorial Day for some repairs - very minor compared to yours.
Posted by: John and Debbie Mills | Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 02:36 PM
Very few stay with a camper as long as y'all. That is our goal when the house sells.Hoping we buy a camper that with the proper care will last that many years. Maybe you will get good news. Enjoy your travels, Chuck and Donna
Posted by: Chuck Martin | Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 07:45 PM
Fitbit works from an algorithm of movement not steps. It won't match. I have an Alta HR after my Flex died and I really love it. 10K steps is still a good number, even if it isn't really ALL steps!
Posted by: barb | Friday, May 26, 2017 at 07:00 PM