Wednesday, November 16th. It has been a while since I have made a post. Quite a bit has happened, but not so much from a trip standpoint. I'll give a brief summary to catch you up. On Friday the 4th of November we made it to Fort Stockton, TX. Out in the middle of NOWHERE!! There was a very nice, albeit dirt/rock campground where we spent the night. Only grass was a 20' x 20' fenced area for dog exercise. Buster was not impressed. That night a big windstorm began and blew all the next day as well. It was something, rocking the motorhome and all. We got out of there early the next morning (the 5th) for our long drive to Las Cruces, NM (finally out of Texas). We got to El Paso, which is right on the border with New Mexico. WE stopped at a rest area just into New Mexico and had lunch. As we started out again, we noticed a hesitation in the engine like it wasn't getting full power. We slowly (40 mph) made it to a truck weigh station just a mile down the road. There as luck would have it a Cummins mobile technician was parked (our engine is a Cummins). He was able to plug his computer in the back of the engine and run a diagnostic. It turns out we had a turbo problem. We slowly drove 16 miles down the road to Las Cruces, where we were going to stop anyway. We found our campground and then found the Cummins repair facility. It was closed, but we knew we had to take our motorhome there on Monday.
Long story short, between diagnostic, coordination with insurance and repair completion, we didn't get out of Las Cruces until Friday the 11th. That day we drove to Tucson and found our campsite at the Catalina State Park. This is a beautiful campground at the foot of the Catalina Mountains. Very striking topography and vegetation. We visited friends on Saturday, ending with dinner at Jim and Pam Pomeroy's. They are Leavenworth friends who also have a home in Tucson. It is beautiful and fun to be able to picture where they live now.
On Sunday the 13th we drove to Fountain Hills, AZ, where we will be camped until the Saturday after Thanksgiving, when we'll head for Washington. It was great to see my sister Joye, her husband Doug, their daughters Julie and Kelley, and their beautiful children Logan and Jake (Julies) and Nolan (Kelley's). It was the first time we had seen Nolan. He's a big boy now over a year old and is walking up a storm. We're very happy for Kelley and Patrick. Joye hosted a big spaghetti feed on Sunday night. Although Buster was pretty overwhelmed with all the kids running around, he was good and enjoyed being in a real house rather then the motorhome or a motel room.
Monday the 14th we got together with Kathy Savage for brunch and to wish her well as she leaves for Vegas the next day. That evening we went to Skip and Sharons for dinner and laughs. We sure did miss them and it was great to be back together again.
Tuesday the 15th we went shopping for a car top carrier so we can get the stuff we need home when we leave the motorhome in Arizona. It's rather daunting to think of all the stuff we need to take. But we'll get er done. We picked Joye up from work and had a great Italian dinner. A great ending to a beautiful day.
Today (Wednesday the 16th) was a laid back day. We did laundry and caught up on paperwork. The weather is beautiful (sunny and low 70's) and we're meeting some nice folks in he campground. And we're only about 2 miles away from my sister's home.
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