Decisions Decisions

 We have had some lovely days this week with frosty starts. The frosts aren’t very big and we see it mostly on the top of cars and caravans.

The man who came to see the van was very impressed and very keen. He rang Eddie to let us know that the lawyer dealing with the probate is away at the moment, but he hopes to have the deposit when he gets back.

On Saturday we went to Kawerau to look at a motorhome. It is in very good condition and it would make a good plan B. 

We also went to look at the house we built in Kawerau in 1978 ( we think it was). It is down a long driveway, so we went to the reserve behind it to look at it from there. There is a big fence now, so we couldn’t see a lot. It is in great need of a clean. The white walls look very green.

Eddie told Dave ( buyer) that everything was included, so the price isn’t negotiable. Then I realized that if we stayed here, we would want to take some stuff with us like the bbq, the engel fridge and our bikes and that would affect the price. So we are going to go to Australia. I think we are feeling better now that we have made a decision. 

We have a bit of rotten floor by the lounge slide out. Eddie rang the man who does that sort of work, but he is too busy as he has lost his worker. Eddie is going to try and do it himself, but ask Clint if he has any questions. Clint said that would be fine. Eddie worked on it last Wednesday and got it done in a day, so he was pleased it was over and done with. He didn't have to ring Clint either, so bonus.

Frank and Sue popped into see us yesterday afternoon at about 4. They had been visiting Sue’s sister in Thornton village and called in on their way home. I gave Sue one of our soft toys. I gave her Canada, which is a bald eagle that our Canadian boarder gave to us many years ago. Eddie used to call Lindsay Canada as a nickname, so I called the toy that too. She told me later that he sits in the cup holder in her car and goes with her everywhere.

I have been scanning genealogy things over the last few months and thought I had finished and then I remembered  all my journals that are under the dining seat. I have 16 volumes. I have started on volulme 1 this week and am about halfway through the first book. I have to stop myself from reading it all the time otherwise I will never get done. I had forgotten a lot of stuff.  I used to write a lot about my genealogy then. 

We went to Kawerau again today and had another look at the motorhome. We are still happy with it and took it for a drive today. It runs really smoothly as it is on air suspension. When we are in the dodge, my smart watch counts all the bumps as steps and I can do quite a few on a long trip. In the motorhome I didn’t do any steps at all. Eddie told Brian that the clutch was slipping and would need to be looked at before we bought it.

We had a clitch through the week. Eddie's PSA levels that are related to the prostate have risen and he will have to have radiation. We have decided to stay put for the time being.

Dave ( our buyer) rang today to say that the deposit he had available wasn't has much as he had hoped and was that ok. We said yes that was fine. Eddie told him we would reduce the price as we are going to keep the bikes and the bbq now we aren’t going to Australia. He said that’s fine and to take whatever we need with us.

Eddie rang Brian ( motorhome owner) and made him an offer. It is on the market for $115,000 ONO. He was a bit shocked and didn’t say yes or no, so now the ball is in his court. If it doesn’t work out we will have to think it out again. We have a few caravans that we have been looking at on the computer.