Our New (to us) Home!

We had to make the trip back to Memphis to pick up our used motorhome.  Normally that would mean that we would have two vehicles to drive on the return trip to Oklahoma.  But the timing was perfect to hitch a ride to Memphis with our son.  Luke was heading down I-40 towards a residency interview in North Carolina.  He was excited to have some company (and someone to drive the first 8 hours of his journey) and it didn't hurt that we were lending him our new car and would be paying his entire gas bill.  So he dropped us off at Davis Motorhome in south Memphis in late afternoon.  We didn't know how we were going to get home if this purchase fell through.

At our request, the motorhome was already set up at Yogi Bear Campground.  Isn't she beautiful?  (I call her "she" but Mark thinks that beastly proportions deserve a more manly pronoun!)

We spent the first evening opening every drawer, checking all the windows, and really exploring! 

We soon found out that there were at least two other families waiting to trade in their current motorhomes in order to pick up their brand new Tiffins at Davis.  True to everything we heard about RVers, they instantly welcomed us into the fold.  Ken and Barbara were our first ever guests in our new home.  They gave us great advice from their years of RVing, and even invited us to camp near their home in Oregon!

The next morning another couple shared their latest copy of Escapee magazine and invited us to the Escapade next spring.  Then our salesman, Brian, appeared with a gallon of milk the next morning, and helped us with our preparation to break camp for the first time.  Mark took the wheel, and followed Brian back to the dealership for our morning filled with signing paperwork and getting instructions on how to operate everything.  I videoed 3 hours of private motorhome tutorial, and the crew fixed and cleaned a few things at our request.

We were a lot smarter, but pretty overwhelmed as we pulled out of the parking lot for our maiden voyage toward Oklahoma.  We didn't have far to drive, as we had made reservations at Tom Sawyer's RV Park just west of Memphis.  We were camped a couple rows off the Mississippi River, and enjoyed watching the boats and barges on the water. 

 We were treated to a beautiful sunset over Ol' Man River.  Our dream of Wandering His Wonders feels like it is beginning to become a reality!