Beautiful Day

Today we had a nice lazy start to the day. Got up had breakfast and because we still had no water and I had an air lock in my onboard water tank system we went over to the camps showers. Actually they were very clean. Felt great to get clean.
We went about 160 miles down the road and ended up just north of Knoxville TN. The campground is ok, has what we need a little cramped but ok. We didn't have to unhook the car because the site is long enough. That's a bonus.
We only have a little under 100 miles to travel tomorrow should it makes for a nice relaxing day.
Tomorrow we're staying at a KOA at least we will know what to expect. Kind of like Holiday Inn, the same across the country.
Ken is going to go out and wash the 2 beasties, Bertha and Billy (RV and Car) they are somewhat disgustingly filthy. The other 2 beasties (Maggie and Jackson) are crashed in here.
Happy to say we now have water so we should be able to shower in here tomorrow.

What a day...

What a day !!!! First off we had to take the MH to the mechanic due to our problem yesterday and there we lucked out. We thought it was a loose wire because the light would flicker and that’s exactly what it was. Actually it was a short because the wires were barely touching causing it to short and burn out the wire. He fixed it and we were on our way. Mind you 2 hours behind time but hey it wasn’t major and it didn’t cost us a cent. Still under warranty. BONUS.
We arrived at the next night’s stop which was deemed a nice park. Yeah right. What a piece of crap it was. Each site was covered in snow, but we decided to find one that didn’t have much and just spend the night as were tired. WE GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW. Took us 1 ½ hours to get out. We shovelled and put pieces of wood under the tires and some nice man that was living in his trailer in the park came with a much bigger shovel and some more wood and got us out. We decided against staying. So I got on my cell phone again $$$$ and phoned Coach-Net to find another spot. This one was 40 miles down the road and it’s the Kentucky Horse Track Park. Very nice really. No staff here they go by the honour system, you put your money in an envelope and leave it in a mailbox. Wonder how many don’t?
We got our slides out and are quite comfortable now. Think we’ll turn in early tonight.
Wonder what’s up for tomorrow???

What a start to our trip !!!

Well this is a auspicious start to our 6 week trip!!! The drive was great, got here by 230 PM. We were thinking isn't this great, get setup, relax and have a lovely evening. NOT !!!
In order for us to put our jacks down and then put out our slides, you have to apply the parking brake. If you don't, neither of these 2 things work. Well we applied the parking brake, the brake itself worked, but the light on the dash didn't come on. So because of that, the jacks, and the slides think the brake isn't on. And consequently, the slides won't go out. So here we sit, all jammed in the RV with no slides out. We tried everything, finally called a mechanic and have an appointment tomorrow morning at 8 AM. Hopefully it isn't anything too serious. But this just sucks. It's somewhat tight in here with the 4 of us, but we're coping.
The campground appears really nice, a few RV'ers here. Some look like they are staying here for the winter, some, like us, passing through. We haven't bothered with connecting the water, but I think we could, they have a heating pipe on each of the outlets, but I think it may freeze between their heated pipes and our intake. For a 1 day we'll manage.
Well, hopefully tomorrow brings good news for our problem. Keep you posted.

5 Days to Go

It's countdown time..Picked up the MH last Thursday and have been slowly getting it packed up and ready to go.
I didn't like the mirror backsplash that was behind the stove and beside the kitchen sink so I installed a new backsplash called Smart Tiles. They are vinyl tiles that are adhesive and look like real tile. Will make my life much easier. It was a really bugger trying to keep those mirrors clean after washing dishes and cooking something on the stovetop.
It was a little chilly working out there even though I did have a small ceramic heater running, had to turn on the main furnace a one point. That worked!!!! was warm in no time.
Don't like loading up in this cold weather, but what can you do???
Weather permitting, we will take off first thing Friday morning. First stop planned is Monroe, Michigan.
Till later...take care..

Month to Go

Just a little over a month to go til we leave for our trip to Florida, then up to Myrtle Beach. Sure hope it gets warmer by then

Cabot Trail

Yesterday we took a 9 hour bus ride around the Cabot Trail. We did make a few stops along the way. I never realized how mountainous it is and also how beautiful. Thankfully we didn't have to drive the MH through it. That would scare me to death. Really steep and long hill, up and down. Today we drove 35 miles to North Sydney which is our last stop on the caravan. Seven couples have dropped out of the original 20 rigs. But 11 new couples have joined up for this portion of the tour. There was 59 people at our social tonight. Tomorrow night is the farewell lobster dinner. And Monday morning we head back to Moncton.So as this is the next to final day of our caravan, my blog is done. Hope it made for enjoyable reading.Till later then..take care.

Baddeck, 2nd Day

Today we took an all day bus tour, left at 8, got back at 515. Then we had the social hour and it went on for a couple hours because there were some goodbyes (some not going on to North Sydney) and chit chat. So I am rather pooped and my brain isn't working very well. Tomorrow is only a 35 mile drive, so once we have arrived and settled in I will post today's blog with pics of the Cabot Trail tomorrow.
Till later then...take care