So this is the day that we move the 5er from one spot to another spot in the Havasu RV Resort Park where we are staying. This for sure will be the shortest move we've made yet. We got everything packed up inside and got hitched up. We followed the same routine we do for longer trips just so we wouldn't forget something major. We've both had a few oops in forgetting something in our packing/hitching routines over the last year. I'm happy to report that the move was uneventful and we made it to our new spot with no issues. Because we will be here for several months, we took a little more time in placing the 5er on our spot.
It is a little bit tighter here in our new spot because we are in the first addition (there are three additions) built in the park and all the lots have owners. Where we were in the 3rd addition we were surrounded by lots for sale, so it had a more open feel. We've met our neighbors on each side of us and they are very nice and friendly. They are both from the midwest and are glad to be out of the cold temps.
The day was pretty much just spent in getting set up in our new spot.
Saturday
Today we spent some more time exploring the actual town of Lake Havasu. We also checked out Sunshine RV which is one of the biggest dealers of DRV Mobile Suites. We actually were looking for some roof sealer for the 5er. We met the owner and he talked our ear off, but was very nice. We also checked out two 2014 Mobile Suites. Like everything they have made some nice changes with the new models, but nothing that we can't live without. We are very happy with our floorplan.
One of our favorite past times is checking out homes for sale and in the course of our conversation with the owner of the RV store, he mentioned that a house next to him was for sale and it wasn't too far away. So curiousity got the best of us and we drove by the house. Rich called the realtor to see if we could walk around the backyard and she sent her partner right over so we could see inside the house. Sweet....it was interesting to see a southwestern house. They are almost all made of stucco instead of wood and of course the landscaping is very different. It was fun to actually see inside one. The drinking water here is terrible and there are a lot of water softeners and reverse osmosis water setups which is something new for us.
The sunsets here are amazing and tonight was no exception.
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Sunday
Today the church we are visiting is called Hilltop Community Church. Like it's name implies, it is on a hilltop with a beautiful view of the lake. The pastor's message on marriage was very good. We enjoyed the church and would definitely attend again.
After church and lunch, I went off exploring the local Home Depot and Lowe's for some plants to dress up our site. Since we are just renting our lot, we can only have plants in a pot/planter. If you want to put something in the ground, it has to be approved by the landscaping committee. I was in my element, just taking my time at each store checking out all these different desert plants. I contained myself with just two plants....for now.
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| Bougainvillea & various cactus in a pot |
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Monday
After our morning workout at the fitness center, I decided to try the free beginning line dancing classes that are offered here at the park. I tried to talk Rich into coming with me, but he declined. Lucky for me, I was not the only brand new student today, there was one other lady that was just starting. It was a lot of fun, but boy I sure had to concentrate on the steps. The minute I thought I might be getting it down and let my mind wander, I'd flub up. It was a good workout for body and mind.
The afternoons project was to wash the RV including the roof. It was a perfect day for washing as the weather was nice and warm. The water here is so weird, the whole time we were washing the RV the water in the hose stayed lukewarm. When we were talking to the Sunshine RV owner he suggested using comet to clean the roof, so we tried it. Rich did the scrubbing and I did the rinsing. I don't like heights and being on the top of the 5er, while we had a nice view, was a little scary. I pretty much just scooted around on my knees. Once the roof was done, we started on the body of the RV. Because of the water here, we had to make sure that we dried the RV as we went so we wouldn't get water spots.
While we were washing the RV, one of the neighbors behind us stopped over for a visit. Gene and Iris are from Florida and have spent several years traveling. They travel in a toy hauler and haul a Harley Davidson motorcycle with them. They also have a RZR (pronounced razor) that they ride out in the desert. It seems that instead of 4wheelers, everyone in this area has gone to the RZR's. There are tons of them around. Gene has offered to take us on a ride some day.
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| This street of the park is called RZR row by us because almost every site has a RZR |
Tuesday
The project today was to get the 5er waxed, but we had to get the wax. We had a buy one get one free breakfast coupon at IHOP so we decided to use it for breakfast and then go get our wax. After another yummy breakfast, we went on the search for our wax. After several stores, we finally found the brand we were looking for, whew.
We got started waxing on the 5er around 11:00 a.m. It was another fine day for an outside project, not quite as warm as yesterday because there was a breeze, but a perfect day for waxing the 5er. You never realize how much surface area there is to an RV until you have to wax it. Rich did the top half using the ladder and I did the lower half. We worked steady until around 4:00 ish and we got it all done. Boy it sure looks good. Rich also got the roof sealant applied and I went back and washed the windows again with a vinegar solution and they were looking nice and shiny. We were both happy with our results today.
Wednesday
What.....is that rain I hear this morning.....wouldn't you know it, even though the chance of rain today was low, it sprinkled just enough this morning to leave ugly water spots on the windows...sigh. It's suppose to rain on Saturday, so I guess I'll just wait until after that to wash them up again.
Today was another line dancing lesson and there was another new student today so we got to go over all the same steps again. It was a tad bit easier this go around, though I still had to really concentrate. It's a lot of fun and I'm really enjoying it.
Other than doing some laundry, the day was pretty low key.
Thursday
After our normal morning routine, we ran some errands and picked up a toy for the golf cart parade and toy drive in the resort tonight. The weather has definitely cooled down, way below the normal temps for this time of year, wonder how much that will affect the parade tonight?
Apparently the cooler temps did have an impact on the amount of golf carts that participated. Our neighbors said that usually they sit outside in their shorts and flip flops and watch the parade, but this year we were bundled up in our jackets. We thought the golf carts were very pretty, unfortunately the pictures we took mostly came out blurry, but here were a couple that you can get an idea of how people decorated their carts.
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| this was our favorite - Mr & Mrs Santa's sleigh |
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| the back of Santa's sleigh |
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| A decorated RZR pulling a trailer with all the gifts being collected throughout the resort |
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Friday
Brrrr....it has definitely been getting cold at night, so far it hasn't gotten down to freezing, but pretty close. I know we are a lot warmer than our friends and family in Oregon so we are not complaining.
This morning we did our annual trek to the post office to mail off our Christmas gifts to our kids. The line was pretty long, but it actually went pretty fast. Almost everyone standing in line looked to be grandparents mailing off gifts to their kids/grandkids. =)
We checked out a couple of garage sales, I'm looking for cheap pots I can plant more plants and maybe a few garden items, like tomato/peppers in. Unfortunately I came away empty handed. We did run across a model home that was open so stopped by to check it out. Oh my.....it was pretty spectacular. It had a 70' RV garage attached to a two car garage. The house was amazing, the decor was very sparkly and glitzy but in a good way. Of course, all this could be yours for $350K. I did get a couple good decorating ideas though. The house was done in black/grey/white tones and in one of the guest bedrooms, for a headboard they had taken two multi-paneled doors and stained them a whitewash grey color and then attached decorative gromets in the corners of each panel, it was very unique.
Last Sunday when we attended church, they announced a Christmas concert with two other churches so we decided to check it out. We are so glad we did, they had some amazing talented singers. It was held at a different church than we attended last week and we may decide to attend their Sunday worship this week. They had a couple songs that included the little kids which is always adorable. They had one little boy that did a solo and he was amazing, I can definitely envision him with a singing career in the future. Some of the adult solo's were absolutely amazing. One guy did a solo and had the most amazing voice, and the interesting thing was that you could tell he was chewing gum while singing. It sounds kind of gross, but I tell you, his voice was amazing and made up for the distraction of the gum. Then there was this lady and you just wondered how that amazing big voice could come out of her body. God has definitely gifted some people with singing talent, unfortunately that is not one of my giftings. But I can sure enjoy listening to good music. The concert was definitely time well spent.
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