Exercising the motorhome

Today was the day to take the motorhome out for a ride.  We hate to let it sit for 6 months as the diesel motor needs to be raved up, gears moved and tires moved.  It is a big job - getting ready we have to go through the whole moving routine such as putting everything away, anchoring stuff down, etc.  Then reverse the project when we get back.

We stopped for a diesel fill and a propane fill, needed about 15 gallons in both tanks.  The whole process took about 1 1/2 hours from our sit back to our site but much more time to prepare and set back up.  Just good to get it done!

Saturday in the Park

A nice, but cool day.  Don helped prepare breakfast at the clubhouse.  I helped eat the breakfast - they had potato cakes, scrambled eggs with veggies and mushrooms and Canadian bacon.  Different than the usual fare.

We ate at Beef O'Bradys for dinner and rented the DVD "November Man" which we enjoyed.

Clermont for lunch

Today we went to Clermont, FL to the Escapees chapter luncheon. there was a big crowd - about 70 people.  We sat with the exact same people we sat with at our park Ice Cream Social last Sunday.  We go 40 miles to visit with the same people.

Afterwards we did some shopping.  We have been having cool weather - not as bad as north, but cold if you live in an RV.  It is cold to get up in the morning!

Trip to Tampa

Today we went to Tampa, ate lunch at Sweet Tomatoes.  It is always good but hard to not eat too much.  Then we went to Camping World for a couple things followed by a stop at Parksdale Farms for some fresh vegetables.  It was a very nice day, sun but not too hot or humid.

Weekend

Saturday we went to Wildwood to Steak 'n Shake for dinner.  On the way back we stopped at a Red Box and rented the show the Equalizer.  It was good, fast paced.  Should all the movies we rent be so good.

Sunday was a usual day of breakfast out and then reading our two Sunday papers.

1/1/2015

New Years Day!  Even though we stayed up a little late we had to get up at the usual time thanks to Don.  We watched - off and on - the Rose Bowl Parade and then went for a 2 PM dinner at the clubhouse.  They had pork chops with dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, black eyed peas, glazed carrots, Cole slaw, corn bread and cake.  Lot to eat, I should have not taken the potatoes - hardly ate any.  The pork, black eyed peas and corn bread are southern New Year's fair along with greens which someone at our table brought and shared.  Everything means something, eat greens means money.

Then nap time.  Of course my MH dryer decided this was a good time to not dry well.  Don took it apart and cleaned out inside the dryer, plenty of lint.  He has to do this about twice a year.

If the weather would clear it would be nice, warm and humid now.