Tuesday September 20th 2016

I am back in my RV home in Jacksonville Fl. The trip north was a few days longer than I’d planned, but it concluded on a high note. The sale of my house in New Hampshire closed yesterday morning. I now meet all of the definitions for being a full time RVer or as some would say “homeless”. As far as I’m concerned I’ve been living in the RV since I bought it last October 5th.

Life in New Hampshire the last week or so has been interesting. All of the furniture was removed from the house at the beginning of the month. I held back a TV, the microwave oven, a few pieces of cutlery, some bedding and cleaning supplies. I bought an inexpensive air mattress to sleep on in the empty bedroom. It was a camping adventure inside the house.

I spent my time dealing with lots of miscellaneous things. The biggest item was the sale of my old Class C motorhome. In hindsight it would have been easier if I’d traded it in for the new rig, but that would have necessitated buying the new rig differently for more money. Most of the money I saved on the purchase price of my RV home was lost on the low value I got on the old motorhome. The overall condition deteriorated during the last few years of no use.

Other little tasks included stopping services and changing addresses. I also had to get rid of the items that were not removed from the house and junk from the shed in the back yard. With the help of good friends all was accomplished by Sunday afternoon.

I spent Sunday night in a motel in Merrimack after taking the last few things including the air mattress to Goodwill. The closing took an hour late Monday morning. There were lots of things for me to sign and even more for the buyers to sign. I walked away with a check, so I would say it was worth the writer’s cramp.

Site at Pecan Park RV Resort.

My flight back to Jacksonville was at 5:45AM this morning, so I spent the night at the Hampton Inn near Logan Airport in Boston. I returned the rental car on Monday evening and took the hotel shuttle to the airport. All of these logistics required me to get up at 3AM. I got about 4 hours of sleep last night and another hour or two on the planes.

My RV home was here waiting. It survived tropical storm Julia last week and other than needing to cool it down by cranking up the AC was a welcoming sight. I am looking forward to catching up on sleep in my own bed.