Monday 1/6/14 we got up, cleaned up, packed up and hit the road about 9:30 with a light but steady rain. We traveled about 330 miles and made it to Joint Base Charleston in SC. We didn't get there until a little after 5:00, but got hooked up, and settled in for another cold night. We were ready to be on the road about 45 min earlier, but the "check engine" light came on, and then then 'shift Inhibitor' light flashed on for a moment. Phone call to 1-800-ftl-help, I talk with them, while Brad is outside in the rain, checking relays and anything else this guy suggests, but then 'poof' we are back on the road.....no worries (as I bite my nails). We are finally headed down the road feeling OK, decided to stop about an hour down the road at a Pilot for fuel and fill the propane tank, (looking at another cold night). We get diesel and Brad heads inside to ask about getting the propane tank filled, but when he gets in there they have no propane, oh well. I decided to head inside and grab some breakfast sandwiches and it just so happens as we are sitting in the RV eating, the propane truck is there to fill up their tank. So we managed to get fuel and propane and hit the road, yea. Check engine light still coming on/off as we drive. We finished our trip, with out any excitement and are happy just to be parked and safe.
Tuesday morning it's hit the shower house, ugh 65 degrees is what the heat is set at, and there in no privacy in the shower area, what the heck, but we survived. After that, out to breakfast, then camping world for the water pump and back to home. Brad fixed the water pump (yea), while I ordered a new gauge for the propane tank, then off to the club for dinner. The best thing was knowing in the morning I would be able to shower in my own place, and actually have heat.
Wednesday we get up and just decided to stay one more night, so Brad headed up to the Freight liner garage/shop to see if they could look at the coach and let us know what the check engine light is erring for, no luck.....$150.00 just to read the code and no appointment, first in, first out, so at least 2 days to have it sit there and wait until they can get around to it. Let's rethink this....Freight liner class, we got this 'password', we use it, get the code, call freight liner and find out the error code is for the 'grid heater' (the air intake heater), no problem, we can travel as long as the (stop engine light) doesn't come on, so we can hit the road. We do some shopping and get ready to pack up in the morning, hoping to get into Mayport Military CG.
Thursday 1/9/14 we hit the road about 10:30, nothing exciting happening, just an uneventful ride. I did call Mayport, no room for us, so we check out a few more CG and ended up at Pecan RV Park, right off 95 and we are sure we are at the end of the runway of the airport. We have stayed here before and knew what to expect, except for the 20 kids camped next to us, the kids even came over to tell me we couldn't park in our assigned site, it was their play ground.....I knew we were in trouble. All in all, not a bad night, we hit a Carrabba's for dinner and then off to bed fairly early. Off to Sumterville in the morning.
Friday we got up and headed out about 10:30, no hurry for us. We get on our normal roads, enjoying the ride and still haven't decided where we are going to stay. We headed to our normal stop in Waldo, Hardees, fuel and a nice rest area, only to find out Hardees is closed and you have to eat at Dunkin Donuts for lunch....not very good, but we survived. Then on the road to get a CG only to realize the place we wanted to go to, Blueberry Hill has jumped up to 750 a month....$200 a month more that last year, yikes. We parked in Bushnell, jumped in the car and checked out a couple of the other CG. We settled on Paradise Oaks, about 5 min. from the kids, getting our choice of sites, so we are back off the road and away from the RR tracks and a little shade from a giant live oak tree, pretty nice. We pulled in, hooked up, unpacked and had burgers on the grill for dinner. A short chat with dad earlier and now we are just waiting to go to bed. Relaxation setting in.
Thanks for the visit,
Diane and Brad
Wednesday we get up and just decided to stay one more night, so Brad headed up to the Freight liner garage/shop to see if they could look at the coach and let us know what the check engine light is erring for, no luck.....$150.00 just to read the code and no appointment, first in, first out, so at least 2 days to have it sit there and wait until they can get around to it. Let's rethink this....Freight liner class, we got this 'password', we use it, get the code, call freight liner and find out the error code is for the 'grid heater' (the air intake heater), no problem, we can travel as long as the (stop engine light) doesn't come on, so we can hit the road. We do some shopping and get ready to pack up in the morning, hoping to get into Mayport Military CG.
Thursday 1/9/14 we hit the road about 10:30, nothing exciting happening, just an uneventful ride. I did call Mayport, no room for us, so we check out a few more CG and ended up at Pecan RV Park, right off 95 and we are sure we are at the end of the runway of the airport. We have stayed here before and knew what to expect, except for the 20 kids camped next to us, the kids even came over to tell me we couldn't park in our assigned site, it was their play ground.....I knew we were in trouble. All in all, not a bad night, we hit a Carrabba's for dinner and then off to bed fairly early. Off to Sumterville in the morning.
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| Paradise Oaks Camp site |
Thanks for the visit,
Diane and Brad
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