More on Hail Damage to RV

June 16, 2024 We’ve been working with the Riverstone factory to get scheduled to repair the RV. We now have a date in September. The factory is saying it will take three days to repair. A few days ago, we had a thunderstorm with heavy rain. Rain came in from the patched kitchen fan. The […]

New RV Tire Picked Up in Hays, Kansas

June 6, 2024 We got up on May 18 and once we got dressed and walked Nox, Bruce removed the rear camping side tire. It was the bouncing tire the man told us about on May 16. At each rest stop, when we checked the tire, it seemed worse. Bruce put the tire in the […]

First Day of Travel to Golden, Colorado from Jekyll Island, Georgia

June 5, 2024 As we left Jekyll Island on May 15, I saw a Bald Eagle perched on a power pole. Unfortunately, the picture didn’t come out. We headed east on the causeway from Jekyll Island, I managed to get a picture of a Turrapin Xing sign. We were on Jekyll Island during sea turtle […]

Current News…Truck Dropped Off for Repair

June 4, 2024 We dropped the truck off for the hail damage repair this morning and an Enterprise rep picked us up. The rep took us to the Enterprise office and went over the car with us looking for damage. The rep had a stripped black and white screen that he held over the car. […]

Current Update…Bodyshop Timeline

May 23, 2024 Today, Bruce called a bodyshop in Lakewood, CO that we’ve used before. Bruce emailed the insurance quote to the bodyshop after talking to Jim (the bodyshop owner). Jim wanted Bruce to bring the truck by at 3:00 pm. Bruce drove the truck over. I went along since Bruce feels it is easier […]

Current Status…Hail Damage to RV and Truck

May 19, 2024 We are staying in Ellis, KS on our way to Denver. This afternoon, around 2:20, the town sirens went off, warning of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. The alerts sounded on both our phones, warning of severe thunderstorm with hail up to three inches. Bruce grabbed Nox and then we ran to […]

Heading Out to a Harvest Host in Mississippi, R & R Vineyard

April 29, 2024 On April 20 (Saturday), we got the RV hitched to the truck and headed out from Pecan Grove RV Park. It was cloudy with rain expected along the way. We lucked out and were able to get the RV hitched before it started raining. We headed to Mississippi on Hwy 65 curving […]

Through Stop and Go Traffic, Over Flooded Rivers, Through Pouring Rain to Mississippi We Go

March 19, 2024 We did most of prep for leaving on March 14 (Thursday) and we were able to pull out of Flat Creek Family Campground and RV Park on Friday (March 15) at 9:30 am. The drive started out pleasant enough. We pulled into a rest area on I-10 to for a bio break […]

Cooking with a Campfire

March 17, 2024 While in Flat Creek Family Campground and RV Park, we had a couple of campfires. The first campfire, we roasted hotdogs and marshmallows over it. The second campfire, I placed an aluminum foil packet of a sliced onion and red bell pepper with Berber spice mix and a drizzle of olive oil […]

Rotating RV Tires

March 14, 2024 Last week, Bruce rotated the tire on the utility side of the RV. He moved the front tire to the middle position, the former middle tire to the rear position and the rear tire to the front position. While he had the tires off, he inspected the suspension and brake lines. All […]