Cave City, KY

We're outside Mammoth Cave Nat'l Park for the weekend with plans to visit Bill & Debra before moving further south.  Since last week we've traveled to Lagrange, IN picking up the trailer and bicycles on Monday. 

We performed a quick PDI while at Cross RV.  Of note: Cross RV does a great job providing moral support during these things.  It's almost as if the trailer has to wake up.  The residential refrigerator gave us a fit.  Seems there's one sensor in the freezer that just doesn't want to work after a power outage.  As is typical with today's modern owners manual, the troubleshooting lacks a lot to be desired.  Paul does a quick search on you-tube to find out what to do.   A inquisitive, non-engineer had figured it out.  You have to keep performing a reset until the fridge wakes up.  Interestingly, there's no mention of a reset function in the owners manual.  We struggled with the satellite TV some, too, but we've had to work with it a lot in the past, so we knew what to do there.  In all, we got out of Cross RV by about 1 PM on Monday and began moving.

Since Monday we've made stops in Angola, IN (finish de-winterizing & restock); Edon, OH (new trailer tires); and Anderson, IN before arriving in Cave City, KY today.  We've never traveled in this part of the country in cold weather, so this is a new experience for us.  We're calling ahead to each planned stop to find out what utilities are available and plan accordingly.  Reservations aren't required as most people wouldn't think of taking their RV out in this kind of weather.  But since snowbirds are heading south, some RV parks do stay open.  Of those that are open, some are without water (bring your own).  Electric and sewer dumps are usually in service.

As for the trailer, it's repaired and seems to tow just fine.  Flex is gone.  We didn't gain any more clearance at the truck's tailgate.  Visually, it looks like it did at MOR/ryde back in the spring, so I guess we're level.  Ride's about the same, though I think the chucking is more muted.  Highways haven't improved, though! 

Anyway, that's it for this week.  Back on the road Sunday if all goes well.  Plans are to follow I-65 south until we turn off for Gulf Shores, AL (though we do plan to spend Thanksgiving week in Pelham, AL.)  Thanks for thinking of us and dropping in to check on us.  Until next week, David