Another Chapter Has Ended

Our RV traveling days have ended for now.  We picked up the motorhome from the RV park that we have been living at for the past six months and drove it to Lewisville, TX on Sunday to sell it.  It definitely looked sad when we left it yesterday.

 

We hope it sells quickly.  The salesman said he expects it will be sold by Thanksgiving.  They do have a few people who are interested in this model, so hopefully one of them falls in love with it. A salesman stopped by as we were signing the paperwork and said he was calling someone to tell them about it. Yes, they could just be telling us these things, but why?  The deal was already done with them.

Mom took a few photos as we were leaving.  She didn't take pictures of the whole thing because we already had some of the furniture stored for travel.

Ths was the master bath.

The fancy bedspread that was only put on the bed a few times.

The fireplace that we loved.

The fridge was also a favorite.  The folks can't get used to a regular one. They don't like bending down to get things out of it.

We ended up spending our last night in the motorhome at the KOA in Sanger, TX.  We stayed there last year for two weeks and did not enjoy it.  We found management to be the same as last time, which was non-existent.  When we arrived at 3 p.m., the office was closed.  The sign said they were open until 6 p.m. but they never seemed to be open on Sundays when we stayed there.  There was NOT an envelope on the door for us telling us our site number.  We had made reservations online.  There was a sign saying that there were no vacancies.  Mom called their emergency number to find out if we actually had a site even though the sign said to only call if someone was in our site.  The guy told her to just take any site and she could pay him in the morning.  She told him that she made the reservation online.  He said rudely that our site number was on our reservation then.  Well, it was not.  There were many open sites, so the folks just took the first one.  We think they just say they are sold out so that they don't have to deal with people as all those sites remained open. 

Sunday evening, we walked around the park.  Mom wanted to see if a friend she made there last year was staying there.  She doesn't live there year round, but Mom had a feeling that they might be there because they like to stay there and then move on to Galveston.  We couldn't find her and Mom couldn't remember what her rig looked like.  The next morning, we got up early and did our final cleaning.  Mom and I took a walk and then we ended up running into Gwen, the woman that we searched for the night before.  She was really surprised to see us.  She will be coming back to Galveston, so we will probably meet up then.

It was finally time to take the RV to the dealership.  The drive was about 30 minutes from the KOA.  It was an easy drive.  Mom and I followed Dad.  The people at the dealership were nice.  They let me lay in the office and a lady even brought me a bowl of water.  It took less than an hour to do the paperwork.  We were on the road by 11 a.m.  It is a long drive back to Galveston.  I was not thrilled with that long of a ride in the Jeep.  I had a few muscle cramps.  We stopped at this place called
Buc-ee's.  That place is cool!  You should see the dog walking area.  It is huge!  We never stopped at one because we always had the motorhome. Mom always wanted to though. The folks both had burritos for lunch and then we faced the Houston rush hour.  It sure was nice to get back to the condo.

This morning we were back on the beach doing our morning walk.  It was a cloudy morning, so the sun did not greet us.  It was a nice morning even without the sun.  We didn't find anyone good shells today.

Mom had planned to keep paying the pad rent at the RV park so that we would have a site in case this condo thing doesn't work out.  It is still hard to find a place to stay in Houston due to Harvey.  Mom got a little miffed when the park owners decided to raise the rent for everyone. We understand supply and demand, but many of the people staying there don't have other options now because of Harvey so the park owners are cashing in by raising the rates. Mom decided that we would not be moving back in December so paying the rent for November was just a waste of money. We ended up saving $740 by not extending our stay there.  It was the smart thing to do.  If the condo doesn't work out, we will figure something else out.  Mom said she feels very good about the decision.  She joked that maybe island life is already making her more mellow.  BOL!

We will feel really good when the motorhome sells.  Mom already feels better having it at the dealership.  We put an endorsement on our insurance policy that covers it if damage occurs there.  That was a little pricey, but necessary.  We will let you know when the motorhome sells.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Has Something Big Happening Tomorrow

Being A Beach Boy Is Exhausting!

I thought living at the beach would be relaxing.  It isn't!  Mom has me walking on the beach twice a day.  I have even started running in the water a little.  There is a problem though.  I either need a longer leash or a Mom who can run faster. 

We look for shells, but this amount is not all over.  It is just in one small section that we walk.  It reminds us of Marco Island.

A pumpkin on the beach!

This was the sunrise this morning.

Mom got really excited when she saw this shell.  She thought someone put it out as a joke because she has never found one this big at any beach.  It wasn't a joke. She found more!

This made Mom's day!

I told Mom yesterday that I just couldn't do an afternoon walk.  I needed my rest.  I am almost ten after all. She let me rest and rest I did.

We are taking a road trip this weekend.  We are taking the RV to a dealership where it will find a new home.  We will spend one more night in it. Mom is looking forward to sleeping in a bed that doesn't sink. She said it is a good thing that she and Dad have lost so much weight because otherwise, they might sink to the floor.  BOL!  It will be a little sad leaving the RV, but we know the beach is waiting for us.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Starting To Like Running In The Water

I Am A Beach Boy!

We have moved to the beach!  We are not in the condo that we rented because they are still working on the renovation.  There was a problem with the tile guy and the painter not getting along.  They were supposed to be finished last Wednesday.  Our agent put us into the condo right next to it.  It is normally not a rental, but she knows the owners and they said we could stay here until ours is ready.  The problem is that we really can't unpack because: 1) the kitchen is full of their stuff and 2) we don't want to have to pack everything up again to move a few feet.  We moved in on Saturday and work was being done on ours then and today.  We can kind of see a little from the outside windows and it looks like it is still going to be a while.  The owner is putting in new floors, cabinets, furniture and painting.  It will basically be a new place when we move in. We hope we can move soon.  We have storage bins stacked up in this one.  Mom said the bed is really, really soft and she hates it.

Mom was concerned that I might not like the elevator, but I have become a pro at it.  It's not a big deal.  I have learned though that if I stick my nose out too far, the doors will not close.

The first night we were here, Mom couldn't get our TV to work.  It was kind of ironic because she spent two hours on Friday helping our neighbor at the RV park to get hers to work.  Mom called our agent who called the repairman.  We needed a new TV and our cable needed to be activated.  The owners haven't been here in a while, so it was deactivated.  It is all good now.  Oh, there is not a TV in the bedroom and Mom really misses that.  The folks fall asleep to the TV.  Basic cable is included, but Dad likes HBO and Showtime.  They bought an Amazon Fire Stick yesterday and that seems to have solved their problem. They will cancel Dish and save about $60 a month.

The last two mornings, we have taken long walks on the beach.  I love how the sand feels on my paws.  Today, I let the water touch my feet.  I am loving it!  After our walk yesterday, a big storm blew through.  Mom and I tried to get one walk in before it arrived.  We had a terrible time getting our door to open because the wind was blowing so hard.  It was crazy!  We heard there were 50 mph gusts.  A few awnings were lost at the RV park. We had to go back there to do a final cleaning on our RV and that is how we know.

We took a ton of photos, so we are just going to post them now.  Enjoy!

These are from Sunday morning:

Our building.  We are on the 4th floor.

These are from today. Apparently, watching the sunrise is exciting for the folks.

I was amazed at the grass on the beach.

Then, Mom took pictures of me on the balcony:

We were surprised this boat was so close to the shore.

That's all for today.  I think that is probably four times more than anyone really wanted to see but Mom couldn't decide which pictures to leave out.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Now A Dog With A View