Steve & Debbie's Big Adventure: Oasis Found at Pelican Lake

This month marks our 3 year anniversary of living "on wheels" and today marks (perhaps) the close of our Big Adventure! We've become "homeowners" once again... well, sort of. Today we closed on a property at Pelican Lake Motorcoach Resort in Naples, Florida! Yahooo!!!

In January, we came to Naples (south Florida on the Gulf Coast) for the first time and loved this spot so much, we began looking to buy a property within a couple of weeks. This resort has just under 300 RV lots -- all privately owned. It looks and feels just like a subdivision for motorhomes! All of the lots are built around a beautiful man-made lake and there's a clubhouse, pool and super-friendly residents! They all make you feel like their long-lost buddy! There are tons of activities and neighborhood gatherings. All in all, this spot has everything we've been wanting in a "home base", and once again... God smiled on us and made it so.

Here's a little tour...

Home Sweet Home
We will likely "sit" in our lot from mid-December through April or May each year and then continue to travel to our favorite spots all during the rest of the year. We still plan to spend time in Denver every June and in Destin, FL in the fall.

Here's Steve finishing a couple laps around the lake (2 laps = about 3 miles). He's been on a health kick and looking good! We normally start out together with Harley on the first lap. And we're not alone... a good percentage of the super-cheery residents walk their dogs each morning between 8 and 9 am. What a great way to start the day!!

We love the palms and dense vegetation on either side of us that provide lots of privacy for our motorcoach. There are about 7 mature (huge) Royal Palms on our lot and so many places to plant pretties! We can get our hands dirty gardening again... but the HOA takes care of all mowing & maintenance. Hallelujah!

Our lot stays shady most of the day. It's been roughly in the mid 70's throughout the winter.

We'll need to acquire some additional patio furniture. Dining outdoors is divine!

Love the clean area for the hookups!

The previous owner (who bought another lot here) lets
Steve use his golf cart while they're away, which is most
of the time! Super nice couple we bought the lot from.

Be still my heart!!! We now have a coach house with some little luxuries -- an extra
bathroom and a full-size washer/dryer area. Some extra storage space too!

It's super hard to see here, but our "back yard" is a green belt (about 10 ft wide) behind the Carary palm plants pictured here. It's a great place to play frisbee with Harley. And little Willie, the mighty hunter -- caught a tiny lizard back there too.
Now he thinks he has to make a daily trek out there to hunt for more. Cats!

Inside the coach house...

BEFORE (didn't love the color scheme)

AFTER (a lot of work but pleased w/result)

We plan to stack the washer & dryer and then install more cabinets & a countertop/folding area under the window. Also, we'll add some shelves or tall storage cabinets across from the washer/dryer.