Hydraulics Hullabaloo!!!

 Hello Family & Friends,

Funny thing happened on the way home from a ENRCAMA meeting (which is like our HOA but we are a CAMA (common areas management association) and I am serving on as the system administrator for the software/equipment we have to run the board -- (more on that later) ---- I found Darrel under the RV fixing the hydraulics leak.  Yikes, he had started the project without me???

So here he is with hydraulic fluid all over him, pulling down the co-plastic underlining and trying to clean up a mess, and finding the leak, which turned out to be a hose, not a loose fitting.  

Well, I also had scheduled a time to lean Mah Jongg at 1pm from a lady in the park so I look at him and say, I can give you a couple of hours of help.

So, with that help, Darrel making a trip to Wickenburg for a hose and couple of parts ($150.00), I returned from learning the game; we finished up getting the underlining on before the winds blew like crazy and tore it off.

We ran out of the type of screws to get the underlining totally screwed on at dark, so a morning trip back to Wickenburg for screws and then back the North Ranch, one more time under the RV and the hullabaloo was complete!

We still have to run the jacks up and down a couple of times to prime them but will wait to do that when we hook up to travel to Colorado.

To catch you up on ENRCAMA -- last year I was elected to the board (9 members and it is a volunteer position) that supervises the park.  I worked with the system administrator for several months to take over the systems we use to support the board.  The position is a 3 year position and we rotate off 3 board members each year.  I have 2 more to go or actually I am in my 2nd year --- meetings are October - April, so most people are here that are snowbirds.  It has been an interesting endeavor and am learning a lot but will definitely be glad when my service is complete --- it does take time and some planning.

Well, I have no new pictures to share --- OH, we have sold more motorcycle equipment, and the garage sale and community cleanup weekends are coming up.  I guess we are just working on tasks at hand right now.

Will try to find a more interesting topic with some pictures in the next week or 2. But until then, here's a pretty good thought for the day ----

Sending love and blessings,

Susan & Darrel

Changing the Adventure

 Hello Family & Friends,

When we started this journey, we brought along two motorcycles to ride the roads of America.  Well, after spending the best riding time in the Midwest (and a couple fun rides in CO and up the mountain to Yarnell in AZ), we decided to sell the motorcycles.  With Darrel's hip issues (which are getting better) and the increase in fast moving traffic, we just weren't riding them as much.  So the reason for this paragraph was to explain what we've been doing the last couple of weeks:

SELLING MOTORCYCLES and MOTORCYCLE GEAR!!!!

Darrel's cycle -- went to a really nice guy from Tucson

Susan's cycle -- went to a really nice young man (first grown up cycle) from Scottsdale.

I don't like to sell and I really don't have the patience for it.  It takes time to take pictures, list on Craigslist, take calls from interested people and lookie loos --- but we were fortunate to get rid of them in less than a week of posting.  The Triumph was really funny because the dad called and left a message in a British speaking voice -- I am like really? who is having fun with me now!!!  But it was legit, he was a British citizen.  His son was buying it and he was so appreciative of the cycle's condition, the extra parts we threw in, and some Triumph clothing and gloves.  What a delightful experience.

So those were gone and then we moved on to the gear, we had pared it down some when we went on the road, with 6 jackets, 4 helmets, 2 sets of boots, gloves, and intercom system, and motorcycle chokes/stands.  

We have sold 2 jackets, 1 helmet, 2 gloves, the intercom system and the stands.  The rest may be more difficult as they are geared for colder weather.  It just takes some time and accommodating schedules for buyers and us.  You want to be available but you also have a life!!!  So it is a balancing act.  We are hopeful the rest will go soon.

So the adventure has changed to UTV riding which is safer as we stay off the roads and stick to the trails.  We find it more peaceful and you can get away from people if you choose carefully when you are riding and where you go.

Before I go, there is one more thing we did get done -- changing the "running horse" on the shed.  I had been looking for an actual running horse and the neighbor up the street had an extra one she was storing and gave it to me.  How sweet. -- So Darrel climbed a ladder and changed out the horses.  

Here's the new one:

So we are spring cleaning, waiting for the garage sale (supposedly next Saturday?), the community cleanup which lets you take things to the dump for free to finish up our spring cleaning activities.

Hope all is doing well with everyone and that Spring is on the way.

Sending blessings from Arizona,

Susan and Darrel

PS  Bob has my camera to take pictures of a project at his house, replacing some septic tank lines and fixing some drainage.  I may have limited picture taking opportunities for a week or so.