After surviving a cold start to the winter, we’ve settled into our winter location in the Florida Keys.  We had a great holiday season with friends and family up north but we were glad to get on a plane and get to the warmer weather.  We only spent a week in Islamorada after picking up our new RV in November.  We parked the trailer and new pickup at our friend’s house and hopped on a plane north to get home for Thanksgiving.  We flew back to the Keys mid-January and will be here until late April.  Since we only had the new RV for few days before heading north we never got a chance to really inspect it closely.  Unfortunately as we stated in our previous post we’ve uncovered issues and some ae serious.  We’ve made a list, taken pictures and contacted the manufacturer who has promised to take care of everything to make us happy.  Let’s hope that’s true.  We have an appointment at their factory service center at the end of April. 

The weather has been really nice in Islamorada and that’s why we snowbird here.  This year we decided to forgo a campground and park at our friend’s house.  They have a large yard and they installed full hookups for us so life is good.  I’ve spent much of my time just relaxing.  Dee on the other hand has spent much of her time gardening and planting flowers in the yard.  She loves to garden and it keeps here busy.  Our friends are having a new house built up in St Cloud, FL. so next year we’ll be snow birding there.  It is a beautiful area. 

Once our repairs are finished we’ll get back on the road traveling and enjoying our new RV.  Our tentative plan when leaving Mississippi is to head northwest exploring  Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and into Colorado.  After that???