Neighbors
We've met more people here at Golden Village Palms in 3 days than we did in 3 weeks at Vail Lake. Interesting people, too.
Next door our neighbors have been here for 10 months after living at Orangeland in Orange, CA for a couple of years. They sold their house in Oregon, moved to CA and never went much further. Turns out that he really didn't like driving a motorhome. So now they have a trailer, parked pretty much fulltime, with a couple of storage sheds and lots of outdoor decorations. One of the sheds serves as a workshop where they make things out of gourds....like nut dishes and bird houses. She tells me there is a gourd farm about 30 miles from here where they get all their supplies. She does beautiful ink drawings on the items. Once a month they sell their items at the local craft fair. She'd like to travel more....but.
Two spaces down is a couple who are retired from a major airplane manufacturer that keeps calling them back for consulting. So since 1990 they have been on the road going from one plane problem to another. They are both airplane mechanics. He's a marine and he fits the picture but she is a pretty blonde with long hair and a sweet southern accent. Never, would I imagine what she does/knows. They are also both pilots of small planes. When they are not consulting/fixing planes they are into square dancing, fully costumed.
Across the street is a snowbird couple from Nebraska who've been here every winter for 4 years. They still farm. They invited us to join the bike riding breakfast group...to ride to a restaurant 3-4 miles out, eat and then ride back. Now Jim could do this but I'm sorry to say I would have a hard time with that if there's any uphill to do. Guess if you're an active farmer you're in pretty good shape!
And then yesterday, our very first motorhome neighbors from Life on Wheels in 2003 dropped by for a visit. When we met we had both sold our houses, bought motorhomes and embarked on this life to the joy/dismay of our kids. We've enjoyed keeping up with each others' travels and just by chance found that we were close and could meet up for an afternoon. We had a good time comparing campsites, adventures, motorhome problems/improvements and family stories.
So here's to good friends on the road!