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| Dennis relaxing after setup! |
We arrived at Land Between the Lakes on Sunday August 22nd. Again it was a beautiful drive in the mountains. We sat up camp and hoped for good cell and internet reception; but it was not possible. We were to far into the National Forrest that we could not get good reception. We decided to just complete the experiment then post on our blog when we returned. We did have TV. Well, 3 channels all of them KET. For those who don't recognize the acronym it stands for PBS. Even though Dennis & I are college graduates we had the opportunity everyday during breakfast to watch PBS and study to pass our GED. My how high school has changed! I especially enjoyed the chemistry & math classes. Wish my high school instructors would have been that entertaining. We also learned to paint with water colors during lunch. Of course we had no canvas but we are confident the instruction on PBS was so thorough that we could pick up brushes and paint landscape scenes. Watch out Kathryn & Ransom you have new competition in the world of art. Wow! PBS is now one of our new passions.
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| That South Welcome Station ! |
On Monday morning we decided to ride “Nellie” to the south welcome station. It was only 8.5 miles and we have ridden that amount of miles many times. When we finally reached the south welcome station we were ecstatic. You see we had no idea how hilly the ride would be. Who said “igorance is bliss?” Let me say we spent the majority of the time walking “Nellie” up the hills. We dreaded the ride back but the only way home was riding back up & down those rolling hills. Well we made it back safely. The deer, humming birds and the largest number of butterflies we have ever seen, along the way were so worth the agony of the ride.
Over those next 7 days we fished, rode our bike and read our books. It was again a great opportunity to enjoy the life style of RV living. We met so many people enjoying the quiet lifestyle. It is obvious that you can be as laid back or active as you choose. One interesting observation is how so many people living in RV's make an outdoor room to entertain in or relax. Dennis & I got some good laughs at the outside decors. They had any where from light up palm trees to Christmas lights to interior floor lamps, carpets, & patio furniture. The rooms seem to express the owners personalities. Dennis & I will have to ponder what kind of outdoor décor would best express who we are! It could be fun to let our imagination go wild for our outdoor room.
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| Where we fished "outside our front door" |
We have a detailed list of the things we would need to make an RV home. We complied this list along the way. Every time we came across a situation or a problem to solve or something as simple as how much we missed out recliners we noted those things for our RV home on our list.
Over the course of the 22 day experiment we had ample opportunity to have “real life experiences in the RV.” We strongly agreed that this experiment was a great opportunity to discover how much we love a simple life style. The ability to have our front yard be a lake, a babbling brook, or mountain range, is amazing. Did we mention the Bison we saw at Land between the Lakes!
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| There were baby bison nursing! so cute |
Upon returning to our home we thought we would have some time to unpack and evaluate where we are now. But, instead we are now doing laundry and repacking to head to Florida. Our third grandchild is apparently going to arrive a couple of weeks early. We are very excited about having time with our grand daughters while we await our grandsons arrival.
Dennis' sister Theresa has blessed us with the opportunity to stay in her & her husband Robert's fifth wheel. We have booked our stay at Hannah Park which is very close to our son. Stay tune to RV 2.0 as we blog about the experience of a 5th wheel RV and of course our grand children ......Software
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