5C's Que Pasa

Gosh another loco day.  Even lost power for over an hour here.  Always something.

RV TV…it is what bored RVers watch while in an RV Park.  Often it involves watching other RV’s pull in and park.  Years ago ( with friends Pat & John ) at Playa Los Glorias near Guasave we would watch the caravans come in.  We were silly back then.  Several of us would pull our lawn chairs up in a row and rate them as they came in.  Once we saw a 5th wheel drop off the truck as it hit a tiny bump in the park.  How did they ever get to where we were in one piece?  Lots of damage needless to say.   Later that year there was a couple in the most expensive Class A RV I have ever seen complete with remote control window blinds, etc.  She never ever set foot out of the rig.  Too scared to be in Mexico.  In order to see the ocean she would stand on the bottom step and crane her neck to see what she could see.  Her husband was a tad braver and ventured into the restaurant one day and ordered a shrimp cocktail.  However the way they are made in Mexico is rather different than how they are made in the US.  He was so upset that he upped and left.  He and another RV took off the next morning leaving the caravan behind.  They had had enough of Mexico.  Good riddance we all said 🙄

Often on the Isla RV TV is provided by watching a variety of vehicles getting stuck in the sand and the efforts made to get out of their predicament.  Sometimes it is watching families set up for an elaborate picnic on the beach.  Basically just observing others.  So here, where we live, we had an opportunity to watch some RV TV just the other day.

Friends of ours, just a few homes away, sold their 5th wheel that came with a solid deck and roof. This is how that was transported to the site of the new owner.

For new readers, the home in the background is our first park home here at Holiday Park Resort. It is just across the road from where we now live.  We had a huge yard and had that tree on the left ( a purple fountain beech ) brought in on a truck from Vancouver.  It is massive.  We had to hire a crane to lift the tree over the hedge.  I love that tree and we are so fortunate that we can just look out our street side windows and see it every day.

Next came the move of the 5th wheel.

The driver could not get the 5th wheel out of the site. Just might have something to do with the fact that the slides were still out.  A new hardwood floor had been installed and a bit of work would have been required to bring the slides in.  But it was the new owner’s decision to make the move with the slides out.  By the way, this is the first time since 1996 that this RV has been moved.  19 years 😯

He was given tons of advice by the neighbors on the scene as well as security who also called in the maintenance crew for advice. In the end it was determined that this driver could not do the job.  Not to mention that the owner of the home across the road was upset that her driveway was being used.

Great RV TV 😆

So the support legs ( don’t do 5th wheels so I have no idea of the proper term ) were put down.  A few  hours later a heavy duty tow truck showed up.

The driver was given more advice than he would need for the rest of his life.

I saw him leave about 30 minutes later.  I later discovered that he did not charge even a penny for the effort he made.  He could not do the job so he did not charge.  About this time I went out to offer my friend ( the one selling the RV ) some vino.  Brave soul, she declined.  She felt so bad for the new owner.

That is when I saw the damage incurred by the first driver.  He was doing the back & forth shimmy and took out part of the RV back side in the hedge.

The tire had a lot of pressure on it because of the way it was left mid turn.  Considering that tire hasn’t moved in 19 years….amazing that it held together.

Shortly thereafter a third driver showed up. He is the fellow who transports all the RV’s for the RV dealership up the road.  That is me on the right. I needed to be at ground level.  So much excitement.

Always hire the most experienced guy is my motto.  So many folks said that the RV needed to be taken out in this direction ( Colin included ) and finally this fellow did just that.  He showed up, took the scene in within a minute and less than five minutes later he had the RV pulled out.  By the way he didn’t stop to listen to any advice.  He just did it.

Definitely some heavy duty damage. Apparently the inside was just fine so just structural and cosmetic.

The four of us were off for the final walk of the day.  Our path crossed the new location of the 5th wheel.

Apparently that 3rd driver got it put in place on the first back in. Good luck to the new owner in putting it all back together again.

What next you ask?  Why did our friends sell their 5th wheel?  Long term they plan to build a park home similar to ours.  Sometimes it takes a long time to sell an older unit.  In this case, Bobbie listed it on a Friday on Kijiji and had the cash in her hand on Monday 😀

Meanwhile the next morning Bobbie & Dan slid their motorhome onto their site smooth as butter.  Their home for the next 12 months until their new home makes an appearance next summer.

Now that folks that is RV TV.  Next show will be when the new home is delivered 😎

…we are just so dang busy!  However it seems over the top this year since our return home.

I have been extra busy with various things that need immediate attention re my father’s estate.  Plus we have several extra things on our personal horizon happening.  So it seems we are just dealing with the most important things of the day and sometimes the moment.  For instance this afternoon Colin was doing something that required 100% of his attention and I was on the phone long distance when someone arrived whom we had been waiting for for a few hours.  He was coming to see if he could do the job we needed done.  Neither of us could deal with him and with sign language I told him to wait a few moments.

The good news is that Carmeh is doing much better.  What is Colin doing?

Who knows? I have been busy replying to numerous outstanding emails.  My favorite was to Dy, a single American lady from the San Francisco area wanting information on traveling into Mexico via RV for the first time and wanting to come visit us on the Isla next January.  I always love to help people coming to Mexico, the trick is finding the time to gather all the info and the links.  I really should have a master page that I send out.  Hope the info I sent to you Dy was what you needed to get started?  Of course I also sent her links to Lynne’s blog as well as to Rae’s blog with the specific first post re their trips into Mexico.  Between the three of us plus all the other links she should be fine and will of course email any further questions she has.

I am not short of blog post ideas.  I started one today but at 8:15PM I just have to do this quickie so we can have dinner.  So stay tuned for the post titled ‘RV TV’.  Do you know what RV TV is?  It really is a true phrase used by at least 3 RV parks that I know of in Mexico from Guasave to Acapulco.  What do you think RV TV is?

Instead of slowing down we are speeding up.  Colin is the only one not being pulled into the vortex of problems.

Caeli is not too happy at having to wear underpants.

Suddenly Carmeh needs to be pushed rather than walked.

We had an unexpected visit to the vet at the end of the day Wednesday.  Both Colin and I noticed that Carmeh was stumbling and not too steady so we went to see Dr. Susan.  She discovered a large hot spot on her spine as well as an enlarged lymph node on her neck.  Susan was concerned about the back and kept pressing along the spine to get a reaction from Carmeh.  No reaction at that time.  However once home we noticed that Carmeh was even more unsteady and we think that the prodding might have aggravated the situation.  So Thursday morning I started her on a double dose of Metacam and we are keeping her confined for a few days.  Of course once the drug kicks in she wants to run 🙁   While doing their anal glands it was observed that Caeli had a problem in that area and a special creme needs to be applied twice per day and she is not allowed to scoot which she does a lot, so she needs panties.

I feel like I am back nursing with all these meds to dispense at various times throughout the day.  Caeli is still getting gel in her ears that stemmed from her ear infection we discovered in Yuma.  She is also starting on steroid eye drops to see if that will stop her eyes from weeping.

Then it was my turn.

Colin knew he had torqued his body and needed to see a chiropractor.  None of the ones we have seen over the years have been able to help us.  After some internet research he found Dr. Cheryl.  He saw her a week ago and had a significantly positive reaction.  So he arranged for both of us to see her today.  She found Colin doing very well and did another adjustment.  I have been having problems for years and years and no one has been able to help me.  My massage therapist in Mazatlan ( who works in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ) told me this last winter that I need to get my neck fixed or I would have major problems in the future.  She could not do anything for me in that area.

So after Colin had such a great response with Dr. Cheryl, I decided to go see her.  She is fantastic and found that I was ‘out’ in at least a dozen areas as well as 2 ribs were out.  I have never seen some of the diagnostic techniques she used but immediately after an adjustment I could see the difference.  It was amazing and she knew how my body would respond.  Last May, after ten treatments, another local chiropractor said my problems could not be fixed.  She has proven this wrong.  She does many types of adjustments and in the photo she is using an adjustor to stimulate the correction.

How do I know she helped?  I, as well as Colin were both sore for a few hours after our treatments.  Not uncomfortable but enough to know that things were shifting.  I will see her again next week.  I also still have two more vein treatments next week.

We have had extremely high winds these past three days ( white caps on the lake ) and our rain chain snapped under the pressure.

It sort of seems that everyone and everything ( not really ) are falling apart.  Actually that is just what happens in our life and we take it in stride. Our lives are certainly not dull, never have been and I suspect never will be.  But we love what we are living.  I haven’t even had time yet to bring you up to speed on the rest of it.  Don’t worry, I plan to fill you in.  Just to show that not all is falling apart…..

I got my hair done today. Now that feels good.

We seem to be moving at warp speed.  Now that the taxes are done we are tending to the annual spring to do’s.  Driving here and there and pulling out the credit card here and there. Getting things for the RV and our home that need replacing. Updating this and that & odds and ends.  I did my 4th leg vein treatment today, two more to go.  I received an email from a reader suggesting I should look into systemic enzymes which might eliminate the need to be made into a ‘pin cushion’ as per Bob of The Caretaker Chronicles .  By taking theses enzymes I may eradicate the need for this annual procedure plus I’m sure they are good for many other things our bodies require.  Thanks so much Kay for the suggestion.  We have been so busy that I have not had a chance to Google the enzymes yet.  Plus my computer is disappearing for a day or two.  Hopefully only the one.  More on that when it gets back.

Ah, to be so young  and carefree on a Monday morning.  Wait, he should be in school???

Had a quick vet visit today, actually late evening…..nothing too serious.  We were concerned with Carmeh’s balance and it seems she does have a problem with her right back leg.  Nothing major but she does have hot spots along her spine.  All we can do is monitor her. So glad that Colin got all of the dog ramps into place.  Also found a few tiny problems with Caeli but they should be resolved shortly.  As Susan our vet mentioned, the girls are 10 and 12 now 🙁   Thanks to Colin for picking up the Papa Murphy’s pizza in Vernon for our late dinner tonight.  The store here in Kelowna closed 2 years ago, so we only get it now when Colin is in Vernon seeing a client.  Yummy and so light with a lovely thin crust.  Yes, Colin has the  jobs coming in and now we wait for the perfect weather conditions to do the photography.  Lots of wind today and tonight, we have white caps on our lake.

I caught Carmeh napping in the sun yesterday.  She sure does look relaxed.

Last month, on March 16th the Isla experienced a most unusual sunset.

The colors were extreme.

As were the reflections.

Not to mention color change after color change.

I haven’t had a chance to post these photos until tonight.

I can’t recall ever seeing such a colorful sky at this time of day on the Isla.  The colors were extraordinary from the soft yellows of the first shot which colored everything and onto the ensuing hues of orange to a variety of pinks and mauves.  It was spectacular.

So glad I was finally able to share this marvel with you.

About six years ago, I started getting treatments for my varicose veins.  Fortunately our Canadian Medical system pays the majority of the fee.  The treatment is three times per leg per year and my cost is $60.00 per treatment per leg which I also get to write off on income tax.  Due to family circumstances, my hip replacement, and both my parents passing, I was long over due having missed 2 years.  My legs have been looking bad and some veins were thickening up.  Last Monday, April 20th, less than 96 hours after we arrived home, I had my first treatment.  It is not exactly painless.

This particular vein treatment is called sclerotherapy.  Each treatment requires 30 -50 injections per session,  directly into the veins requiring attention.

I won’t lie, it hurts and most often stings.  I am a wimp and require Colin be there so I can squezze his hands so tight that he can barely breathe.   Then I have to wear toe to thigh high elastic stockings and immediately go for a 30 minute walk to stimulate the medication injected into my veins.  After 3- 4 hours I can roll the stocking down and remove the cotton balls and tape. After the first treatment the stockings have to stay on 24 hours.  The next night I can take them off but only to sleep.  Not much fun but in the end all is well.  But in all honestly this is a four week investment of my life.

Between front and back this was 52 injections and 2 more treatments to go.

The most difficult thing is keeping the stockings from falling down or wrinkling behind the knee or wrinkling somewhere down the leg and that really really hurts when I walk.  After the treatment, you have to walk at least 30 minutes.  My biggest challenge is to keep my elastic stockings from falling to my ankles.  I have tried a skin glue which hurts more than helps.  Today I went out and bought a garter belt 😳 However the teeny tiny silicone tipped garter does not work well with my thick siliconed ribbed stockings.  Does anyone know where I can get an old fashioned pair of garters?

So I have been dealing with these treatments and pressure stockings all the while doing taxes and year end and just coping with a return to real life.  Most frustrating 😥   At least I can say I am 50% completed with the needle process.