Sorry about the lack of updates, but the last few days were just driving down the highway, stopping for fuel, stopping for lunch and parking in the parking lot of whatever casino was in the neighborhood. Why in casino parking lots? They have buffets!!! Two nights were spent at Harrah's properties, so the stay and the buffet were cost free!!!!
We got home late August 3. We had had problems both August 2 and August 3 with keeping the coach reasonably cool. We would crank the generator and turn on the roof air conditioners. We would head down the road, the coach would get cooler, and the breakers would flip off!!! Then it would heat up in the coach. We would have to stop somewhere, let out one slide, and reset the breakers in order to turn the air back on. Finally on the 3rd, we just gave up and drove home without it.
We did have one problem with fuel on Wednesday in Arkansas. I had used one of my free apps to locate the closest diesel provider (as well as locating the one which was not the most expensive!!). We pulled into the truck section of the fuel dispensers. I got out to go in to advise that we would be paying cash for the fuel. The door was locked. The pump would not take a credit card either. We finally found out that their computers were down. Not only did the pumps not work, they were all locked in the building. Not only the people working at the station were locked in. The customers who had been inside paying for their purchases were locked in. So, we piled back into the coach and headed back up towards two exits north of where we were - thinking that it was only about 5 miles. 14 miles later, we found the truck stop/gas station that we had seen when we were heading south. We did not fill up, because their price was way out of line with what we had seen elsewhere!!!
Anyway, we got back on I55 headed towards Memphis and Holly Springs. When we pulled into the parking lot, it was absolutely too hot to unpack the coach (we saw 105 on the bank sign as we got off the highway). However, The Bear was doing something totally unusual for him. He had been on the dashboard since we were driving slowly through town. He saw the house and started crying/meowing. He kept it up until we had stopped, turned on the generator and gotten the coach kind of settled. Jimmy had to stop him from just getting off the coach when he opened the door. The Bear wanted to go home. I carried Peaches up to the house. There was not one iota of squirming on her part like she usually is when we take her outside. She, too, saw the house and wanted to get inside. The Bear immediately went to the back bath to get some water directly out of the faucet (his preferred way to drink water) with Peaches right behind him.
We got everything off the coach by around 7pm and I got two loads of laundry done (everything that has to be put back on the coach like sheets, towels, rugs, etc.). Of course, the last load didn't get put into the dryer before Jimmy took it to Olive Branch this morning, so I will need to stop and drop all of it off tomorrow. I still have two loads working since we didn't stay anywhere the last three or four nights where I had full hookups to wash clothes!!!
Then, I got hit by the heat headaches that I have. Other than running to the grocery store early this morning to get the essentials, I have been inside. Which is where I will stay until it gets a little cooler. Then we had a power outage this afternoon. Luckily, we had enough sense to stay inside and not let the trapped cool air out of the house!!!
Anyway, the trip is over. I wish it were not. But it is. Keep tuned to this channel for future editions of our travels. And thanks for reading my ramblings.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
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