Member Spotlight

Rick and Janne Farrell
Cincinnati, Ohio

FMCA membership number:
F310176 (we joined in 2002)

Our current motorhome:
A 2007 Forest River Georgetown

Other motorhomes we've owned:
A 2003 Forest River Windsong

Three words that best describe our current motorhome:
Open, bright and roomy

The best thing about our motorhome:
It has enough room for us, our pets and plenty of company.

We decided to buy a motorhome because:
It was a much more comfortable way to travel, especially with pets. We travel with three cocker spaniels ranging from 4 months to 13½ years old and three cats ranging from 2 years to 11 years.

Occupations:
Rick — retired teacher. Janne — soon-to-be retired administrative assistant.

The best thing about motorhoming:
Being able to take all of our crew with us and the ability to be self-contained with a flip of a switch

Children: We have one adult son.

We travel in the motorhome:
A approximately eight weeks per year but that is soon to increase. When I’m (Janne) not motorhoming, I’m working and we're trying to keep up with the house.

Our all-time favorite motorhome trip:
To the Canadian Rockies and the West Coast in 2002 when Rick retired

One of our fondest motorhoming memories:
Traveling to Bar Harbor, Maine, with friends and eating lobster for nights on end

Other favorite destination:
Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Bar Harbor, and any dog agility trial

Our “dream” motorhome trip: A trip to Alaska

Our perfect day of motorhome travel:
A cool, sunny day and six or so hours on the road

Our worst motorhoming experience:
When Rick was driving through a construction zone and our awning was torn off by a tree limb that was too low over the road. Naturally, this occurred just before we were leaving for a month-long trip.

Our motorhoming pet peeve:
People who merge onto the expressway without looking and expect you to slow down and let them out.

Something motorhoming has taught us about life: To sit and relax

The best addition we’ve made to our motorhome:
Adding sun shades for the side windows

If we could change one thing about our motorhome:
There would be more inside storage. I would put in a central vacuum system.

Something about motorhoming that we know now but didn’t know when we started:
How truly wonderful having a generator would be when we were traveling

When driving the motorhome, the most important thing to remember:
It doesn't stop as fast as a car.

Our favorite thing about FMCA: The [FMC] magizine.

Our hobbies:
Rick — cooking. Janne — training and showing out two youngest cocker spaniels in agility and obedience.

Our favorite way to exercise: a walk around a campground

Favorite movie: RV or Best in Show. Anything that makes me laugh.

Favorite restaurant: Carrabba's Italian Grill

Favorite campground:
Cedarbrook in Lebanon, Ohio
Woods-n-Waters in Columbus, Ind.

Items that we always like to have in our motorhome refrigerator:
Flavored coffee, water and cheese

Our advice to new motorhomers:
Don't empty your closets into the motorhome. If you didn't use it in the house, you probably won't use it in the motorhome.

Behind our motorhome, we tow:
A 2002 Chevy Cavalier on a tow bar

Other FMCA members may contact us via e-mail: Jannefarr@aol.com