We Have Arrived

We arrived at Rainbow RV Resort in Frostproof, Florida on Thursday afternoon.   Since then we have spent many hours getting organized and cleaned up after our 1500 mile (2400 km) journey from the Great White North.   We have been so busy that I have not even managed to get my camera out and take any pictures.  So I have borrowed a couple pictures from John's blog (Thank you Mr. Hollinger).

We arrived with a very dirty truck and rig.  Tara and Big Mo are not very happy or should I say Tom is not very happy to have dirty equipment.  John and Judy were there to welcome us and directed us to our spot.

 We got unhooked and set up.  But that was about as much as we wanted to do on Thursday.   We headed over to the Hollinger's RV for a relaxing beverage and a great Lasagne dinner.  It was nice not to have to worry about finding a grocery store and make dinner tonight.  We are pretty exhausted and made an early night of it.

Friday Tom and John got our internet and phones up and running.  I spent the day unpacking and getting everything organized in the cupboards and closets.  Tom got Big Mo all washed and shining again.  We headed into Winter Haven to look around and to pick up a  few supplies.  John and Judy came over for happy hour and stayed for dinner.

Saturday we continue our settling in.  Tom headed up on to the roof of the 5th this morning to get it cleaned up.  When he finished up top he started on the sides.  John came over and gave him a hand with the drying.  By the time they got done she was sparkling.

The inside of the 5th has lots of wood finish.  I used Murphy's Oil to clean all the window blinds and the woodwork on the main floor.  Washed windows and cupboard windows, vacuumed , etc. etc.  Lots of dust had accumulated since I gave her a thorough cleaning.

Judy and I headed for the pool for a swim while the boys worked on getting the electronics set up.  Will be nice to get the tv, dvd, tuner, etc. all working properly.  That is the hard part of having two homes.  Moving stuff from one to the other and having to set up everything all over again.  Maybe one day we will be full timers and not have to go through this again.

The park is really beautiful.  The grounds are very well maintained, the sites are really large and the people are friendly.  We even have a great view from our picture window of the pond on the next street over.  Water, palm trees,.... just like being at the beach.  Oh yeah - there is an alligator in that pond.  His name is Fred.  Will see if I can get a picture of him for my blog.  Just hope he doesn't wander over to my yard!!

Tomorrow is another day.   Hope to get all the cleaning and organizing finished tomorrow so we can relax and start to enjoy this great weather.

Until next time - safe travels.