Mostly back in Florida

Rusty, the Corolla and I are all back in Florida. Four days, about 1750 miles. The best thing that can be said about the trip is that my back isn’t too sore. And no breakdowns and no near-disasters. The worse thing that happened was that I took a couple of wrong turns. They added a few minutes and a few miles to the trip, but no big deal. I did end up crossing the Hudson River via the GW Bridge, which is never fun, but I made it.

On the last leg I stopped for 2 hours in Ocala to visit my son, Tony. We went to lunch. I hadn’t seen him for nearly a year, so it was nice catching up.

Jett was supposed to fly in last night, but, as usual, her flight was delayed for hours. She will join us today.

I was pretty apprehensive about what I would find when I got into the RV. Mice? Spoiled food in the refrigerator? Dry toilets? Well, yes, the toilets were dry, but the seals seem to be okay. Likewise, the refrigerator didn’t seem to be harboring any bacteria colonies (though I will let Jett decide what freezer food can be kept). I even opened the half gallon of ice cream that had been in the freezer for 5 months and it was delicious. So my biggest fears were unfounded.

There were, however, a couple of unexpected problems. The water tasted terrible. I tried making coffee with the tap water and it was undrinkable. I used bottled water for the first cups, then let the water run for about 20 minutes to flush the lines. My coffee this morning, made with tap water, was good.

The other unexpected problems had to do with the TV and internet. The router, located in the shed, was off. All of the general outlets in the shed were out. Something happened during the electrical inspection that resulted in the outlets being disabled. I haven’t figured out what happened yet, but in the meantime I was able to move the router to the A/C outlet, which still had power, and get the internet back. I had to re-enter my ID and password to connect to Netflix, but I now have internet and Netflix.

I had been notified a few days ago that my beautiful bougainvillea bush had broken free from its support and was doubled over. I straightened it up and reattached it to its supporting stake. Hopefully it will survive as it is a beautiful bush.

I had loaded the car with as much stuff as would fit, leaving the storage unit (downsized from 5×10 to 5×5) only half full. I think I might be able to fit what is left into a large SUV. Then I can close out the storage unit and save $68 per month.

So, I am pretty much back in residence in Fort Myers and, hopefully, today Jett will be able to say the same. She will continue her immunotherapy treatments here. She already has a meeting set up with the oncologist on Friday.

Today the high temp in Chelsea MA will be in the 50’s; it will be nearly 90 here. Jett will like that.