On the road again!

 Monday 11 April 2022

   A lot of anxiety this morning. We are off to the transmission shop 100 miles away and the wind is blowing 15-20 mph, so we decided to drive sperate. A quick breakfast, a short goodbye, turned in our keys, etc. and on the road by 9:30.  I parked at the transmission shop around 11:30 talked to the service manager and she said it would be done for us to sleep in tonight. We were hoping to make it another 100 miles south today yet. Diane picked me up and we set out to kill the afternoon in the truck with Rudy on a hot day and with the top half of the stand in the truck.  We had a nice lunch at the same Mexican restaurant as last time, once again the food was great. A walk and a drink for Rudy and we were off to get some wine. It was just getting boring, so we decided to find a place to hook the truck up as we drove by the shop we noticed the Moho was parked out by the road and appeared to be done. We  turned around pulled in, sure enough it was done. The service manager meet us outside handed us the keys wished us safe travels.  That's right, no bill or paper work, nothing to sign.  We couldn't believe it they were really nice, although it was the second time around.  We hooked up the truck and were back on the road by 3:30 We arrived at J.C.'s RV Park at 5:15 total miles traveled today was only 200 miles, but we are on the road.  J.C.'s was nice place $40 cash and easy access to the highway. Filled up with fuel $4.64.   Left over ribs for diner. Yum!

Tuesday 12 April 2022

   On the road by 9am. We left the truck hooked up and only electric connected we were rolling early.  We are travelling across LA190 to avoid the I10 bridge and congestion in Baton Rogue, always bad even on a good day.  Hit a few light showers but nothing to even slow down. We were just a buzzing along "singing a song" making great time and decided to stop for lunch.  I pull into the rest area Diane heads right to the bathroom I opened the refrigerator door and poof our day went to crap.  An entire bottle of white wine rolls out the door and shatters on the floor!! Oh crap %$$$$, *@#$, and other words.  We are parked in between two trucks can't put the slides out throwing towels, rags, paper towels and whatever we could find at the mess.  Rudy was trying to lick up wine but with so much glass we had to put back in his house. The worst was the shattered glass just everywhere and sticky floors and wet carpet. We cleaned it up enough to have lunch and moved on.   For a good note we stopped at Buc-ee's for fuel, just love this place Diane shopped the whole time I was pumping fuel. $4.90 a gal. Back on the road and we parked at Riverside RV Park in Robertsdale AL around 3:45.  280 miles in under 7 hours with a lunch and fuel break, not to bad for us and spilled wine clean up. As soon as we parked and had the slides were out we were cleaning fools. Diane scrubbed the floor 3 or 4 times soapy water, clean water, soapy and clean I think clean maybe again.  Picking and vacuuming glass in between. Something like a hour and half of scrubbing Diane called it done.

   Diane spent a lot of time on the phone looking for a campground for tomorrow but no luck yet.  Burger on the grill and lots of walks for Rudy.

Wednesday 13 April 2022

   Again, we had a pull through so we were on the road at 9:15 back on I10 heading to Madison FL just outside of Tallahassee. Diane did her do diligence finding us a spot for tonight. We once more hit a few spotty showers and cloudy the whole day and that is unusual for down here. A much needed uneventful day of travel, a few more rest stops and always very careful opening the frig now! After fueling up at Flying J for $5.05 a gallon, we parked at Madison RV & Golf Resort by 4:30. 274 miles in just over 7 hours.   The only place we could find, very nice but a little pricey.  

Thursday 14 April 2022

     Heading to Sumterville and a three night break.  A nice driving day sunny, temps in the high 70's and just a touch of wind.  We were parked at Country Side RV Park and were set up by 2:30.   A 165 mile day in 4 hours two quick stops for lunch and another to stretch and walk a bit. I buzzed right over to Len's since he is leaving for NM tonight.  I pulled in as his last client was leaving. We talked for just a few minutes he had to lock up the office, pack and be on his way to the airport.  By the time I returned Diane had the camper looking like home again.  A glass of white wine was in order, maybe even two while I did chicken on the grill. A nice day.

Friday 15 April 2022 Happy Tax Day

    Sunny and warm today like 85 warm.  We headed down to Mulberry FL to look at a RV, a 07 Winnebago 36g, just like the one we had before. First however we stopped for lunch at the 'Green Door on 8th Cafe'.  Diane has been on a roll finding great restaurants.  Diane had Grilled shrimp in an aioli   sauce with fresh garden salad and I had shrimp and grits( maybe the best I've had) both very good.  We are heading down to this little RV dealer in Mulberry.  We get out they  have about 10 or 12 units all 10-15 years old. Oh why do we do this to ourselves! We looked at three units two were out pretty quickly, they weren't terrible just more work than we want to get into.  The third one needs work but was sound, however the guy we need to may the deal with wasn't in. I'll call on Monday the unit needs some big ticket items like tires and the front clearcoat replaced.  Back to  the Moho, it was 1 1/2 hour drive and the wine bottle was calling us as we walked in. A glass of wine and burgers.

Saturday 16 April 2022

   Today started off good we had a nice breakfast and were heading to Ocala to Optium RV to look at A Foretravel Nimbus.  We had talked and texted the salesman and made the appointment for today.  And texted him when we were close, he didn't reply but who knows he may have been with a customer.  As soon as we walked in we knew something was amiss.  We told them who we were and what we wanted. A few phone calls can't find Wayne and eventually say he is not in but Christa will help us, OK.  We walk back to her office as she excuses herself, she didn't feel good.  Next up walks Hilda and she would help us.  She left us there to go get her phone but after she walked down the isle beside us three times I walked over, "she forgot what office we were in". I'll skip the next hour and a half detail by detail.  She drove us around on a golf cart through the mud, sand and muck stopping at some "other coaches we may like".   Finally, she says they can work up some numbers on the "other coaches" while they search for the Nimbus. We said no and we were leaving. Out comes the sales manger who feeds a line of crap that it must be sold or in shop.  It was never there, I'm not sure Wayne is a real person but that place is worse than CW.  I read some reviews on the place and that has happened to several people.  They advertise a popular model by can't find it and try to sell you something else.  I'll call Wayne Monday see what he has to say. 

   Not all was lost, we stopped for lunch a one of our favorite seafood places and were not disappointed, Diane had scallops and it was shrimp for me. YUM.  

   We stopped and picked up some flowers and went to the cemetery to visit Shawna.  It was very warm, 91 degrees, so we didn't stay long.

Back to the Moho and tacos for dinner.  After that we packed up since we start to head home tomorrow.