Shakedown Trip!

Left for Miller's Ferry Campground to camp for the first time and check out all the systems of my RV.  Miller's Ferry Campground is beautiful and I camped right on the river.  It turned out very cold and there was a campfire ban, but the RV was snuggly warm! Have a small list of warranty issues to complete.  Had a great time!  I love my little RV!

Exciting News!

I got my RV today!  It's an Itasca Viva!  I love it!  Stayed onsite for one night to check out the systems.  Had some minor work done to correct some issues the next morning and drove it home.  Did some shopping for things needed and had major fun fixing it up.  Planning a trip soon as shake down.

Who is Kappy?

My real name is Kathy, but my grands call me Kappy.  Since this blog is mostly for them, that’s what I used.  My profession is in education but I can tell you right now I am NOT an English major and writing is NOT my forte!  If you can ignore errors I’ll pretend I didn’t make them and we should get along fine!

Like I said before, I am a loner, but I don’t live alone.  I have 3 dogs and a cat! First, there’s Cricket:

Cricket

Cricket is a Rat Terrier obviously.  I got Cricket to keep the squirrels out of my yard.  (That is a story for another time). Squirrels are her business and she has taught the other dogs to chase them too.  She rules the roost around here.  She is typical terrier:  high energy, high strung, whiney, obnoxious sometimes, and sometimes ornery.  She will be 12 in November and is beginning to show signs of her age.  She is jealous of the others and lets them know who is boss.  She hates for her nails to be clipped.  She loves me and only me. 

 Cali

Cali is a stray that my son brought home one night.  Cali had many issues when she came; mainly she was terrified of everything.  After getting her spayed, bathed, treated for a skin condition, and much patience she became a total sweetheart.  She is meek, great with the grands, loving, and deathly afraid of loud noises-especially fireworks and thunder.  She hates leashes around her neck and wears a harness when I take her somewhere.  I think she must have been mistreated as a puppy and possible chained around the neck or something.  It has taken many hours working with the harness to just get her to the vet.  I estimate Cali is about 7 years old.

Murphy



Murphy is a Chiweenie.  He is 3 years old.  Murphy was my son's dog (yeah, the same son who brought home Cali-dogs gravitate to him, what can I say?) who came to live with me after he kept escaping the fence at my son's and a neighbor shot him.  The pellet in his leg was removed so he could walk normally, but he lives with two pellets still inside him-one very close to his windpipe and the other close to his spine.  The vet decided to leave those as the surgery for each one was too risky.  He is very sweet, great with the grands, loves to climb on the outside furniture, and barks a LOT.

CC

CC is the cat.  CC was my other son's cat who came to live with me when he couldn't keep her at his apartment.  CC is not normal.  LOL.  She does not play like regular cats.  She doesn't like toys, never has.  She doesn't even like people sometimes.  She doesn't like to be held and likes to be petted rarely.  CC likes two things:  Cali, the dog, and to be brushed.  No idea how old CC is, but I think around 10-11 years.  Her tongue sticks out because she has no teeth!

What's happening at Kamp Kappy today?

1.  I see a riding lawn mower in my future.
2.  A nap is another possibility.

What in the world am I thinking…..?

Why in the world would I start a blog?  I am a very private person and pretty much a loner by choice.  I can be social, don’t get me wrong, I just don’t seek out social activities and much prefer to be by myself. 

Well, you see, I have 2 children and 7 grandchildren.  I would love for them to follow along on my RV adventure especially if they can’t come along.  Also, I would like a diary/log of my travels and I think this would be the best way to keep my family informed.  I am not a Facebook fan so this is the next best option.

Where is Kamp Kappy?

Kamp Kappy right now is at my home because I don’t have a RV yet.  For the past 3 years or so I have been reading blogs, manuals, forums, and everything I could find on RV’s and RV life.  I am not new to camping.  I grew up in Girl Scouts and camped a lot in my younger years.  I have tent camped, camped in pop-ups, pulled a trailer camper, RV camped, and even under-the-moon camped.  I love camping and I want a RV to travel.  I have made up my mind on the RV I want and I’m in preparation mode to purchase it.  I just semi-retired in June and now is the time.  Well…….soon anyway. 

I have no idea what I'm doing

OK. So I started a blog and I have no idea what I'm doing.  Surely I will get this eventually..... I will use this blog to allow my children and grandchildren to follow along with my adventures, that is when I HAVE an adventure and WHEN I GET AN RV!