Monday, May 14, 2012

Home

I left off on Monday morning in Cody, Wyoming. Joyce met Margie for lunch in the afternoon, and I played the local 18 hole golf course, Monday evening Harry and  Margie came by the RV park for a visit.
Tuesday morning we said our goodbye's to Ken and Paula, and hit the road. We pulled into Bozeman, Montana in the afternoon, where Joyce went to check things out, as she had lived there in the 70's.
Wednesday found us in Cour D' Alene, Idaho. The overnight temperatures have been in the near freezing range, but the daytime temp's have been quite comfy.
Thursday afternoon we arrived at the Mulliken's in Moses Lake, Washington. We parked the motorhome in their driveway and hooked up some power and water. Bill and MaryAnn came over in the evening, and Mike grilled flank steaks, then we settled in for a few games of Fast Track.
Friday morning we took the grand tour of Moses Lake, and in the evening met up with Bill and MaryAnn for dinner. After dinner we went to the Johnson's for a little Hand and Foot card game.
Saturday morning we headed west, and arrived safely in West Seattle in the early afternoon. We spent the remainder of the day unpacking the coach.
Sunday morning was spent washing the motorhome, then about noon we headed to Stanwood to Keith and Sheila's to store the coach. When we left Stanwood that afternoon, we made it about 3 miles when the oil light came on in the car. When we pulled over to check it out, oil was running out from under the car. Keith came to our rescue, and we towed the car back to their place and pushed it into the shop. The lower housing has been damaged from scraping or hitting something. We will pursue this matter later in the week! Josh came by to take us home, but before leaving we had a very good steak dinner. We feel very fortunate to have had this failure where we did. It could have happened anywhere between Texas and home. We've been talking about replacing the tow car before our next trip anyway, and this will now force our hand.
Monday (today) was spent doing yard cleanup for me, and house cleanup for Joyce. Tomorrow will be a continuation of today, and by the end of the week everything should be back to normal
In about 2 1/2 weeks, we head to the Oregon Coast for a week with Patrice and Paul (Joyce's sister and brother in law). We'll be traveling by car, and staying in a condo.
That puts this winter's adventure to bed, but standby for future updates.      Ernie

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