RV Blog--Life in a Box. This just ain't 'camping' any more.... Saturday, November 08, 2003: It was a struggle, but the "Box" has finally come to rest in Illinois! Where the weather basically sucks--highs around 40, lows below freezing.We finally got out of Rapid on Sunday and made it as far as Mitchell--had to spend the nite in Cabellas parking lot, of course. The weather report was a mere 20% chance of rain. Reality was sleet/snow/freezing rain early Monday morning. About 4 inches of it, by mid-day. Had to spend another nite, frozen to the parking lot--with our battery power acting up. Finally, we got outa there on Tuesday and boogied on down the road. First time we stopped for fuel, there was the mighty thump behind us--the gooseneck had jumped off the ball!!! Fortunately, that was all it did and we were back on the road after a fill-up. Next stop was Big Lake SP in Missouri, north of St. Joseph. Nice park! Filled with walnut trees--forcing us, of course, to collect a bag! Then we went almost to Springfield, IL and parked at the Walmart in Pittsfield--and discovered that buying new batteries didn't cure our 'power' problem! Turns out that no one had ever run a hot wire to the batteries, in the RV! The wire from the truck was hot, but there was no matching one in the other plug--so the batteries didn't charge while we were on the road, leaving us without a furnace fan or lights in the middle of the nite. We were SO not amused! But we're here now. Seen the kids and the kids-in-law and little Connor, who is several inches taller now! It's really great to be here--even if it's only going to be for a couple of weeks....I've started the process of moving the most vital things out of the big rig and into the little Holiday Rambler, which will be our home while we're in Florida for the next 4 months, or so. We're talking minimalism here! The HR has a great kitchen,but only one tiny slide out, with a love seat in it! But, it's so much easier to haul around, and we can't be sure we'll actually stay in Florida once we're there--altho Keith has the promise of a job, and a place to park cheap. Back to the packing.... Dinah // Saturday, November 08, 2003 ______________________ Comments: Post a Comment
It was a struggle, but the "Box" has finally come to rest in Illinois! Where the weather basically sucks--highs around 40, lows below freezing.We finally got out of Rapid on Sunday and made it as far as Mitchell--had to spend the nite in Cabellas parking lot, of course. The weather report was a mere 20% chance of rain. Reality was sleet/snow/freezing rain early Monday morning. About 4 inches of it, by mid-day. Had to spend another nite, frozen to the parking lot--with our battery power acting up. Finally, we got outa there on Tuesday and boogied on down the road. First time we stopped for fuel, there was the mighty thump behind us--the gooseneck had jumped off the ball!!! Fortunately, that was all it did and we were back on the road after a fill-up. Next stop was Big Lake SP in Missouri, north of St. Joseph. Nice park! Filled with walnut trees--forcing us, of course, to collect a bag! Then we went almost to Springfield, IL and parked at the Walmart in Pittsfield--and discovered that buying new batteries didn't cure our 'power' problem! Turns out that no one had ever run a hot wire to the batteries, in the RV! The wire from the truck was hot, but there was no matching one in the other plug--so the batteries didn't charge while we were on the road, leaving us without a furnace fan or lights in the middle of the nite. We were SO not amused! But we're here now. Seen the kids and the kids-in-law and little Connor, who is several inches taller now! It's really great to be here--even if it's only going to be for a couple of weeks....I've started the process of moving the most vital things out of the big rig and into the little Holiday Rambler, which will be our home while we're in Florida for the next 4 months, or so. We're talking minimalism here! The HR has a great kitchen,but only one tiny slide out, with a love seat in it! But, it's so much easier to haul around, and we can't be sure we'll actually stay in Florida once we're there--altho Keith has the promise of a job, and a place to park cheap. Back to the packing.... Dinah // Saturday, November 08, 2003
