Heading home 2014

September 18, 2014  

I went to a meeting for my golf league while Bobby stayed home to do a few chores.  Got back around 11:30 to find Arizona Awnings here looking at the damage.  They got up to the motor and checked on motor.   Everything seemed fine, then they looked at the circuit breaker (just inside the coach door)...low and behold, I must have turned off the electricity while trying to pull back in the awning.   At least that was a simple fix!!!   The replaced the screws that had popped out and re-caulked the area and we were back in business.   All this cost us $65, service call.   Much better than our deductible with insurance company!!!!

September 17, 2014

Called the insurance company about awning last night, we have to find someone who can repair as State Farm does not have a company they deal with here.   So, off to town Bobby went to ask questions.  

While he was gone, I washed the outside furniture and set up the patio.   He came back in about 2 hrs to report he'd talked with two companies, one of which was Arizona Awnings (they put on our patio awnings) and Shade Pro (they replaced our slide out awnings two years ago).   Should come out later this week to give us an estimate.

It's very hot and humid, extremely unusual for September.   Do to this, swimming pool here I come!!!  It's very hot, 90 degrees or so.   More like a bath than a refreshing dip!

September 16, 2014

Arrived in Lake Havasu around 3 PM.  Got the coach set up and then started to clean out the casita and set up the patio.   I put out the awning to provide additional shade but low and hold about an hour later a sever windstorm came up and tore one of the arms off the side of the coach.   Finally got the awning back in (did it manually because electricty was not working) with the help of neighbor Danny....thank you Danny!!!  

Not only did the wind come up but we had heavy rains, putting a major damper on finish the set up.   Oh well, we have lots of time tomorrow to finish.



September 15, 2014

We continued our trip stopping at the Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, NM for the night.   Once we parked the rig in their dry camping area, we headed to Costco as this is the closest one to us on our route home.   We spent over $500 but we'll be well stocked for home!!!   Took our supplies back to the coach and then I made a trip to Trader Joes, Albertsons and Smith's.   Don't have any more room so guess I'm done until we get home tomorrow...lol.   We should be in Havasu around 3-4 tomorrow.

September 14, 2014

Said our goodbyes and hit the road around 8:00 AM.   Stopped at Lambert's near Springfield, MO for an early lunch, since they don't serve breakfast.  It was 10:30 by the time we arrived, the road from Theodosia is windy but utterly beautiful.   Lambert's is the home of the throwed rolls....yummy!!!!   I had chicken and Bobby a hamburger.   I took over 3/4 of mine home!! 

Bobby can smell home so we've decided to travel to Oklahoma City...that's where I make him stop for the night...otherwise he'd keep driving.   We spend the night in Dick's parking lot, we are just here for the night, so we'll dry camp.  There are lots of stores in this area, so once we've found a spot to park the rig, we walk up and down the stores, looking inside.  I found a golf skirt in Dicks but that's all we bought.