tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86272734284758114832024-03-13T17:05:13.094-07:00Dan and Susan's Excellent AdventureThe Fulltimers LogDan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.comBlogger1151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-57119146671682577032013-12-29T15:59:00.002-07:002013-12-29T15:59:53.029-07:00Back in Havasu<div style="text-align: justify;">
We arrived back in Havasu yesterday about 2:00p Arizona
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Traffic along the drive was a bit
heavy which can be expected since New Years is coming up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The temperature here is about 10 degrees
cooler than the California coast and today we have about 20 mph winds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately the winds are supposed to die
down tomorrow.</div>
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man’s anus.</strong></span></div>
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Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-65005563853991926512013-12-25T20:31:00.003-07:002013-12-25T20:35:34.742-07:00I’m a Big Spender<div style="text-align: justify;">
For the last year Susan has wanted, well needed a new cell
phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally I decided to start
looking for a replacement for her antiquated communication device.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One problem is, since I don’t want to give
up my Basic Phone Plan through Verizon (no need for a Data Plan) there is a
Very limited selection of phones available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was in the local Best Buy store here near our daughters house and
spotted a phone I though Susan would like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As I always do I returned home and started my research on the Internet
before making my purchase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well I found
the same phone at Walmart Wireless for $0.01.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That’s right, 1 cent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I
started the online order process only to realize if I ordered it now it would
arrive at our place in Lake Havasu City before we arrived back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also the website said it would be activated
when delivered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not wanting it to be delivered
before we return and be activated leaving our present phone unless until we get
back I decided to abort the order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
wanting to possibility miss the 1 cent deal I called the order number and asked
about the activation process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well the
girl (from India) said I could have it delivered after I return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I placed the order and asked to have it
delivered after the first of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The next day I checked the order status online and noticed it was
shipped and will arrive Dec 20, which it did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Good thing is it hasn’t been activated and our present phone has not
been shut off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other thing that
amazes me is they actually charged my credit card $0.01, yes that’s 1 cent.</div>
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-17297764971174255232013-12-21T17:06:00.002-07:002013-12-21T17:33:25.588-07:00Moved to California<div style="text-align: justify;">
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We are now in California for Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We only took the car, which gets MUCH BETTER
mileage than the motorhome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was pleasantly
amazed that I got 30 MPG on this trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The last times I got around 28.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Guess the wind was blowing in the right direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Anyway, we are now at our daughters house until the day
after Christmas, then we will head on over to Susan’s parents house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are only 30 minutes away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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We arrived Wednesday and today we got our grandson who will
spend a few days with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomorrow we
will pick up our granddaughter for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We haven’t seen her for quite some time. </div>
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I don’t plan on doing much here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just nice to get away from the resort for a while and it
will be nice to see the family.</div>
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Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-37221996196891135462013-11-12T22:13:00.000-07:002013-11-12T22:13:03.583-07:00OK a new post<div style="text-align: justify;">
The comment on the last post requested an update.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry I haven’t posted for a while, I really
have no excuse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway here goes.</div>
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After posting about no rain we finally got it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We REALLY got it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We only got 2 rainstorms this season but I think we met our
average rainfall totals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was sitting
on my patio watching the rain just hammering California across the lake when I
noticed it was getting darker over us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was raining so hard I could hear the rain fall even before it got to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was either a wide band of rain or it
stalled over us because it came down hard for close to an hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The walking path in our common area got so
washed out that it took 10,000 pounds of fill to repair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was a lot of work but the manager and I
repaired it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also had 3 trees blow
over this year and we replaced those too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This summer was so hot for so long that we didn’t want to do any
trimming of the plants for fear of damaging them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So when the heat let up we had a lot of work to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We worked all day, every day, for over a
week trimming over 500 palms and probably twice as many plants and other
trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The place sure looked nice for
our snowbirds to arrive for the winter season.</div>
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the park trick-or-treating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove by
as the watchers tossed candy at us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Well the park is filling up now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Snowbirds are pulling in at the rate of a couple a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looks like we lost about 5 lot owners over
the summer from cancer and heart attacks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I think this is the most we have lost in one summer.</div>
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My plan to work semi fulltime during the summer and very
little during the winter didn’t work out this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t get the Workcampers we usually do for the winter so the
managers asked if I would work my summer schedule of 20 hours a week through
the winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually they wanted me to
work fulltime but I refused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I
can keep up with all the maintenance on a part time basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not the managers said they would hire me
a helper from town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hell, I am supposed
to be retired!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only that but I have
become somewhat of a handyman around here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since I keep a high profile working here everyone knows me and knows I
can do just about anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So whenever
there is something broken they bring it to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have even been hired by some of the lot owners to cleanup their lots
for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What the heck, it’s extra mad
money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The problem is, sometimes it
hard to find time to do my own chores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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though.</div>
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In October the Lucas Oil Drag Boats came to Lake
Havasu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a kick that was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the same weekend as the Finals for
the World Jet Boat Completion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
intended to spend half a day at the Drag boats then head on over to the other
side of the island for the Jet Skis but never made to the Jet Skis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spent the whole day watching the 250+ MPH
Top Fuel drag boats along with about 15 other categories of boats race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I even had access to the pits and watched
them getting their boats ready for their runs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was interesting to talk with some of the crews and learn more about
the ins and outs of the sport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friday
evening they all lined up on Main Street and at dusk they fires them up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of noise and flames shooting from the
headers and the burning eyes from the nitro methane fuels.</div>
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October was also the month of the annual classic car
show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the largest collection of
classis cars and hot rods from all over the country and some from Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were over 750 cars not including the
more than one hundred cars from our local car clubs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some nice cars!</div>
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Oh I forgot to mention, one of the lots I cleaned up here is
owned by the father of Susan’s favorite NASCR drivers Jimmie Johnson’s jet pilot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He just came back from the race in Phoenix
and said he tried to get her Jimmie’s autograph but didn’t get the chance, as
if Susan doesn’t already have a few autographs.</div>
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Anyway, that’s the update for now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There has been a lot more going on here in Havasu and a lot more
coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will try to keep you posted.</div>
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-56364389309971697672013-08-10T16:23:00.004-07:002013-08-10T16:25:51.133-07:00Still no rain<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here we are in about the middle of August and still no rain
in sight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is usually our monsoon
season where we get winds, thunder, lightning, and rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of that has happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The humidity has dropped and the
temperatures have also dropped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
now below 110 but still over 100 everyday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The nights have also dropped to the 80s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes we can get by with only one air conditioner
running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The plants here in the resort
are struggling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully we will get
some moisture before everyone starts coming back so the place will look nice
again for everyone.<br />
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I just added some photos of our trip to the Sonoma NASCAR
race this summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Click on the link in
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Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-65263223844041924552013-07-13T20:07:00.002-07:002013-07-13T20:07:23.932-07:00Wet weather<div style="text-align: justify;">
No not rain, humidity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We did get some rain Tuesday but not as much as we need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What the rain did though is bring in the
humidity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is now over 100 degrees
and humid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like the heat but when I
sit and do nothing and sweat, I’m not very happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With temperatures running over 110, some of the vegetation in the
resort is struggling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ones that get
afternoon shade are doing fine but you can really tell how the ones that get full
sun are having a hard time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
humidity will do the plants good though.</div>
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-91747730349013664022013-07-08T21:19:00.003-07:002013-07-08T21:19:07.910-07:00115 today<div style="text-align: justify;">
My thermometer reached 115 today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you may know, I work part time here doing maintenance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is tough to do any work around here in
the resort with that kind of temperature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many of the plants here are struggling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have been doing my best to keep up with the dying vegetation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The temperature is supposed to start
dropping a bit but there is a new threat coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thunderstorms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
humidity is rising and the weather is calling for chance of thunderstorms
toward the end of the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
usually brings a new set of problems, winds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We could use a good rain though.</div>
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Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-7659652727103116792013-07-02T19:06:00.003-07:002013-07-02T19:12:42.536-07:00HOT HOT HOT<div style="text-align: justify;">
It’s pretty darn hot around here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today I went back to work here at the resort, first day since we
got back from California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took it
easy and did some lite trimming of trees and shrubs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drank plenty of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
only worked until noon then called it a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After lunch I cooled off in the pool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well as much as I could considering the pool is 86 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not to refreshing but at least it is cooler
than the 115 degree air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They measured
125 in town the other day but there are parts of town that are hotter than here
at the resort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It only gets down to the
low 90s during the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is not
much relief in sight either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The heat
doesn’t bother me too much and even though the inside of the motorhome gets to
90 during the hottest part of the day it is tolerable to me, considering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other day I picked up an evaporative
cooler that someone put out on the curb, for free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is in excellent condition and with a little cleaning it looks
new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It works well however it doesn’t
get along well with my air conditioners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It put too much moisture in the air and the evaporator in the air
conditioner iced up and wasn’t putting out much air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess we will have to save that for a cooler day when we don’t
really need air conditioning.</div>
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Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-24128496331966588642013-06-29T20:11:00.002-07:002013-06-29T20:11:22.988-07:00121 here today<div style="text-align: justify;">
The temperature got to about 121 degrees today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spent most of the day still cleaning and
getting thing organized around here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
had to take a couple of breaks and duck inside to cool down though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomorrow is supposed to be more of the
same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No relief until Thursdays and
even that won’t be much of a break.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Last nights low was 92 but we were cool with only one AC running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turned the second one on as soon as we got
up this morning of course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the
water coming out of the cold water tap is over 90 degrees.</div>
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Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-91745136177294341832013-06-28T19:53:00.002-07:002013-06-28T19:53:24.763-07:00We are done<div style="text-align: justify;">
We arrived back in Havasu today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were going to stop over in Barstow for one more night on the
road but the weather in Havasu is supposed to get REAL HOT so we decided to get
here before it does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is already
HOT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My thermometer is showing 119.5
right now at 4:30p.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had originally
planned to spend the weekend in Las Vegas but with this heat coming we decided
not to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are anxious to get unloaded
and clean everything up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our lot here
is a real mess too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The winds blew in a
lot of debris and dust so everything needs cleaning.</div>
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Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-54796880499783188612013-06-27T19:02:00.000-07:002013-06-27T19:02:25.371-07:00No more Elks<div style="text-align: justify;">
We will be staying in campgrounds from now until we get back
to Havasu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are now at The Orange
Grove RV Park in Bakersfield.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have
stayed here several times and it never changes.</div>
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We have always enjoyed our stay here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This place is a popular transit stop for people just passing
through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the day hours the place
is empty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrived around 11:00a and
pretty much had our pick of sites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, during the late afternoon/evening hours this place will fill up
and before 8:00a it empties out again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The price is right, they have a pool, meeting room, lounge, small store,
free WiFi, and orange trees.</div>
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Every site
has about 3 well groomed orange trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>During the season you can pick all the oranges you want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately we never seem to be here
during the season which is January through April.</div>
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For some reason though I cannot connect to their internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Landen connected right away with his
computer, Susan’s computer connects but mine won’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might have something to do with all the blockers I am
running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No problem, I still have my
MiFi card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The drive here was really
good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was a little concerned about
the Dash Air in the motorhome but it performed so well it was freezing us
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weather here was about 100
degrees today and tomorrow will be hotter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are comfy though with both ACs running.</div>
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-10966173781208121032013-06-26T19:28:00.001-07:002013-06-26T19:28:46.879-07:00Touring day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
We left the motorhome this morning about 8:00 heading for Hearst Castle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a 10:00 tour and didn’t want to be late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got there in plenty of time, which worked out well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we arrived I checked in with the ticket counter and got our reserved tickets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This included a 40 minute movie of the life of William Randolph Hearst.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had about 15 minutes before the movie so we checked out the gift shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything was way too expensive so we passed on buying anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the movie we had about 10 minutes to board the bus for the 5 mile ride to the top of the hill and the castle.</div>
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After the guided portion of the tour we were free to spend as much time
on the hill as we wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
something new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After Hearst Castle we
headed up the coast a bit to check out the Elephant seal.</div>
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Landen got a kick out of watching them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then it was back down the coast to Morro Bay
for lunch at Giovanni’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is one of
our favorite places for fish and chips.</div>
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While in Morro Bay we also stopped by our favorite salt water taffy
shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Landen was like a kid in a candy
shop…oh wait, he was a kid in a candy shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He bought close to a pound of candy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then we did the tourist shopping thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We finally got back to the motorhome about 3:30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A full day of fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weather on the coast was just perfect but here in Atascadero
it is a bit warm, about 97 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
sure hope the dash air conditioner still works in the motorhome because
tomorrow we start our inland journey back to Arizona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will break it up into 3 days of driving and the next 2 places
have pools so Landen will have a chance to cool off.</div>
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Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-36212199407400364142013-06-25T18:07:00.004-07:002013-06-25T18:07:14.641-07:00Didn’t get there in time<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today we left Gilroy with little gas in the tank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I planned to stop at a gas station about 30
miles down the road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I do when I
know I will need to stop for fuel is look at the stations on Google Maps
Satellite View and see how the station is arranged to see if I can get in and
out with the motorhome with car attached.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This station was an easy in easy out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Just as I was pulling up to the pump a guy was stringing yellow caution
tape around the pumps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said they are
closing the pumps for maintenance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
begged him to wait a few minutes until I fill up but he wasn’t going for
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made my way over the Highway to
the no name station on the other side to get enough gas to make it to another
Chevron station.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turns out the only exit
of this station puts me right back on the highway…IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I had to take the next exit, drive down
the road for about a mile, then under the highway and back another mile to get
back on the highway in the right direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well we made it back here to Atascadero again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will be here for 2 nights so we can take Landen to the Hearst
Castle tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today was Laundry day,
Fun!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just got the notice that I have
used up my Data allowance for our Internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That means I am now on “Overage Charge”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it will only be an additional $10 for the month so it’s
not too bad.</div>
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Landen had one of the best weekends of his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did about everything one can do at the
track.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yesterday we got garage passes
and Landen got to see more drivers along with some of the NASCAR announcers and
more signatures including Rick Hendrick, which is Jimmie’s team owner.<br />
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As we were roaming through the garage our
daughter text us and said she saw us on TV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We also got to see a first when one of the drivers went off track and
his exhaust set the grass on fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although Jimmie didn’t win he did well and Landen had a great time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the race they let us walk the
track.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then since we had to park so far
away from the exits they let us drive the track to get to the other side so we
didn’t have to drive all the way around.<br />
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Landen had a ball as I drove down the switchbacks and down the straight
stretch right in front of where we were sitting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we took the pit road to the track exit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I was only going 40 MPH it was fun
for us all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought we had it made
since there was no traffic turning in the direction we needed to go, until we
got about 5 miles down the road and there is was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately the traffic was turning off soon and we weren’t stuck
too long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It still took us about 1.5
hours to do the 15 minute drive though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After we got back to the motorhome I discovered we had no hot
water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It only took me about 10 minutes
to find the problem and we were back in hot water.<br />
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Well today I expected to wake to rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It didn’t happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the weather reports over rated the rain that was coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got a small sprinkle at the beginning of
the race yesterday and there was 1 short rain caution during the first part of
the race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t seen any rain
since.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we made our way back south to
Gilroy again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is another one
nighter before we head south again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This time I went around the east side of San Francisco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MUSH BETTER!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ran into some slow traffic but I can much better tolerate slow
traffic than driving through San Francisco streets and traffic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other than the drive and having to do some
shopping, this is a relaxing afternoon.<br />
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-63022138144979837872013-06-23T20:03:00.004-07:002013-06-23T20:03:59.599-07:00TiredSorry, I am too tired to post today. Will update tomorrow evening.Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-90046029286146861282013-06-22T18:59:00.000-07:002013-06-22T18:59:41.822-07:00OH MAN!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Our plan is to start traveling south Monday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the weather forecast for Monday.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 6.5pt;"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 6.5pt;">Of course this thing
is heading right for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess this
is one of the good things about only traveling 2 to 3 hours a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it looks too bad Monday we will hang out
here and do 5 hours broken up by lunch on Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately we have a schedule and have to move on.</span></div>
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experience has gone extremely well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
are close to the track and the traffic has been light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It only takes us 10 to 15 minutes to get
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drivers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just happened that his
favorite driver, Jimmie Johnson, came walking by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also he spotted Carl Edward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He got Carl’s attention and gave him a wave and Carl waved back, made
his day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a NASCAR Pro Series
West Race today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We watched half of it
but lost interest since we don’t know any of the drivers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was getting late and we were getting a
bit more sun than we wanted so we decided to head back to the motorhome and
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We hit the track about 9:00 this morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being only Friday the traffic was no
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>The only good thing
about the grandstand is the upper seats are in the shade and they are right in front
of the start/finish line and some of the pits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Before they went out for practice we stood near the haulers and Landen
got to see some drivers heading for the garages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Landen had a great day and even after everything was over he didn’t
want to leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had to remind him
that we got 2 more days.</div>
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-24229765609633734442013-06-20T19:47:00.000-07:002013-06-20T19:47:07.386-07:00Disappointment<div style="text-align: justify;">
This morning we took off for the Jelly Belly factory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The factory is in Fairfield about an hour
away but we took a detour through Napa for breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Susan and I have been to the factory 2 times prior to this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A couple of years ago we came through here
with Landen and toured the factory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately it was a weekend and the workers were off for the weekend
so the factory was quiet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s what
they call a “Quiet Tour”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I planned
this time during the week so the factory would be active. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wrong!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is the time of year they stop production and do repairs and
cleaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only was the tour a
“Quiet Tour” but all the equipment was covered so there was even less to see
this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I give up.</div>
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Every time we come to this Elks I have noticed a shop next
door that appeared to be a race shop where they build and work on Porsche and
Aston Martin Race cars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to
check it out this time so Landen and I went over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It turns out I was right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is the TRG shop, which stands for “The Racers Group”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They race at Laguna Seca, Long Beach, 12
Hours of Sebring and others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The team
has posted the most wins of any in the Grand-Am Rolex Series with 28, including
the 2005 and 2006 Rolex Series GT championships; three wins in the Rolex 24 at
Daytona and a single victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After asking if they gave shop tours they
said, The shops through those doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Make yourself at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
have and questions feel free to ask someone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So Landen and I entered the shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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He spotted this NASCAR and asked about it.</div>
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They tried NASCAR for one season and decided to stick with the
Aston Martins and Porsches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We even got
to checkout the inside of a race hauler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was a pretty cool experience for Landen.</div>
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-81615642905274127442013-06-19T21:17:00.003-07:002013-06-19T21:17:45.896-07:00Long busy day<div style="text-align: justify;">
This morning we drove into San Francisco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Traffic not to bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent some time at Fisherman’s Warf than
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Landen especially enjoyed his time on Alcatraz because he has a Zombie
game that takes place on the Island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
said everything on the Island was just like in the game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was showing us around because he was
already familiar with the place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
a whole day in SF we fought the traffic out of town back to Petaluma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then after a short rest we jumped back in
the can and headed to Rohnert Park (just north of Petaluma) for dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are now back in the Motorhome and ready
for a good night rest.</div>
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-42514592106220113272013-06-18T19:59:00.000-07:002013-06-18T19:59:52.328-07:00Do nothing day
We had no plans today except laundry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we have to use a Laundromat, Susan will
use about 5 washers and get the job done in a hurry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While she was in doing laundry Landen and I were in the car
listening to Metalica and Ozzy Ozborn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After lunch Landen and I did a trial run to the NASCAR track.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It only took 10 minutes to get to the track
and is literally down the street from us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We played it cool and just drove past security into the track.<br />
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We checked out our seats and where we need
to be for the garage tour then checked out the rest of the track.<br />
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It is smaller than I though and we got a
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We got a pretty nice site here at the Petaluma Elks Lodge.</div>
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Today we are in Petaluma California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are now on the north side of San
Francisco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t want to deal with
traffic so I decided to head for the coast and take California 1 up and over
the Golden Gate Bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a dumb
move.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course the coast route was
closed when I got there so here I am with 55 feet total length trying to find
my way around the narrow streets of SF not knowing where to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made it with no real big problems but as
I said, What a PIA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Landen got a kick
out of going over the Golden Gate Bridge and seeing Alcatraz Island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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He took the pictures, I was too busy
watching the road and traffic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I
arrived I sat down and mapped out a route around San Francisco for the return
trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am willing to sit in a little
slow bumper-to-bumper traffic rather than deal with narrow crowded streets.</div>
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I feel like we are back in Havasu with the wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is blowing about 22 MPH with 26 MPH
gusts, but it is only 70 degrees instead of 105.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wind is supposed to blow for one more day then is should be
good.</div>
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We are here for a week so we can settle in for a
change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomorrow we need to find a
Laundromat and I need to wash the car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Landen is happy that he can sleep in tomorrow and I am glad I don’t have
to drive for 2+ hours.</div>
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We finally lost our local channels on our Satellite TV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was pretty amazed we had them all the way
up to Gilroy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is cable here at
the Elks Lodge in Petaluma but I used the cable input to rewire the motorhome
for 2 satellite inputs for our DVR.</div>
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We are now in Gilroy California, The Garlic Capitol of the
World.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No really, that’s what they call
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next month is their big garlic
festival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glad we won’t be here.</div>
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The drive was great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No problems on this leg of the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Came close to a problem though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I never worry about driving under the canopy at the gas stations since
most are plenty high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I was pulling
into the station in Templeton the attendant came running out and pointing
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I opened the window and he asked if
I would fit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then noticed the 12’
sign and told him I would fit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
watched as I slowly pulled in.</div>
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</span>I had to laugh because the attendant asked if it I was going to pump
over $10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I said it was going to
be over $100 he said he would turn the pump on from inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was good because I didn’t have to swipe
my credit card several times to fill it.</div>
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This Elks Lodge is very nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sits on top of a hill surrounded by a golf course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I am surprised that even though the lodge is
on a hill and the parking lot is pretty steep, the RV sites are level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact this is the first level site we have
had since we started this journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
thought Susan was going to be out of luck with her NASCAR race today because we
are in trees and it took me a while to finally find the signal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought I read that where this lodge is
supposed to have WIFI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is too bad because I found out that
Landed has been playing his games online and has used half our allotted monthly
usage in just 3 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course I put a
stop on online game playing unless we are on another WIFI.</div>
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No wonder my body was tingling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the big tree behind our motorhome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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It is of the Cellularus Towerus variety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In other words…A Cell Tower.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>This is the sign placed near it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I didn’t have cancer I will now after
spending 20 hours under it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or maybe I
will get lucky and the radiation will kill the cancer.</div>
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It’s nice to sit for a day and not have to chase down
problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am pleased though that even
though the problems have affected the motorhome none of the problems have been
with the motorhome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh I forgot to
mention that our Satellite receiver would not come on yesterday when we
arrived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Found out the plug fell out of
the socket as we were traveling.</div>
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-81341849897219317932013-06-15T19:22:00.003-07:002013-06-15T19:27:44.921-07:00Another fuse<div style="text-align: justify;">
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I found another blown fuse today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After getting on the road today and getting up to speed I hit the
Cruise Control and… Nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried
several times during the trip with a no go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After arriving in Atascadero, CA I checked out a few things with no luck
so I figured I will have to do the rest of the trip with no cruise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went about cleaning the motorhome, what a
mess it was, all the time thinking about the cruise problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After getting the motorhome sparkly clean
again I decided to check the brake light switch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I depressed the brake pedal and it would not budge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean it wouldn’t move an inch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not good at all, I thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started the engine and at least had brakes
with the engine running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well at least
I can still drive it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See, my motorhome
has an electric assist that operates the power brakes even if the engine is
shut off (for safety).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the engine
off I can depress the brake pedal and hear a motor run which electrically gives
me power brakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I though, another
blown fuse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure enough I found it and
all was well again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After looking through the schematics and
giving it some though I realized both the brake problem and hydraulic
leveler/slides problem had something to do with lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The hydraulic levelers/slides shares the same circuit as the
turn signals, in case you were wondering (don't understand why). </span>Must be the car I am towing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before tearing the car apart I decided to
check out the electric cable between the motorhome and the car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well that was it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found all the wires loose in the connectors and some of the
clamping screws even fell out and were rattling around inside the connector
(shorting wires as they did).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I even
found a burnt spot on one of the wires as evidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The problems could have been a lot worse. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glad that’s over!</div>
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The trip here was otherwise a good one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a good idea of what towing an
additional 800 lbs can do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I climbed a
7% grade and was down to 40 mph in 3<sup>rd</sup> gear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have never been reduced to less that 55
mph with my other car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still had
acceleration but didn’t want to rev the engine too far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The motorhome didn’t seem to mind the pull
though.</div>
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We have full hookups at this Elks Lodge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tonight we are going to enjoy nice long
showers since we have sewer hookups and don’t have to conserve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will have full hookups again in 2 days
when we reach Petaluma, Ca.</div>
Dan and Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153895084359752094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627273428475811483.post-52259203860472506152013-06-14T19:41:00.000-07:002013-06-14T19:41:00.923-07:00Another travel day<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Today we left Ontario, CA and made our way up the coast to
Santa Barbara.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a better drive
than I expected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The traffic was not
bad at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was only a short time
I was down to 35 and the rest was 50 to 65.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After backing in to our site here at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge I
looked down to lower the jacks and saw no life in the panel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was completely dead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That also means the slides will not work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not Good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After not finding the correct fuse I called the Motorhome manufacturer
to ask where the fuse was and they couldn’t tell me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There only comment was just check all the fuses until you find a
bad one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took me about 15 minutes
to find the blow fuse and all was well again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The only question now is Why did the fuse blow?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been through all the schematics and
am more puzzled that before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things
that were not supposed to be working with that fuse blown were.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess I will deal with it if it happens
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Anyway, we are only here for one night again then our trek
north continues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I called ahead to see
if there was a space available for tomorrow and they said there were about 4
spots open right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully there
will be one for us tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are alternatives
if not.</div>
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