After moving a few times since we bought our new to us Reflection 303RLS and selling our Corsair Excella 29RLS life has changed slightly in that we are still moving things around in our trailer, and learning our limitations when it comes to storage, and what we need, and what we can do without.
The sale of our Corsair was quick, with happy feelings of making a quick sale, and sadness leaving our home we had been in when we viewed so many places, and met so many people. I loved that trailer, and how well it was laid out, and very well built, so did Polly, but we were ready to move on.
There is always some adjustment when moving, just getting used to where things are, and how many steps it takes in the dark to make it to the bathroom, or the front door to let our friend Bosco out. We have now gotten used to the inside and outside differences, but the travel differences will be awhile to get used to as island travel is short distance, and relatively known roads and slow paced. When we start out south then we will have a better idea of how our new home will tow and go.
Right now we are at our friends house as they are on holiday, watering the gardens and just making sure all is good while they are gone. This gives me a chance to organise the basement area of the trailer, and Polly to do same with inside. We have some stuff stored here in our friends crawl space, and spent a day getting this stuff somewhat less in amount, from 8-9 boxes to 3, and have some to give to children, and grandchildren. Slowly and deliberately we reduce our footprint on this earth. We still have pictures that we hope to put up again someday, but who knows what may come, if we travel and keep ahead of the grim reaper we may never settle down to house living again. We both still love our life as we are living it, and look forward to the next move, no matter how short or long the trip is, always a beautiful change as we go.
Today I woke early and as usual my mind starts right away with "Ok what today?" I have a few small woodworking projects I've been working on "Thanks Americo for keeping my tools." I will continue with them, but there are a few things I need to resolve that I know I need to deal with. Selling a few things is one, and or giving them away. Always hard to sell for less than what I am sure it is worth. But eventually will have to part with what I do not, and will not use anymore. I am sure these things are like anchors around my neck, and as long as I have them I feel heavier, not that I will loose and girth by selling, just I loose the place in my mind where it bugs me to have this to think about at all.
Giving things away is easier, hoping people can use what we give them. Polly has many glasses and stuff from our dinning room collection that she hung onto and wants to give to Shayla, she has a plan and that is good. Me I have a few bigger things, an outboard motor that needs a home, and dive gear, and our cabin, that is still a noose I want to relinquish. I wished our grand children we older and just a little more set and then maybe I could find a place to give our share away. But for now I just keep them till the right person comes along.
While we have been here we have had friends for dinner, visited with friends we haven't seen for a long time, and we were invited out to other friends house for dinner as well. This has been nice, and we have enjoyed very good Internet, and TV. Movies have been nice, but I just get tired early and as the movie ends at 9:30 Polly stays up, and I am in bed trying to keep my peepers open a little longer, but as I dose off to the TV watching a little of a show I want to see, I have to shut it off as sleep comes early.
The funny thing about being here in our friends driveway is we are kinda going between our home and theirs. We can watch TV in there house or ours, and we choose ours most of the time, till we go for a movie we go inside and can watch netflix of some sort. We use the bathroom, and shower in the house as we need to preserve space in our tanks if we want to stay and not have to empty our tanks before we leave next week, we are getting very good at judging a stay for almost 3 weeks, that is a long time to be using our tanks and not having to dump. I have a dump tank now that I could use if needed, but for now we have not reached the limit, and I am hoping that we don't.
On another note, I want to talk a little about Luck! I really think I have been, or we have been Lucky. I don't mean that win at the lottery, or get windfalls at the casino, I mean we seem to have been lucky when it comes to our life. The saying "The harder I work the Luckier I get" is not what I am talking about, although we have both worked hard to get where we are. I'm talking about the kind that we get from just being careful, and gauging our odds, and paying attention to details as we travel. Polly is continuously says watch this, and stop sign ahead, I get angry sometimes, but she can't stop herself, and maybe this is what makes the difference, we are both driving this rig LOL, I have a good snicker as I have never thought of this before now, as I type I realize just how Lucky we are, and we didn't even know it.
Through all our travels no bang ups, no dints, no dings. Some close calls, but no dings. This is one part of our luck, we also have much luck meeting people, this is where I say Bosco helps as he walks me regularly and during these walks I meet as many people as he meets dogs! LOL We are a good team as we go for our walks, he sniffs and pees, and I greet and talk, what a good combination. Just think of how he behaves, he approaches with vigour to almost any dog, size is not an issue, and the conversation starts before he even get close, he smells his way into conversation. Me I am a little more one liner to start, and usually weather, or about the site we are in, or what ever comes to mind. I like Bosco don't plan, or think about it just comes naturally. Some say gift of the gab, I say I am Lucky to be able to yap it up with most anybody, and enjoy them as we get to know each other.
Another part of the Lucky belief is the thought that if you bring it up, talk about it "Knock on wood" you may hex it, your luck that is. Polly is always looking for wood if she talks about something that has to do with Luck, she has many superstitions, and wive tales she learned growing up, and I love to listen to them as they come out, as most of them I now know before she says it. But every once in awhile she says one I hadn't heard before. I smile now, listening to Bosco beside me breathing as he sleeps, and Polly with a little snore every once in awhile, sure is nice to get up early and be able to think about just how Lucky I am!
Loving this Life
We are so darn Lucky😃
