On the Road Again

October 25, 2010 Bob and I hooked up the yellow Jeep to the rv and cruised over the hill into Salt Lake City. We chose the right day to leave. The unusally warm autumn days left the night before and a chilly wind threatened snow soon. So, leaving our favorite place on earth, (for Bob only in the summer) wasn't as painful. We rved at the Mountain Shadow RV Park in Draper and arrived at our 8 am appointment at Camping World to check out our jacks. With the 'all go' sign, we were on the road again by noon.

I've taken over half the driving duties. Crossing the Salt Lake basin and Nevada were good wide throughfares for me to get the hang of driving the w i d e vehicle again. I stayed in the right lane and enjoyed the view. The rv is really easy to handle and very comfortable so after a few hours I was good to go, but not in the crowded Reno traffic, yet. Bob took over in Fernley and got us through Sacramento, too. I took over after spending the night at the Stockton Delta KOA - very nice resort on the Delta, and drove to Kettleman City. It was good to practice passing and dealing with merging traffic. Of course, with every hour of practice comes more confidence.

Bob was an excellent right seat passenger. Nary a word of discouragement. Sharing the driving is a good idea, but he has to be a very good driver so that I don't become the passenger from hell that I was wary he woud be. He is thankful to have a partner. It means we will be able to go more if we want to in the future. We both like to be the pilot in command, and have worked through those 'control' issues in the past -- with the main objective to make a smooth landing. So far so good.

Seventy degree weather and clear skies greeted us in Pismo. Ahhhh, that sea air reminds us of why we love it here. We are proud of the places we have found to call 'home.'

Pismo jazz starts Fri morning. Bob is jazzed and ready to have some fun. We will get our tickets this afternoon at the Vet's Hall.
The Good Old RV
When we stopped in Battle Mountain, we noticed the slide topper was mangled and a bit of the material was flapping. We decided not to try to fool with it in the middle of nowwhere - and stayed in a motel to forget the mess. The next night in CA, closer to help, we tried the slide and the topper straightened out. Apparently, it has come loose at one end and needs to be rewound, but is working. Then, when we set up the sewer hose in Pismo the gray water valve wouldn't open. Bob has just given me the all clear that it is open now - one of the joys of rving is that it is suppose to be like home --- indoor plumbing and all, so when the sewer hookups are a headache, it becomes too much like camping and is not all that much fun - been there, done that. But now I'm a happy camper.

I'm really glad Bob is feeling better - with the rv troubleshooting as a priority and listening to some live jazz he is motivated to move. I bought him another folding cane (he left his other one at Sylvia's) so he is ready to step out.