Frequently Asked Questions
What type of RV do you own?
We have a 2009 Country Coach Magna motorhome. It has a 650hp Cummins diesel
engine. Our first RV was a pop-top VW, then a 19-foot Terry Travel Trailer.
When DT retired we bought our first motorhome - a 1999 Holiday Rambler
Endeavor. Four years later, we bought a 2004 Country Coach Intrigue. We put
over 50,000 miles on the Intrigue and traded her in for the Magna in
November 2008.
Which RV clubs do you belong to?
We are members of Good Sam, KOA and FMCA and also belong to our local
Country Coach group.
Why doesn't your dog travel with you anymore?
Our Old Beagle, Snickers the Wonder Dog,
passed away 21 February 2006. He
was fifteen years old. He never took to the RV lifestyle and he was quite
deaf and blind the last three or four years of his life. Snickers also had a
very difficult time exiting the motorhome (he could get in; he just couldn't
get out). Snickers had been to every state except Hawaii, Alaska and
Missouri. We miss him very much. Thank you for asking.
What type of digital camera to you use?
I have four - all Sony. Landscape shots are usually taken with the A700 or
Cybershot H50. Food shots are usually taken with the little pocket-sized
Sony Cybershot T-900. We also have a Sony Handycam CX7 video camera.
Why don't you ever drive?
I am sight impaired. I'm not wearing sunglasses in all those photos because
I'm a movie star - they are prescription. Trust me, the highways are safer
with me in the passenger seat.
What is the BC2?
Our first Honda CRV. I was telling my sister-in-law the 1999 CRV seemed a
bit tinny, like a Beer Can and our toddler niece, the very clever Delaney
said it was like a Barbie Car. (Of course, she pronounced it Baawby-Caw.)
Since then, that car was always referred to as the Beer-Can-Barbie-Car or
the BC2, and Delaney has dropped the baby talk for cell-phone texting. Joke
aside, we love the Honda and are now on our third CRV. The car is greatly
improved since 1999 and, though still small, it would need to be called a
Bean Can Barney Car these days.
You travel quite a bit - what is your favorite
place?
So many people have asked us this question - and there are so many answers!
Many of our friends have vacation homes... but I like our vacation home best
because it can be a mountain chalet, a beach house, a lake cabin or a desert
bungalow! America (Canada & Mexico) is so vast and so different - so we
(usually) find something to love about every destination. Still, after we
return home from a trip, realize again the beauty of Oregon and look out
into our little teeny forest, we think home is the best place.
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