We had a new home. Now to get ready for the road.
In July we packed what we thought we would need in the RV, picked up Lindsay and headed for Jasper. This would be practice for our new lifestyle. Dave and Danica met us in Jasper and we took everyone on a trip down memory lane. What a great time as we visited places that were highlights of Ralph’s and my early years together. Of course the perfect weather on our trip on the Columbia Icefield Snowcoach was truly a mountain top experience.We showed our family the original yellow Snowmobile from the 1960s and 1970s. The modern red Coach even has our name on it - too bad that doesn't translate to $$.
We re-visited Pyramid Island which has always been our favorite picnic spot and soaked up the peace and tranquility of the lake and mountain.
Our RV was a huge success as we had most of the comforts of home but none of the responsibilities. There was lots of learning as we setup and leveled the RV on a very uneven spot. We were also leaving a trail of fresh water as the overflow hose was not at the correct angle. That was one of many small problems we encountered and had to resolve when we got home. We made a few return trips to Chilliwack for repairs and added Sirius radio to keep us entertained as we travel.
We also “upgraded” the license plate. Ralph has always initialed documents with RWB and he is the ONE and only.
All the back and forth for repairs and upgrades were stressful as we were both working full time and sorting through our “stuff” in preparation for our next downsizing. We made many trips to our storage unit and donations of household goods and clothing (no more work clothes required).
We both gave our retirement notice for November 15th. Now we had a specific goal and planned to be on the road about December 10th. The pressure was on as we had to meet our deadline to be out of the apartment December 8th. We took the last load out at 2:30 AM that morning!
Ralph’s replacement at work took over officially November 1st so he didn’t need to be at work after that date. I, however, passed November 15th and worked most days until December 5th. By that time we were speaking to each other, BUT, very carefully. We were so tired and wired that anything would upset us but we survived - both of us intact. Once everything was out of the apartment we focused on where to put/stash/hide the items we “thought” would be the necessities of our RV lifestyle.
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