THE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF DAN AND PATTY CHANCE
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
DECKING THE HALLS
During the past week, since Patty returned home from her trip to Greece, we have both been busy with multiple projects that have to get done before we leave for Las Vegas next week. Our annual 2 week stint working the National Finals Rodeo begins a week from tomorrow, and it's been busy around the Chance house. Within a few days of our return home in the middle of December, Marc, Chandra, and Laila will be here for an early Christmas, as they make their way to Chandra's Mom's house in Monterey, CA. So, the decorations are going up for the first time in several years. The holiday seasons in recent years, have been spent with Marc, Chandra, and Laila in Tucson, so we haven't decorated (mostly Patty's job) the house for quite awhile. In addition to decking the halls, we're keeping a strict regimen of walking or biking every morning on the island, and even though it's pretty windy today, we'll be heading out shortly.
The above picture is looking out our front door to the house across the street, and fresh seal coat on one half of the street. This is the messiest stuff to deal with if you drive or walk on it before it dries. Fortunately, the contractor gave us notice the day before, so we were able to park the jeep across the street and get out without driving across this goo. I guess it prolongs the life of the asphalt, but it's kind of a pain to deal with. The house where the jeep is parked was built a couple of years after we moved to Lake Havasu, and like many other properties, is now in foreclosure. I only met the folks who bought the house a couple of times, and they were from the Southern California area. They drove an Escalade, had a $100,000 boat, and this was their vacation home. I remember thinking that this guy either made a ton of money, or, like a lot of people who have lost their homes, was up to his eyeballs in debt. It appears that it was the later. It's a nice house, and it will be interesting to see what the asking price is when it goes on the market.
Patty & I have been married for 33 great years, & have raised 3 children. Mike & Marc - mine. David - hers. We lost our beloved Beagle Sami in April, 2013, and our kitty Gracie in Sep. Since retiring from co-ownership of Jamestown Harley-Davdson in 2001, we have traveled all over the U.S. in 2 different motor homes. In 2002 and 2003, we traveled the N.H.R.A. Drag Race circuit, pulling the Harley-Davidson, Screaming Eagle merchandise trailer. In the summers of 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, Patty worked retail and I drove a tour bus in Skagway, Alaska. The summer of 2008, I worked as a supervisor for the Glacier National Park transit system in N.W. Montana. During the summer of 2009, we decided to travel, and completed a 5 and 1/2 month, 12,000 mile loop around the U.S. and Canada. During the summer of 2010, we traveled mostly in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon & Washington. We spent the summers of 2011 & 2012, working at the Grand Canyon, where I drove a transit bus, and Patty worked in the General Store. The winters have mostly been spent at our home in Lake Havasu City. We recently relocated the home base to Tucson, AZ.
During the past week, since Patty returned home from her trip to Greece, we have both been busy with multiple projects that have to get done before we leave for Las Vegas next week. Our annual 2 week stint working the National Finals Rodeo begins a week from tomorrow, and it's been busy around the Chance house. Within a few days of our return home in the middle of December, Marc, Chandra, and Laila will be here for an early Christmas, as they make their way to Chandra's Mom's house in Monterey, CA. So, the decorations are going up for the first time in several years. The holiday seasons in recent years, have been spent with Marc, Chandra, and Laila in Tucson, so we haven't decorated (mostly Patty's job) the house for quite awhile. In addition to decking the halls, we're keeping a strict regimen of walking or biking every morning on the island, and even though it's pretty windy today, we'll be heading out shortly.
The above picture is looking out our front door to the house across the street, and fresh seal coat on one half of the street. This is the messiest stuff to deal with if you drive or walk on it before it dries. Fortunately, the contractor gave us notice the day before, so we were able to park the jeep across the street and get out without driving across this goo. I guess it prolongs the life of the asphalt, but it's kind of a pain to deal with. The house where the jeep is parked was built a couple of years after we moved to Lake Havasu, and like many other properties, is now in foreclosure. I only met the folks who bought the house a couple of times, and they were from the Southern California area. They drove an Escalade, had a $100,000 boat, and this was their vacation home. I remember thinking that this guy either made a ton of money, or, like a lot of people who have lost their homes, was up to his eyeballs in debt. It appears that it was the later. It's a nice house, and it will be interesting to see what the asking price is when it goes on the market.
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