Winding down in Sumterville

 Sunday 2 April 2023

   While I was working on the awning yesterday, I noticed it doesn't seem to be adjusted right.  When it stops going out the material is fastened to the roller halfway up.  It allows the water the pool and then drain either front or back. It just didn't look right. I'll have to call Dometic tomorrow.

   We have this big comforter we bought from a thrift store to put around the refrigerator when we took it to Classic Coach Works.  We hoped to donate it back, but we have been hauling it around for days. I take it out of the truck during the day and but it back in every night.  It has got to go.

Monday 3 April 2023

   Today was the normal Monday for us.  Phone calls, banking, pay bills and planning for another week. Made a few purchases from amazon including a portable water softener. The water here is hard as rock.  Diane made her shopping trip: dropped the comforter at the donation center, grocery shopped and of course refilled our wine supply. One of my calls was to Dometic to ask about the awning. Believe it or not I got to talk to very knowledgeable and helpful person. After I explained the awning, she agreed something was amiss.  She suggested I get their field rep to come service it and they happen to have one not to far away. Oh Yea😀 I called a couple different numbers finally someone called back just to let me know they retired. 😒 But, gave me a name and number of the guy replacing them. 😀 I call, the guy answers, welcome to Camping World. 😠 I hung up just not dealing with camping world.

   That is kind of the way the day went, busy all day but don't get much done.  Wine was good!

Tuesday 4 April 2023

   Temperatures in the mid 90's almost every day. I got up had some coffee and went for a bike ride.  It was mighty warm but bearable. As soon as I got back and parked, Diane went for her walk, gotta do

Its hard to read but a
new Splenda/Stevia Farm.

what it takes to beat the heat. We stopped for lunch at the local diner on our way to the cemetery with flowers. The guys (8 of them) were weed whacking Shawna's section.  As we walked up they quit and sat under a tree until we left. That was so respectful!  

Beautiful flowers
for Shawna.

   Back to the Moho. Diane had a roast in the crock pot that smelled wonderful when we walked in and it was delicious. 

Wednesday 5 April 2023

   Had a nice breakfast today, cooked outside before it got to awfully hot. We started working (slowly) cleaning out under the booth seats so the guys can measure and do what they need to do tomorrow.  I know we only had the coach two months, but we packed every square inch.  Now we have to unpack and find a place to move the stuff to. Hello Len's garage! If we have to we can use Len's place but that means we have to return to pick it up.  We are still working on that part.

   Diane went to the office told them we are leaving tomorrow then coming back, then leaving next week for two days. then coming back don't know for how long. They told to come back when she knows what we are doing.😁

Thursday 6 April 2023

   We were up packed and headed to CCW by 9:30. We had just one stop on the way over, and traffic was terrible and extra slow for construction areas. Arrived a about at 11:45 the guys were right out

Castaways!!

measured, checked and we were done in 45 minutes.  I had to back the whole way out past all the motorhomes and around Porsches parked in front.  Made it. 😓 By now I was starved, and Diane had found us a restaurant 'The Castaways' about 30 miles out. Naturally the restaurant was in the middle of a construction zone had to dodge the orange cones and heavy equipment, but we made it. Food was great, I had the shrimp trio (fried, broiled and scampi) Diane had the grouper dinner. Yum!  And with the temperature still in the 90's we had to leave the generator and A/C running for Rudy.

   Back to the campsite by 4:30. Hooked up electric, turned on the A/C and waited for the temperature to drop a little to finish hooking up. Diane pulled the window blind down on her side and the whole shade fell right down.  She blamed it on my driving, 😏 I'm not sure about that, but anyway something else to fix before happy hour. We worked together and finished just in time for wine.

    We were to hot and to full to grill burgers, so just leftovers and called it a day.

Friday 7 April 2023   GOOD FRIDAY

   I forgot about it being Good Friday and made sausages for breakfast. I'll have to make up for that one.  Still recovering from yesterday I had a slow time organizing the day.  We were supposed to go get a new kayak paddle today, but after breakfast but I went to get our packages at Len's, and it was too late to drive to the kayak shop.

   Diane went to the big grocery store over in Okahumpka, they have a much better selection and fresher

The view from where
we ate...Beautiful!!

vegetables. 

   To make up for cooking sausages for breakfast we went back to the Big Bass Grill for seafood and a meat free meal.  Worked out well, we sat outside with view of the lake (Diane did). They had a DJ playing; it was very good evening. They started the karaoke singing, the first guy was really good, but I had to get Diane out of there before she could go on stage to sing! 😁😂