Settling in

We spent the weekend settling into the Seneca. I have been doing a lot of research on this vehicle on the internet. One of the sites I have gone to is RV.NET where you can post questions and get answers from people who have the same type of RV or have experienced the same problems and have answers.

It is amazing how many storage places there are in here. The RV is 14 feet wide when the slides are out. There are cupboards and places to store stuff everywhere! I must be very diligent in not accumulating stuff. It is so nice to have all my clothes hanging up, instead of lying in a creased pile at the bottom of a little closet.

We have put our lovely Indian rug down on the floor and it's amazing that the colours match the RV colours exactly! We are going to have to replace the TVs. We have the old heavy CRT ones. LCDs would be much lighter as well as giving us a couple of additional storage spaces behind them. We will look into this when we are down in California in January.

The storage under the queen bed contains our extra cleaning materials, our little shop vac and some of the satellite dish accessories. One of the best things that has happened for RVers is the invention of all those cleaning materials on disposable wiping cloths. You can find any type of wipe to clean anything, even yourself.

It is so nice not to be falling over each other and stuff. I have even been able to walk clear around the bed to straighten up the Travasak (a fancy sleeping bag type of contraption) without hurting my poor old knees. Talking about the bed and the Travasak, we are so cosy at night! We bought an electric under-pad which resides on the bed. There are separate controls for each side, so I can have my side on hot and Michael has his side on a cooler setting. We usually turn it off halfway through the night because we are so warm. Have I said this before???? I love modern technology!

I wish I could find someone to set up my wireless printer and scanner. I can't see to get it to connect. The internet stick from Bell is a bit of a disappointment in the the 500MB of data can be used up in one day!! I have now turned off images in Firefox and that seems to help. I see satellite internet in my future.

We are in love with our new Condo on Wheels!!

Today we picked the Seneca up from Owasco, spending the day there to finalize everything and move from the Regal into the new digs. I cannot believe that we managed to squeeze so much stuff into the old RV. At the moment it is all piled up inside the living area. The first thing I did was to make up the bed. The RV's stock bedding will be mothballed in our storage locker. I was so exhausted on Friday that I just fell into bed. Michael had the hard job of pushing the buttons to open the slides and hooking up the electricity. Tomorrow we will unpack....zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Move in Day is tomorrow!

Tomorrow we go and pick up the new Seneca! I am so excited that I can hardly think.

We love the RVing lifestyle. If we don't like the neighbours, we move. If we don't like the view we move. See different places. Sleep in our own bed at night, no matter where we are. Cook in our own kitchen, no matter where we are. Can clean it in no time at all, and it's a bungalow. No property taxes, no mortgage fees, no condo fees, no water bills, no natural gas fees, no house insurance, no snow shoveling, no grass mowing. Very low rental rates,  ($0 to $300 a month).  This is our condo on wheels. The one we have now is great for holidays and weekends, but as a full time home it is too small. So we have been looking for a while. This one was on sale at our local RV dealership. It is a diesel, has only 6,000 miles on it and we got it for a good price. Lots of space and storage areas, and it's all on one level. It has a large generator so we can even camp in the boonies where there is no electricity. Our next step is into a nursing/retirement home! You only live once!

We have taken a seasonal site at Cedar Beach for next summer, April 1st to October 31st. Less than $300 a month. We can still go travelling to different areas.  Winter we will meander slowly down to Oceanside, put the RV in storage in Escondido and stay at our American Mother's house. Again we can still do some trips in and around Southern California as we also have a Coast to Coast campground membership that is $10 a day to stay. The campground membership has over 1600 resorts in the US and Canada.  Can't wait to get moving!

I calculated how much we made out of the condo in 15 years after paying all those fees and costs and came out at a minus number. Seems a little pointless. At least this way we will be able to save some money! and have a blast in the living!

Our new Motorhome!!

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How exciting!! We have traded the Triple E for a Jayco Seneca 35 GS. It is gorgeous and the space!! We have really been struggling with this Regal mini motorhome. The serious lack of space for stuff really got to us. It is fine for a summer holiday and weekend trips, but not to live in full time. It is going to be so nice to have all that room. Also it is a diesel so should have lots of power. From the research I have found out that the fuel consumption is actually better than what we got in the smaller RV. Click on the blog heading to go to the Jayco page.

Checking out the dinette

Is this huge or what!!!!

Nice Big Shower

Galley - Hard surface Countertops

 Lots of closet space in the bedroom

 Queen size bed in the rear slide

 Dinette and swivel recliner/rocker

 Michael tries out the cockpit

 Michael checks out his domain! The galley.

 Dinette. Lots of storage under the seats

 Michael and manager Craig talking in grunts.

What a Monster!

We have to leave here on Sunday and will be going to Moodies in Ajax until we take possession, then we move to Milton. I am still working for another couple of weeks so Ajax will be better as far as the commute is concerned.

Thanksgiving weekend. Arrowhead Provincial Park.

Our site

The Kruger's site

View from the Visitor's Centre

Trees near the Visitor's centre parking lot

Leonie

Thea watching the first moose and her calf

Close up of Mamma Moose

Hikers climbing up to a view site

Over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend we went up to Arrowhead Provincial Park near Huntsville, Ontario. The weather was absolutely fabulous!! Thea had booked 2 fantastic sites. We ate and rode our bikes and took a drive into Algonquin Provincial Park where we saw 4 moose. Ate ice-cream and fudge and lots of good food, including South African foods. It was a wonderful weekend. I think even the kids had a good time!