Left Home December 1st with our little R-Pod and Toyota 4Runner for a two-month excursion across the country to Florida. Our intent was to spend Christmas at Disney World, then make a quick trip down to Key West and then home by February 1st.
Well, it hasn’t worked out that way. We did make a really great trip from Phoenix to Florida, stopping along the way and meeting some really wonderful fellow RV people. However, once in Florida, we traded our 18′ R-Pod in for a 36′ Keystone Montanna 5th wheel with 3 expansions To tow this monster we traded the 4Runner in for a 2011 Chevrolet 2500 HD, Diesel truck. We are now full-fledged members of the traveling RV community. It was never our intent to make the traded on this trip. It just happened that we stopped and looked a the Montanna and recognized that we truly loved this rig and the RV life.
I have never towed a big rig like our Montanna, and our first trip was to Key West with a stop in Fort Lauderdale. The first leg of our journey was really uneventful as most of the time we were on 4 lane roads. The second leg was different. I chose the scenic route through Miami to route 1 to Key West. The weather was overcast with spots of heavy rain, and wind. Route 1 is a beautiful drive on a mostly single lane road where your average speed is like 45 mph. Needless to say its a long 130 miles. But once again the tow was easy.
We are back in central Florida till the end of February when it off to Kissimmee, Florida for a week to meet up with the kids and grandkids. We are taking the kids to Disney World for a couple of days. From there we plan to head back to Phoenix… well that’s the plan. Who knows we may be home by April or ???
Retirement is tough, but you know someone has to make the sacrifice. I hope to blog more about our experiences and the wonderful friends we have made along the way.
Here is Sandy with the two Bee’s we played bingo with every Tuesday night.
Here we are at the southern most point in the Continental US…
Ramblings of an old computer engineer/developer 
Retirement can be tough if you don’t have your loved ones to support and guide you. But when you’ve got friends and family close to you all the time, your retirement will go smoothly and happily. You just have to enjoy this time of your life to make your days worth living.
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I, myself, have encountered silent moments where I think what would my retirement age be like. Will I have all the people I love still beside me? Will I be suffering from dementia or any chronic disease? After reading this insightful article, I guess all that matters is as long as I’ve lived my life to the fullest, then I should be good.
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