In the meantime we had time to take the dogs to a pet-friendly beach in Ponce Inlet. Wilbur and Louise had never seen the ocean. Ken took them in the water, but they seemed more interested in the surrounding vegetation.
When we first arrived in Tampa, we took some time to take a drive and see the Gulf. The beach and park were deserted so it was all ours to explore. I wasn't used to the heat and the wind, but it felt good. I HATE being cold, so I can get used to this.
My brother Ken also took us to Ponce Inlet for dinner at Inlet Harbor. What a gorgeous breezy evening on the water. This is not a vacation, we don't have an agenda, and we don't have to go home because we don't have one! We're home wherever we park - and that is how we planned it all this time - how great is that??
The other day, we went to the tax collector's office in Tampa to get our car registered and driver's licenses. What a zoo but at least that's done, because we have no idea when we'll be able to take care of it otherwise.
Yesterday we put the pets in daycare and drove over to Daytona Beach to pick up the rest of our boxes that we had shipped down here in September.
We spent most of today unpacking and putting everything away and believe it or not, we still have lots of storage. I guess we did a pretty good job of getting rid of everything we don't need. Our life is in these 25 boxes. We shipped our clothes, Christmas decorations, kitchen items (I even bought the pasta maker), towels, coffee maker, radio, office supplies, files, who knows what else.
I did have to buy sheets because we didn't know what size bed we'd get (it's an RV King, narrower than a regular King and had to be ordered), but see how much storage is underneath? The bed was loaded with decor pillows and bedspread, plus the pillows I bought, so they all went under the bed.
We also bought lots of RV supplies like hoses and such, lounge and recliner chairs (I had to have both, cause you never know). And today we roasted a chicken in the slow cooker. No tricks, just place seasoned chicken over vegetables and cook on high a couple hours - perfect every time.
I think we are finally done spending. Now we're just waiting for an appointment with Freightliner so they can fix the cruise control. It might be a few weeks before it gets in, but we're in no hurry and they're letting us stay for free, so we'll make the best of it until we're on the road. And our dogs approve.