October 15
We made our last drive in the coach to Port St. Lucie. We
had great weather for the drive! We are back at the Motor Coach Resort. It’s a
Class A only park with nice facilities. (also the most expensive park)
Wow, we feel like this place is a ghost town. It’s more of a
winter visitor park and this is the emptiest we have experienced here. They
were building some “coach houses” which are small buildings next to where you
park your coach and they seem quite roomy. Doesn’t look like they have made
much progress in the 5 months or so that we were gone. We got the same space since
we like the view of the lake and it’s a pull in and not a back in.
the view from the front coach window
Clubhouse
pool at the clubhouse
gym
clubhouse - event room
pickleball courts - they also have tennis courts and other activities
besides the main pool there are 2 small pools next to the laundry rooms on the other side of the park
the other laundry room & pool
many of the empty spaces that are waiting for their owners to come for the winter
these are the coach houses in the newest section of the park
this new section will have it's own smaller pool and laundry room
our "last space"
October 16
We went to take some things to our storage unit and the
first thing we noticed was that all of the RVs and Boats there were gone. That
whole area was empty. We were on the list if a site ever opened up, but when we
inquired they said they were turning the area into more regular storage. (it
generates more revenue) Not sure how much notice those people got to find new
places to store their RVs or boats. Of course we no longer need a place to park
this beast when we travel.
We have a lot of work ahead of us to make room in storage
for everything in the coach after we sell it and of course a few things will be
put back into the coach when it sells. After lunch we went to see the new
models at Valencia Cay at Riverland. The models opened while we were on the
road and we even talked about maybe we should fly back for the grand opening event
they were having. We decided against it since Del Webb hadn’t sold very many
and we doubted they would either. We got the email after the event saying how
successful it was and we both kinda went “yeah sure”.
Well, the sales office was booming. Lots of people looking
and many people working there. Del Webb has 1 sales person and we only saw 1 or
2 people even looking at their models. We toured the homes at Valencia Cay and found one we
really liked. It was so busy we couldn’t even talk to a sales person. We
checked out their site locations and all of the sites open for sale were SOLD
except for 3 spots. (in the area with the model we wanted) The other areas were pretty sold out as well. Even though we
didn’t talk to a sales agent we overheard one telling a couple it was a year or
more until a home could be completed. When we left in the coach for the summer Del Webb said it would be 6
months. So, we figured we could work that around our cruise schedule and that
would be great.
However for Valencia Cay, we knew we needed to act fast to get one started asap
and get one of the last 3 spots. New areas will open, but that would take even
longer. They sold so many that they can only close so many each week (don’t
know why). So, we left and said tomorrow we will go look at Del Webb again and
then make a decision and if we chose Valencia Cay (GL Homes) we would give them
the earnest money to hold it for 3 days for us to decide. The biggest issue is
that we will have time to kill before we can move in after we get back from the
World Cruise at the end of April. Since we will be staying in a hotel anyway,
we figured we might as well travel. We will fly out west to visit the places we
didn’t get to this year and then after we return home we will buy a car and
drive to the states on the East coast area that we haven’t been to. Or we could
move up some other travel plans we have. Lots of time to figure that out. (we
will sell the car later in the year before the cruise)
October 17
I had my doctor appointment and was referred to an ENT
(scheduled for tomorrow) and a Vascular doc that I still need to schedule. I
had sinus x-rays today, so time will tell what the heck is going on.
After that we went to Del Webb and none of the spec homes or
supposedly bought homes were completed and they were supposed to be the quick
move-ins that should have been occupied. We looked at the one we liked there
and while we would be quite happy with the plan, the neighborhood just isn’t as
nice and the planned amenities are not as nice as well. The fact that in 2
months the Valencia Cay place sold so many already and Del Webb hasn’t; and
they have been open way longer concerns us. Their sales/office staff also were
not that helpful. High pressure, but not helpful. Valencia was no pressure and
very helpful.
Neither place has any amenities built yet, but Valencia has
way nicer plans and gave us a timeline of when each should be done based on
number of homes sold.
So, we left there and went to Valencia Cay and looked at the
model we liked the most again and also the model that had the most “standard
features” to see what’s really included instead of all the designer stuff they
use to make the models really beautiful. They offer a lot of really good
standard features. We had a semi-custom home before and they offered less in
their designer room.
We talked to the sales person and he went over everything
and we explained our time constraints and he took us into the design room to
show us possible upgrades so we had some idea of what we might consider. We
chose the lot and paid the money that gives us 3 days to sign or not. We have
until late Saturday afternoon to make our decision. We got copies of the
contract and all the rules/regulations etc.
October 18
Today I had my ENT appointment. The doc was really nice and spent
a lot of time talking about my past medical history before he examined me. He
ordered a CT of my sinuses, but he really doesn’t think the problem is chronic
sinusitis. I had suspected “yeast” infection and he agreed that with all the
antibiotics I have been on (bronchial/sinus infection, pneumonia and more when
they treated for a sinus infection that wasn’t a sinus infection.) So, he gave
me prednisone, an antifungal pill and a nasal wash with a couple of additives.
Plus, one side of my nose I have to put Eucerin cream in that side. So,
hopefully this will work. There is a possibility that I may need surgery.
(slight deviated septum might be causing the problem) So, I am waiting for the
CT to be scheduled by my primary doctor. Time will tell if this works. I sure hope so, I am sooooo over this snarfing, nose blowing and not breathing. Oh, and I will miss the horrendous smell in my nose.
October 19
Today, we worked on selling the coach. They are eager to buy
it and not at a bad price. We had hoped to stay here until the middle of
November since we are paid up here, but they offered more money if they could
have it by the end of the month. (lots of RV shows this time of year) So, we are now rushing to get things organized
in storage and moving things out of the coach. Plus, we worked on extending our
stay at the Residence Inn. Should have been an easy thing, but it ended up
taking a couple of hours. Seriously?
We also went back and took photos of the house and of certain
features in the other models for consideration. Here is the link to their website for better photos.
We like the Heron model. A bit
larger than we wanted, but the layout was the best for us. Still a small home.
So, they come and pick up the coach on Oct 30 and we check
into the Residence Inn on the 28th. That way we have some overlap for moving things into the hotel. It's a larger corner unit and will give us room to spread out and get ready for the World Cruise.
October 20
We had an appt at 4:30 to sign the papers on the house. Afterwards we celebrated by going out for steak. Holy crap, we just bought a house! Or at least have a contract to have one built.
Well, that's about all that's been going on in our mere 4 days here. We're such slackers...LOL
