Finally! It’s taken some time and lots of miles but we have finally invited ‘Lucy’ into our little fleet. She’s a 2001 Casita Spirit Deluxe; a 17’ trailer built using a fibreglass shell which makes them lighter and less prone to leaks than most other trailers or campers. We picked her up, as planned, in Henderson (a suburb of Las Vegas). It was 5 PM on a Sunday by the time we’d closed the ‘doings’ so we headed to an RV park nearby… not just any RV Park mind you… “The Oasis” is pretty darn fancy. It’s so fancy that they weren’t sure they’d let us in… thinking we were a pop up tent trailer or something (given the size and the fact the manager didn’t get up to come out and see for himself)…. Even their checking in procedure is fancy. The security guard at the front gate directs you to a series of parking lanes… your choice, but pick one. Then you go into the huge Oasis main building (which houses a store, a restaurant, offices, a gym, and access to the two (TWO) tiered and landscaped pools)… anyway, I digress. You register and pick up your information package inside the building, then return to your vehicle and find your way (using the map) through the RV park to your little pull through pad… It’s really quite nice, good neighbours, a picnic table (we’ve no chairs yet) and grass for the ‘girl’ (PS).
This place has huge rigs… all but one (a tent trailer that ‘did’ get in… go figure)… but the rest are huge.. Many tow other vehicles in trailers or on platforms… all look like they must be millionaires… and then there’s us :-) Oh, and a chicken… yup, a real live one, harness and all…. (note the pigeons keeping it company… or was it the food they were after?)
Anyway, back to Lucy. We hooked her up (after having to turn the hitch over to raise the height of the front) and towed her to this RV park. We needed to stay here until today (Tuesday) as Kathy has some business to conduct with the DMV to finish the trailer paperwork. We spent Monday cleaning (rather I should say Kathy spent Monday cleaning… she worked her ____ off).
Me? Well, as there’s really only room for one person crawling in and out of cupboards with a cleaning rag… I worked on things outside, like sorting out the piles of stuff crammed in to Chuck… Anyway, by 3 PM we were good and ready to watch two young fellows (this place is so big they have companies making a living off the transients) wash and wax little Lucy… Their price was more than fair and we figured they could do a better and faster job than we’d ever do.
So, here it is… Tuesday morning. Kathy’s away at the DMV and I’m supposed to be getting Lucy ready to go… Today we head back to The Outdoor Resort in Cathedral City (suburb of Palm Springs) where we’ll stay until the end of the month (rough life, I know). Chores are calling so must leave you for now.
Hope all is well with all of you… stay warm… Hugs, CJ
