Farewell

[Finally_Fulltim]

After 10 years of RV'ing, 8 years of solo Finally Fulltiming and lots of workamping, I'm now going to be Finally Fully Retired.

It was a great experience & I'm glad I did it, but I think it's time to settle down. Have traded the RV for a car, bought a condo near the ocean in sunny Florida and am looking forward to a more leisure lifestyle.

Many, many THANKS to all of you on this Forum who have helped me over the years. I've benefitted greatly, especially when first starting out, and have recommended the Forum to dozens of others.

Keep up the good work.

[frankdamp]

Actually, okee, we did just that. We'd lived in Everett, WA for my last few years at Boeing. I took early retirement to get away from all the overseas travel I was assigned and we moved north to Anacortes, which is on the only one of the San Juan Islands you can drive to. It's about 65 road miles north of Everett and just 20 miles from my house to the Skagit River Bridge that just collapsed!

[okeehandyman]

Welcome, I know you will enjoy your new lifestyle in Florida. Ever notice that many people say that they are going to retire and move to Florida? Not too many folks say they are going to retire and move North! There is a reason for that. Enjoy!

[Finally_Fulltim]

Thanks, all. As the old song goes: "So long, it's been good to know ya".

[frankdamp]

Congratulations. As an ex-pat Brit and a long-time resident in the Pacific NW, I couldn't stand Florida's summer weather. Our summers here get all the way up to 75 degrees with humidity around 30%. That's enough for this "weather wimp". We lived in Tidewater VA for three years, and the summers there were the most miserable atmospheric experience of my life. Our winters rarely get below freezing for more than overnight. Of course we get a lot of "800 broken, 1500 overcast, 0.25 miles visibility, rain and fog" between early October and mid-February. Those wealthier than us flee to Mexico, Hawaii or similar places and leave their houses susceptible to burglars and other undesirables!

Best wishes for your "permanent" retirement. Hope you love Florida as much as we love Anacortes.

[noe-place]

Enjoy what you've earned every day. Be happy and smile a lot. I hear it increases wrinkles but makes us live longer.:B

[campigloo]

Congrats on your new stage in life. Hope everything goes well for you. If you are in mid to south Florida, I highly recommend finding a friend who has fruit trees in their yard. When I was a kid, I rented a house with orange, lemon, grapefruit and others. A fresh picked grapefruit chilled over night...man what a breakfast! Nothing like what you get in the grocery store.

[Robert78121]

Good luck! I'll be there someday too.

[kennyd63]

Congrats on your full retirement, hope you enjoy the warm weather that FL has to offer. As for me I have a few more years to go before retirement, but I have been doing it for a while now and hope when the time comes for me to say good bye to RVing I had accomplished everything I wanted to do. So enjoy it my friend....:)

[brirene]

Congratulations, and enjoy the next chapter! Please do stay on board and visit from time to time.

[Steeljag]

Enjoy your new life style, and the warm breezy ocean air!

[dakonthemountai]

The beauty of doing what you are doing is that if you DO decide you want to camp you can always rent an RV! Best of everything in your new "settled" life! 🙂

Dak

[lj2654]

Great news and so glad you enjoyed your rv'ing days. We will miss you and stay in touch on this site. We may need your advice on something here or there!