Archive for November 24th, 2009

Hi, We are suppose to be walking around Old Town here next door to the RV Park that we are staying at, but about a 1/2 hour ago, it started pouring out. So much for that idea, so we are hanging out inside the RV, watching the news and preparing strawberry shortcake! Yummy!

I’m getting ahead of myself already. Okay, let’s back up a little to this morning. One of the front legs on the front of the fifthwheel is broken. Yes, I know you know that already. Well, not broken in two or damaged, it just disconnected from the little motor piece inside the leg shaft. Well, we jacked the camper up on a solid jack and did some research today on obtaining a new leg for the RV.

Camping World can help us get us a leg to install it ourselves for $430 total including overnight shipping and taxes. So we took a trip up to Camper’s Inn in Leesburg to see what the story is behind the warranty we have to fix this leg. Camper’s Inn (we bought this unit at Camper’s Inn in Kingston, NH) told us that we need to make an appointment, have the service department get a hold of our warranty company and get the work approved and then bring the unit into the shop to have it fixed which the total process could take days to weeks, depending on how busy they are and ordering the part, blah, blah, blah.

SO, we have decided to tie up the leg so it’s stable and doesn’t fall down to the ground and “limp” over to Arizona to get it fixed. Why? Because we are here till Saturday and when we get to Arizona, we will be there for at least two months (which a month stop in Las Vegas!). Hey, maybe we will get it fixed in Las Vegas, don’t know, have no idea…..nothing is planned out except for the fact that we want to try to get this entire repair covered under the warrant plan!

SO, today after we did that, we decided to visit my aunt and uncle in Groveland, Florida. On the way over there, we spotted a farm stand on the side of Route 27 and did a quick U-turn! So we bought some strawberries……

We stopped by to say Hi to my aunt and uncle and sure enough, my aunt is still keeping herself busy with weaving and creating a blanket. I got pictures!

So that was a nice visit and we left to return to the RV to feed Jake. He was with us all day today. So we fed him and left to go to dinner and a stop at Walmart. We ate dinner at Denny’s. A sure bet, predictable food, predictable service. I like it like that and their club sandwiches are so good. Off to Walmart and then back to the RV. We were going to walk around Old Town but it’s still raining outside.

OH, speaking of raining. I was going to go to Universal Studios tomorrow all day, but the weather is not working in my favor…..so, I’ll have to try for Friday! I’m going to spend all day at Universal Studio, just me and my camera and I’m gonna have some fun running around like a little kid. I’ll take plenty of pictures for ya! So that’s it for today and the only thing that is calling my name now is……..

Have a great night – chat tomorrow!

Now wait a minute – I started writing this blog entry at 11pm on the 23th – I know it says the 24th above, but it’s a 23rd entry!

We made it to Florida – 1578 miles completed and we land in Kissimmee at the Tropical Palms RV Park! Wow, what a long ride down. Let’s back up a tad and post some pictures!

The front leg to the fifthwheel broke….now, I don’t mean, physical damage broke, but inside, something broke, something disconnected between the motor and the leg. The motor turns fine, you can hear the motor running, but the leg doesn’t seem to budge up or down. So, unfortunately, this leg detached from whatever was holding it up in the leg shaft and the leg fell free to the ground on 495 in Massachusetts at 65 mph. So here’s what the pictures look like from that episode!

This is how we are temporarily holding up the leg….

This is what the pad (underneath) looked like that was riding the 495 turnpike at 65 mph – yikes! The damage could of been alot worse if we would of hit a minor bump.

Then we had problems with the bike rack set up. The plate under this hitch starting bending with the weight of the bicycles. I think with a little reinforcement – it will be good to go again. The plate started off straight and just with the bouncing around of the bicycle on I-90 in Massachusetts, it ended up crushing the plate….That’s our project number #2 after we order new parts for the fifthwheel leg……never a dull moment……

And after all that, we needed a break and I see that we aren’t the only ones!

And yet again, another break down the road…..as you can see there is no bike rack on the front of the fifthwheel…the bikes are inside the RV for now…….

Last night we made it to South Of The Border on the border of North Carolina and South Carolina. This is a very tiny, little town right off the highway. There’s not much here except for one campground, two gas stations, a couple of restaurants, and souvenir shops galore! It’s a convenient place to stay just off 95.

So we made it to Kissimmee tonight and it’s time to relax a bit. I can’t believe it was 80 degrees here at 6:30 tonight! What a pleasant surprise that was! A little on the muggy side. Today we stopped at Subway and decided to skip the Truck Stop food for a while. Ugh. I’m exhausted and we are here at the RV Park until Saturday when we will be moseying along to a new destination with new stories and new experiences. HEY, don’t rush the week here….we are in Kissimmee – let’s enjoy it! We are planning to hit Old Town right next door to this park and maybe a major theme park…..I’m not telling ya – you’ll have to check my blog to see what I’m up to! Have a great night and thanks for checking in on me!