new life

CONGRATS!!!

I retired a few years ago, wife wasn't ready. She is now, HOORAY!

House is in escrow and should close on the 22nd. Wife will give notice the same day. We thought the house would show better if it was staged. so we are currently hosting at Dead Horse State Park in Cottonwood, AZ.

I had real reservations about volunteering/hosting. I have worked pretty much nonstop since 7th grade and often worked more than one job. It takes a lot to support 5 kids and a wife.

Turns out, it's a blast. I do many of the menial tasks others are pooh-poohing. All I can say is that as soon as my but hits the golf cart seat I am smiling. I spend a short day interacting with great fellow volunteers, friendly rangers and people from all over, who are here to have a good time.

Follow your dream. We will include volunteering as part of our lifestyle. It will free up money for other pursuits.

Go for it! We don't full time, but we split our time between living in the 5er in the Texas Hill Country and the sticks & bricks back home. My user name is also the license plate on our 5er and displays our attitude and philosophy: we "ain't waitin'". There's never a budget large enough to do everything we want, but it covers everything we need.

My neighbor died from brain cancer, and that sort of pushed me into buying my motorhome. It was sort of a 'reality' moment, where one realizes that your life is short, enjoy what you can of it!

Good luck on your next adventure! Enjoy it while you are young enough to still get out there and see everything! I took 2 years off, and enjoyed every minute of it! Now it is back to the grindstone for me, and I wish I could retire again! (I was only 42, and had sold a wonderful investment, so I had the money to travel). . .

Good luck!

Fred.

Congrats!

Life is too short and can change in the blink of an eye. Do it now while you still can.
We are about a month behind you, so maybe we will see you on the road.

Travel safe and have a blast!
Cheryl

We've done camp hosting last three years, always at State Parks, always treated like Kings. 2 - 3 days off every week, avg 2-3 hrs/day (per person) light duty. No-one watching over us; but always available if questions. We love it and consider it non-work. We sign up for a maximum of 2 months and find hosts overall are in demand. Maybe not at exact park, but we've always gone to great places. Already booked two different locations in 2015.

Go for it! As another poster said, if you don't like Hosting try another place until you find something you like or realized you don't like Hosting. Just getting out there in this beautiful country will be fun! Enjoy!

There are a number of frequent posters here who simply seem to live to denigrate and belittle the notions of others. It appears to be their retirement hobby. Pay no attention (and soon you will learn who they are).

We have been doing this fulltime thing for nearly 14 years. Have done our share of workamping along the way and have enjoyed all but one experience out of roughly 20. I retired at 49 and my wife at 46. Workamping less than 5 months/ year allowed us to not eat into savings and we have never done anything that we didn't enjoy. We haven't done it for nearly 2 years and are enjoying the fruits of our labors.

Remember that only YOU can decide what your time is worth and how you want to spend it. NO ONE else has a clue. Be well, Be happy. Enjoy whatever is left of this extraordinarily brief existence.

YES!!!! Get out there and enjoy whatever you decide to do.

Best wishes for a GREAT time, job or no.

Fantastic......enjoy it!