That’s just like the house I grew up in…front yard and front door faced due east too. So our backyard was due west. My room faced the front(East), but I had a side small crank out window that faced due north…in rain changing to mixed precip events, I’d run to my room to listen for any pingers on that north side, if we were forecast to change over. That window would give the first signal of any change over lol, and it took a hell of a beating.
Sounds great Don…enjoy your time at both places.