Just a few days after my last post, I got a call from Texas. My Uncle James passed away. He and my father worked and lived together their entire lives, so he was like a second father to me. We drove to and from the funeral — a 3,600-mile round trip — in my little [...]
So after having the fridge repaired once this summer, it finally gave up the ghost. It began leaking ammonia, and our repairman said that replacing the cooling unit would cost nearly as much as getting an entirely new fridge. He convinced the warranty company of the same, so we ended up with a new, $1800 [...]
Lex called me today to say that when she was walking the dogs this morning, she heard a whole lot of screaming and yelling, and as she walked back toward our rig, she realized it was the neighbor, Jeanne, screaming at her mother. Apparently, Jeanne was standing outside the door of her mother’s travel trailer, [...]
Continue reading about Cussfest 2010 and Let’s Play Find That Smell!
As you may recall, we had a new couple of neighbors show up a couple of weeks ago. Today, our second set of neighbors showed up. These folks are actually Bill and Jeanne’s parents, and they have their own travel trailer. There have been a couple of extra pickups parked outside for a week or [...]
Continue reading about More new neighbors, a child on the loose, and ongoing awning frustrations
Tuesday I took a little tour of Lockhart’s historic square. It’s not like I haven’t been there before, but it’s been a long time since I have been to the downtown square area of the town. I snapped pictures of the courthouse and of the library, both of which are just gorgeous buildings. As soon [...]
Continue reading about Days 21 and 22 on the road – in Lockhart
We decided to see if we could push through the nearly 500 miles from New Orleans to Lockhart, Texas (my birthplace and home of my aunt, uncle, and cousins) in a single day. Lex did it, though it was exhausting for her. The trip, however, was not without incident.
Continue reading about Day 18 on the road – From New Orleans to Lockhart
Gary from Northshore RV came by today with his helper and installed my new slideout toppers in the midst of a thunderstorm. Brave souls! I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to have them replaced. The Beast looks much less ratty now. If only I could get her detailed and polished, she’d be practically [...]
There are a lot of things that need to be done to the RV before we hit the road next month. I’d like to have new slideout toppers installed, the tension on the awning adjusted,the underbelly cover tightened up, and a valve on the fresh water holding tank fixed. We also need to give the [...]
Continue reading about Ms. Fixit and the Return of the Shady RV Dealership
I’m a bit frustrated right now, and I’m finding it difficult to resolve said frustrations. Here’s a list of things that are bugging me about my RV life: 1) It’s been raining off and on for nearly two months now. The ground never gets a chance to dry out. This is a problem because our [...]
Tonight’s the first freeze of the season. Of course, I hadn’t bothered to put the heat tape on the drinking water hose, so I found myself outside after dark in the cold with a lantern, electrical tape, pipe insulation, a pair of scissors and the heat cable. Half an hour later, voila, toasty-warm water line! [...]
Continue reading about Winter approaches and more holding tank issues
