We flew past Mount Rainier as we left Seattle.
We have purchased a small (21.5 ft) RV in France to tour Europe for the next few summers. Buying an RV in Europe is not easy since you must be a resident to license a vehicle. Luckily, Eurocampingcars in France, owned by an English couple, has worked out a way to get around this sticky wicket. With the help of Phill and Hannah, the owners of Eurocampingcars, we formed a French corporation to own our RV. Eurocampingcars' primary business is renting RVs. They have a big building in a small town south of Paris where we picked up our new home.
Meet Tajita, (Little Taja).
Fajita has a diesel engine with a six-speed manual transmission. The last time I owned a manual transmission car was in the 80s. When we get ready to leave, we go through our checklist—slides in, jacks up, airbags full, antenna down, fans off. Oh Yeah, we don't have any of those things. Just start up and drive.
For most of this last week, we have spent outfitting Fajita. We did have her tricked out by Phill with an extra battery and a 220V inverter, two solar panels, security locks, an awning, two built-in propane tanks that can be filled anywhere, and a backup camera. Still, we needed sheets, cooking stuff, etc., etc.
We had to drive to a small town to pay for the insurance Phill had arranged. Here is our agent's office on the left.
The little town is full of canals.
I could not believe the terms of the French insurance. Liability coverage is unlimited. Property damage coverage is limited to just 100 million euros. (That is more than $100,000,000) In most European countries, we have full value coverage on Tajita's $30,000 price. And the price for one year of insurance was $591. Thanks, Phill.
One fun thing we did our first week was visiting the Chateau du Fontainebleau, a 1500-room home of French kings since the 1200s and later headquarters for Emperor Napoleon.
We only visited a sample of the 1500 rooms. Here is a taste of what we saw.
I have decided that every picture frame should have a few ladies holding it.
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