83 and have hung up the keys
Over the years I have seen posts asking, when is it time to hang up the keys, well for this guy it is 82 years and 9 months. I suppose I could buy a "B" or "B +" and we could still do some traveling ...
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David,
That is a very moving post. This must be one of the most difficult times in an RV'ers life: Hanging up the keys. I saw it happen to my uncle when he was in his early 80's, about 5 years ago. His wife had passed away a few years prior and he was never the same after that. His last few trips, including one last trip to Florida, I ended up doing most of the driving, but he helped out for about a 1 hour shift here and there. :) He was fortunate because he owned a lot in the Berkshires (small mountain range) about an hour and a half away where he could park the rig from late Spring until the threat of snow and he could drive his car up there to enjoy the rig throughout that period, yet easily return home as well. We would visit him in our motorhome as much as we could up there and we made some great memories then and when his wife was still here. He and his wife were very special to us for a variety of reasons, but mostly because they were instrumental in getting us into the RV lifestyle. For that we will always be grateful. But ultimately, the time came when he knew he had to sell his rig.
David, thank you for your contributions to the Open Roads Forums all these years. Hopefully you'll still drop by once in a while. You've got a lot of experience in this lifestyle and there are always newbies, like I was back in the early 2000's, looking for some sage advice from folks that have "been there".
Safe travels and best wishes that you will continue to make memories with your family and friends as you enter this new stage in your life.
~Rick
That is a very moving post. This must be one of the most difficult times in an RV'ers life: Hanging up the keys. I saw it happen to my uncle when he was in his early 80's, about 5 years ago. His wife had passed away a few years prior and he was never the same after that. His last few trips, including one last trip to Florida, I ended up doing most of the driving, but he helped out for about a 1 hour shift here and there. :) He was fortunate because he owned a lot in the Berkshires (small mountain range) about an hour and a half away where he could park the rig from late Spring until the threat of snow and he could drive his car up there to enjoy the rig throughout that period, yet easily return home as well. We would visit him in our motorhome as much as we could up there and we made some great memories then and when his wife was still here. He and his wife were very special to us for a variety of reasons, but mostly because they were instrumental in getting us into the RV lifestyle. For that we will always be grateful. But ultimately, the time came when he knew he had to sell his rig.
David, thank you for your contributions to the Open Roads Forums all these years. Hopefully you'll still drop by once in a while. You've got a lot of experience in this lifestyle and there are always newbies, like I was back in the early 2000's, looking for some sage advice from folks that have "been there".
Safe travels and best wishes that you will continue to make memories with your family and friends as you enter this new stage in your life.
~Rick
