So... we've done *another* thing!

The last time I used a title like that was when we purchased the park model next door to our RV lot in the spring of this year. No... we have not purchased another park model, nor another lot, but...

... we have purchased a golf cart! The picture shows it in front of our park model and our neighbor's motorhome behind it.

Another view of the new-to-us golf cart (our Jeep can be seen just beyond it -- the Jeep is parked in front of Gracie, our motorhome).

It has 4 12V lead acid batteries -- so we need to make sure that they have sufficient water in them. Batteries take a beating with the heat in Arizona -- average lifespan is 2-3 seasons (years). We would ultimately like to replace the lead acid batteries with lithium, but are happy to use the lead acid batteries until they need to be replaced.

We had talked about getting a golf cart, and had looked at new ones for sale in the stores around our area. The prices varied widely and we sought counsel of wise neighbors who own golf carts. They indicated that many of the new ones that we saw advertised were cheap, foreign-made units (either Chinese or Japanese) that are unreliable, hard to get parts for and impossible to find someone to service. They recommended an older US-made EZ-Go model as being more reliable, easy to get parts, and easy to get service if required. One of our neighbors thoughtfully forwarded an advertisement for one that another resident of Venture Out was selling -- initially we were not particularly interested as it is set up as a golf cart (with space for golf bags instead of a back seat), but the same kind neighbor shared with us that he had put the back seat on his own cart and was sure that we could do it. We contacted the person selling it and decided to get it!

It may look red, but it is actually a burnt orange (pretty close to the University of Texas color!).

Waving goodbye to my honey as I headed off to work at the Activities Office!

We enjoy walking in our community, but sometimes, especially if we need to go to one of the far corners of our resort or carry a few things with us, a golf cart is very nice to have!