DeForest, WI

We're back near Madison, WI awaiting for the rain to pass.  We had a great visit to Sioux Falls, SD.  Unfortunately, it's time to move to the Elkhart, IN area for trailer service and repair.

We left Sioux Falls on Thursday - a day later than planned due to weather.  Wednesday, our planned departure date, was a cold, rainy, unpleasant day for traveling.  We stopped Thursday night near Rochester, MN and moved to Deforest on Friday.  We got in about a couple of hours before the next round of rain came through.  This area is soaked!

Our plans are to move to Goshen, IN tomorrow to the Elkhart Fairgrounds.  This will be our first time to stay at the Elkhart Fairgrounds.  In a normal year, the fairground's campground is full with some RV rally.  No rally this year, so we get to check it out.  First service stop is Wednesday with Lippert.  New tires for the trailer on Friday if all goes well.  Our appointment with Indiana Interstate Enterprises is for Monday, September 28.

Somewhere in there we'll get the oil changed in the truck.  Donna's older brother, Doug, jinxed us.  Our attempt to stop the valve stem leaks on the truck's wheels appears to have failed.  We'll take it back to a Ford dealer letting them know that following Ford's technical service bulletin has failed as has the attempt to change to rubber, high-pressure valve stems.  Maybe time to look at new wheels has come.  Unfortunately, we can find no aftermarket wheels to fit our truck.

Other items of note:  Donna fished out two dead mice in the AC ducting for the front (bedroom) AC.  Not the easiest thing to do looking in a mirror and facing backwards while standing on a step ladder.  Why two mice and why up there we'll never know.  

So that's our week/our plans.  Thanks for dropping by and checking upon us!  Until next week, David