WHAT A RIDE!! We thought our first post should be about ”how” we ended up with our 2021 Entegra Coach Vision, and the wonderful individual we purchased it from, Bill Wereha.
Once we had made the decision to purchase an RV and travel for a couple of years, we had to fine one! To start: did we want a Class A, a Class B? Did we need 1 slide, or two? What we did know for sure is that we needed separate sleeping arrangements and room to move around, especially because we were going to have Winston & Safiya on board. We also wanted light-coloured cabinets so the space would look bigger, and plenty of storage. So the search began!! Barb was relentless in looking daily for RVs in Auto Trader/Facebook, and a few days into Lori’s retirement we heard from a former colleague, Taniya Sweet, who sent us one from Facebook marketplace. It was perfect! UNDER 30 feet, white farmhouse cupboards, great layout and a nice sized shower. It also had plenty of storage! But we had to act fast! Barb called the seller who lived quite close to her in Stoney Creek. We would say we patiently waited, but that would be a lie. We were panicking that it would be sold before we could talk to the owner. After what seemed like an eternity (it really was probably only a few hours), Bill’s daughter reached out to Barb. We were IN and Barb set a time to meet the owner and see the RV. We also arranged for Lori to be on FaceTime while Barb was going through the motorhome so Lori could see and experience everything in real time. Needless to say, seeing this on FaceTime really solidified the fact that we both wanted to get this particular unit.
Bill turned out to be a very generous and kind individual. There were other folks calling him while Barb was there, but Bill had made up his mind that he wanted to sell to us. Bill had made a lot of safety upgrades and felt that we would be perfect new owners, being two women traveling around North America. Barb and Bill shook hands, we made a down payment (by we, we mean Barb), and became the new owners! We haven’t taken the baby beast (our new name for her) out for a tour yet because Barb is planning her daughters’ weddings. Also Lori is away touring Scotland with our great friend Elaine Reid.
This has been a dream that we each had separately for many years prior to retirement. Barb retired in Feb 2020 and had to put this dream on hold as the Covid pandemic had just begun. By the time Lori was planning her retirement for May 2022 travel was once again possible, and we started discussing doing this together. Now that we’ve purchased an RV, we are excited about the months ahead. We can’t thank Bill enough for taking the time to really make sure we know how to run everything and that we will be fine on the road. Or will we……….lol?
We will begin our journey at the end of June!
I am so excited for you both! Can’t wait to see this ‘beast’ in person (you need a better name for something that beautiful) – happy travels!
Wow – super cool you created your own website!
thanks !! It was fun to do and had the help of ER in Scotland!
Love it ladies!
Thanks John, we can’t wait to see you at the lake !!