RV Navigator

By Ken & Martha, The RV NavigatorsSociety & Culture

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September 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 149 -A Fresh Start
Summer is nearly over but our travel are just beginning. We’re on our way west to Rocky Mt, NP earlier than expected after Martha’s surgery so we’re starting new. We had carved out until the first of the year for her recovery, but it is a bonus to be able to leave in September. Our plan is to pick up some of the NPs that we missed on our last trip west. We'll be headed South to Tucson for a couple of the winter months after the first of the year.

Last months eclipse was an event to be remembered. A 5 hour drive home turned in to 13 hrs due to heavy traffic as everyone headed north after the total eclipse.

For the last few years I have enjoyed flying my DJI drone, but its large size made it difficult to transport. I was able to buy a DJI Spark drone was put to good use. Ir is very small (7x7 inches) so is easily transportable in one hand. It is about the size of the old drones controller. The new one is controlled by the iPhone so no controller needed.

These topics plus lots of good RV stuff about boondocking and buying an RV are included in this episode - 54 minutes of entertaining banter about our favorite activity.
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August 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 148 -An App Tour
Another month at home enjoying the summer in Chicago. A great place to be in the warm months. Martha continues to progress and recover from her foot surgery in May. We are looking forward to hitting the road in the RV in September.
So this month we decided to focus on Apps for RVers. After asking the Google plus group, friends and our own top selections, we’ve come up with quite a list. If you feel that we’ve neglected your favorites, please feel free to post them on the Google plus page (link on the right).
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July 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 147 - Redux mobile internet
After a month of PT and careful walking, Martha is recovering from her foot surgery. She no longer has a cast or needs walking aids (we've had a knee scooter, walker, and cane this month) so we see major improvement from the original days after surgery in May. With Martha on the road to recovery, we are again making travel plans but we are still at home in IL. This month we feature a return interview with Marc & Sara from a year ago. When we saw them last, they were driving their new motorhome from the factory in Indiana to Washington state. They were embarking on a totally new full timing lifestyle as RVers.

After removing our roof mounted internet satellite dish, we have been looking for an alternative solution for internet on the road for several months. I have been trying to get an ATT Mobley for some time. Finally I found it on Amazon and made the purchase. The local ATT store set up my account without a hassle and it has worked well since. The $20 a month charge for unlimited internet is a very good deal at this time. We were going to get the FMCA Verizon offer as a backup but Verizon pulled out of the deal at the last minute so our phones will be the backup until something better comes along.
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June 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 146 - Staycation
At home again for several months as Martha recovers from foot surgery. Her inability to climb stairs & walk freely will keep us at home. We have lots of interesting RV topics to share. Many new RVers are getting on the road so we’re answering questions
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May 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 145 - Land and Sea
Land (air) travel to Singapore where we boarded a 30 day cruise that ends in Rome, Italy after visiting ports in India, UAE, Greece and other countries. We spent a few days in Singapore enjoying its many sites. We spent some time in S’pore in the 70s so this trip gave a chance to reconnect with a favorite city. But it has changed so much of the charm that we remember has been replaced with new modern buildings built on land fill. Singapore is a small island and needs land but it completely changed the S’pore that we remember. Hotels that were on the beach are no longer even close to the beach. Instead there is a barrier of skyscrapers that leads to the distant shore lines.
The cruise has been very smooth so those of you who worry about ship motion need worry no more. This is our first visit to the Arabian sea, Indian ocean, Red Sea and several more. We sailed through the perennial hot spot, the Strait of Hormuz. Nearly all of the oil coming from the Gulf states travels through this narrow stretch of water. We also did a transit of the Suez Canal. This is a very different experience from the Panama Canal transit. No locks to pass through, just a “river” of water. Flying home from Rome will complete a trip around the world.
No RVing this month but we do share RV topics but we have tried to keep up with what’s happening in the RV world as Spring blossoms in the US and RVers hit the road. Our motorhome is still winterized and will probably remain so for the next few months. Martha is going in for foot surgery in May and will be immobile for a few months. This will limit our travels for the foreseeable future.
As always we enjoy hearing from our listeners so feel free to contact with your questions and stories.
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April 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 144 - Too Much Travel? NOT
The beginning of April finds us traveling again. We are currently sailing the high seas on our way from Singapore to Rome for a total of 30 days. However we began March in Cuba so we spend some time debriefing our Cuba adventure. It was not your usual Caribbean island adventure. Our tour involved several intense cultural experiences - as required by our visa. We traveled about t1500 miles from rural Cuba to Havana. Most roads (even the 6 lane expressway) have almost no traffic. Private cars and even motorcycles are not in common use so the roads are empty most of the time. The flights to and from Cuba are short so we were able to drive to and from Miami without any extra nights stay. TGO is only 3 hrs from Miami. After a short stay at TGO during which we had our washing machine replaced, we headed the motorhome to Chicago. We arrived after a couple of nights, to find cold weather. Enough so that I decided to winterize it even though the calendar said spring.

We are also looking at the many new "unlimited" cellular data plans. A new one using the ATT Mobly we'll be trying our first unlimited data plan in the near future.

March 28th takes us on a 16 hour flight half way around the world. More details next month.
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March 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 143 - Inside Cuba
A quick flight from Miami brought us to Cuba for a long planned 12 day tour of this forbidden island. We started in the East with our trip heading to Havana in the next week. I have been worried about the viability of the internet (Wifi) in Cuba, but have been pleasantly surprised. Not free, but fairly fast so it was worth the cost. As I write this, the actually podcast has been successfully uploaded, so only this linking file (XML) is necessary to make it active. This should not be a problem. We'll be sharing details of the trip over the next two episodes. It is different than we expected - and how? Well listen to this episode! and we'll tell you all about it.

We have had fun with our resident owl and the excellent photo opts provided. When we left you last, our owl was just hatching into a chick. Now after hundreds of photos, our owl is all most ready to fly. Cuba may have caused us to miss this big event. I have learned alot about wild bird photography in the last few weeks. One of the new essential tools is a flash extender. An inexpensive tool to give your flash more range.

Another happening this month was the first RV Navigator Potluck at TGO. Not only did we have TGO residence but listeners from other campgrounds joined in the fun. An evening of good fun and food. Thanks to everyone who planned and attended the event. We did have a RV Navigator Trivia contest with big prizes and 3 winners who know much more about our lives than we do! If you'd like to try your hand at the trivia questions, follow the link in the show notes.

On top of these topics we share some RV news stories and other topics of interest.

Next month we'll be on the road once again this time in Singapore. I assume that the internet will not be a problem, so the upload should be on time.
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March 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 143 - Inside Cuba
A quick flight from Miami brought us to Cuba for a long planned 12 day tour of this forbidden island. We started in the East with our trip heading to Havana in the next week. I have been worried about the viability of the internet (Wifi) in Cuba, but have been pleasantly surprised. Not free, but fairly fast so it was worth the cost. As I write this, the actually podcast has been successfully uploaded, so only this linking file (XML) is necessary to make it active. This should not be a problem. We'll be sharing details of the trip over the next two episodes. It is different than we expected - and how? Well listen to this episode! and we'll tell you all about it.

We have had fun with our resident owl and the excellent photo opts provided. When we left you last, our owl was just hatching into a chick. Now after hundreds of photos, our owl is all most ready to fly. Cuba may have caused us to miss this big event. I have learned alot about wild bird photography in the last few weeks. One of the new essential tools is a flash extender. An inexpensive tool to give your flash more range.

Another happening this month was the first RV Navigator Potluck at TGO. Not only did we have TGO residence but listeners from other campgrounds joined in the fun. An evening of good fun and food. Thanks to everyone who planned and attended the event. We did have a RV Navigator Trivia contest with big prizes and 3 winners who know much more about our lives than we do! If you'd like to try your hand at the trivia questions, follow the link in the show notes.

On top of these topics we share some RV news stories and other topics of interest.

Next month we'll be on the road once again this time in Singapore. I assume that the internet will not be a problem, so the upload should be on time.
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February 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 142 - Beat the House
We start the month sailing in the Caribbean for a week sailing aboard the beautiful Harmony of the seas. She is todays largest cruise ship. Lots of innovation and digital enhancements. RFID wrist bands to provide access to rooms and accounts is just one thing. We beat the ships Casino for a total of $14 with a $60 investment, so we titled episode “Beat the house”
This month was spent at TGO and visiting the Tampa Super show. We were spent 4 days camped on the show grounds as part of a TGO RVing group. This provided us with early access and very convenient show access - we could walk to the event. We had a new auto sat dish installed while parked. Our old auto dish was made for internet access and we had adapted it for satellite TV. Unfortunately mobile satellite internet is going away so our dish became less useful. The new satellite TV only dishes have several advantages so we made the switch. I was sad to see our 12 year old dish (costing $6000) being thrown in the trash, but it had served out it useful life.
The Florida weather continued to impress as the rest of the country suffered major storms and precipitation. Our weather continued to be above average temps (near 80 most days) and sunny skies.
We’re hoping that this podcast gets mounted on Feb 1, but with ships internet, one never knows. This ship has improved internet and full time access (for a fee) but it is not fast by any land based standard. Wish us luck.
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January 01, 2017 RV Navigator Episode 141 - Welcome 2017
Our annual NYE live recording of the podcast is on location at TGO in Florida. Warm weather allowed us to record outdoors and with a glass or two of champaigne. We even had an audience some podcast listeners joined us to welcome the new year.
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