More Sitting Out

Another 2 day break bit the dust. We sat out and enjoyed the nice weather once more and didn't think much about work at all. It sure is nice to just relax and people watch in the campground. Along with that, it is the time of year when all the ducks and, especially the geese, march around the campground with their new families:

It brought back memories of sitting outside at our home in WA on Lake Tuck at this time each year and watching all the new chicks learning from their moms. It always amazed us how the instincts of these animals take over their every movement.

Another activity that we squeezed into the day was to take a short drive down the road in Hemet to view a 55+ Del Webb housing development, called Solera. It had all the nice amenities of the typical Del Webb communities except for the golf courses. The homes were a real bargain as you might guess. We looked at spec homes of the 2 models we liked and they were $234K (2100 S.F.) and $204K (1700 S.F.). The sales agent also said that financing was now at less than 4 % which made it an even better bargain. These were highly upgraded homes and ready to move-in. And - these were homes in Southern California where real estate is more expensive. We are sure that there are other homes available in today's market that are even better deals than these. What a difference a few years makes.

All in  all, it was a great 2 days. We also stopped into the office at the campground to get information on annual sites. That is an attractive alternative to placing your rig in storage and moving it back and forth each time you want to use it. It is really only an option though if you are certain you will be in this area for the 1 year period - that probably would not be the case for us. Even though this area is convenient to most of the Communities in Southern California, there is always the chance we could be moved too far away to make it work. In the meantime, we'll just enjoy the program as we have it set up for the time being...