November 21, 2009
We were so excited to see my nephew & his family! They came by the camp site in the afternoon to see the coach. And other than the soggy, muddy grounds we had a wonderful visit. We haven't seen John, Kandy, Ali & Jack since last Christmas. Then that evening they were so gracious to invite us to dinner and to see their new home. We had a very nice dinner and a great time catching up on all of their activities. They have a lovely home that they have updated over the last 3 years. It is decorated beautifully and capped off with a private yard complete with pool & waterfall hot tub.....heaven on earth!
As I said before, one of the best parts of our adventure is to visit love ones we just don't get to see often enough.
Hope all is well!
Joan & Ron
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
WE MADE IT
November 20th, 2009
Well, we made it to San Antonio...actually on the date & time we had planned. Had a few issues along the way. Besides the rain, which was our first time driving the coach in rain, we had to endure a detour. Our route along I 10 W was completely closed due to an accident. Ron did a great job of detouring around Houston and getting us back on track. The delay cost us maybe 30 minutes at the most....which is one reason I like to plan our arrivals no later than 3 pm. The good news when we got to the campgrounds is that they had our reservation. The not so good news is that the spot they reserved for us would not accommodate our electrical plug...so we had to move the coach again. But we are settled and looking forward to visiting with family, enjoying Thanksgiving, and touring the area.
Hope all is well!
Joan & Ron
Well, we made it to San Antonio...actually on the date & time we had planned. Had a few issues along the way. Besides the rain, which was our first time driving the coach in rain, we had to endure a detour. Our route along I 10 W was completely closed due to an accident. Ron did a great job of detouring around Houston and getting us back on track. The delay cost us maybe 30 minutes at the most....which is one reason I like to plan our arrivals no later than 3 pm. The good news when we got to the campgrounds is that they had our reservation. The not so good news is that the spot they reserved for us would not accommodate our electrical plug...so we had to move the coach again. But we are settled and looking forward to visiting with family, enjoying Thanksgiving, and touring the area.
Hope all is well!
Joan & Ron
BEST MADE PLANS....
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Anyone who knows me, (Joan) knows I am the type of person who likes to plan my day (week, month, year and life) and does not cope well with a change. We got up bright and early today, had our route planned (there’s that word again) for the rest of our trip to San Antonio, went to hook up the car (our favorite task) and we had no lights.
The signals and brake lights on the coach were working and the car lights were working but they were not working in conjunction with each other. It’s a law in every state, I think, when you brake on the coach the car lights have to come on.
Also, anyone who knows us, knows we are not mechanically inclined. To make a long story short, after 8 phone calls we got an on-site RV repairman to come out to the campground and repair the cable that connects the 2 vehicles.
We were pleased we found someone & that it was only the cable and not one of the ports, but it delayed us by 4 hours…..so much for our plans. So, instead of making it to Columbus, TX we stopped in Baytown , almost 100 miles short.
We were fortunate to find a very nice campground in Baytown with a vacancy. We are finding as we move closer to Texas, with the influx of “snow birds” that the sites are filling up.
We are still trying to make it to San Antonio by tomorrow, but it has not stopped raining for over 7 hours so we’ll see.
Hope all is well!
Joan & Ron
Anyone who knows me, (Joan) knows I am the type of person who likes to plan my day (week, month, year and life) and does not cope well with a change. We got up bright and early today, had our route planned (there’s that word again) for the rest of our trip to San Antonio, went to hook up the car (our favorite task) and we had no lights.
The signals and brake lights on the coach were working and the car lights were working but they were not working in conjunction with each other. It’s a law in every state, I think, when you brake on the coach the car lights have to come on.
Also, anyone who knows us, knows we are not mechanically inclined. To make a long story short, after 8 phone calls we got an on-site RV repairman to come out to the campground and repair the cable that connects the 2 vehicles.
We were pleased we found someone & that it was only the cable and not one of the ports, but it delayed us by 4 hours…..so much for our plans. So, instead of making it to Columbus, TX we stopped in Baytown , almost 100 miles short.
We were fortunate to find a very nice campground in Baytown with a vacancy. We are finding as we move closer to Texas, with the influx of “snow birds” that the sites are filling up.
We are still trying to make it to San Antonio by tomorrow, but it has not stopped raining for over 7 hours so we’ll see.
Hope all is well!
Joan & Ron
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