RV Recalls

Whether your RV is new or used it is a good idea to check recall lists every few months or even monthly. Our Alfa Ideal was purchased used and did not come with a manual or any info. When we were in Arizona a friends trailer caught on fire. It was a problem with the Dometic refrigerator. Come to find out there was a recall on a part in the fridge. We had ours checked but luckily it had already been repaired. A little bit of time spent checking for recalls can save a lot of trouble down the road. Look in my link list to the lower right and go to www.arfc.org/rvs/

The Big Decision

Phil and I had been talking about getting an RV and hitting the road for years. This was our plan for when we retired. Both of us have a traveling bug in us. When our youngest daughter was a senior in high school and making her plans to move out to go to school and work I started getting serious about our decision. Even though we couldn't retire yet we researched ways to make our dream come true early. I found lots of useful information and became a member of Workampers.com. (see link on this blog) We started looking at all the different jobs out there and thought we can do this. We bought a used 35 ft. Alfa fifth wheel and  a used Dodge dually truck to pull it. This was 2 years ago and we would not change a thing. It took us a little bit of time before we really utilized Workampers but once we did we had no trouble getting jobs. Our first job was at Diamond Lake Oregon, then we went to Walnut Creek, California where we managed a pumpkin patch then a tree lot. We had just been relaxing in Tombstone, Arizona before coming back to Portland so I could take care of my mom's house and cats while she went on a cruise. Now we are in Crescent, Oregon waiting for all the snow to melt at the lake so we can get back to work. We will then go back to Arizona and wait until out tree lot job in San Antonio starts. We really enjoy our travels. We work enough to pay for our trips and vacations and have plenty of time to relax so it feels like we are partially retired.

Fun In The Sun !

Tuesday was bright and beautiful. We headed to our friends house to see what they were up to. They were just hanging out at home so we invited them over for a visit. Our spot at Big Pines Rv Park is really nice and we like sitting outside. They showed up and we decided to take a drive on the back roads to Wickiup Reservoir. It has been a year since Phil and I have been out there. We didn't even need coats. We took our time, I got lots of pictures (155) At one spot we were lucky enough to see 12 does coming back from getting water. I was able to get a couple good shots of them. They move fast though. We proceeded on until we got to the round swamp area of Wickiup. We got out and let Lila run around in the woods, she even got her paws wet. Saw some eagles. I couldn't really get a good pic of them but I tried. We stayed there for a while then headed home. We all had a great time and the fresh air made us sleep real well that night.