Still Waiting...

 

Well, trailer almost done.  Maybe get it back this coming week?  Since we last posted we had to dump one holding tank (black tank) and winterize the trailer.  All with no dump station nor terrain friendly to a buddy tank (portable holding tank).  

The trailer sits in a parking lot next to a truck repair facility.  It's safe and out of the way.  However, hookups for a RV would be the furthest thing from anyone's mind when building a truck repair facility. What would be easy to do at a campground became a challenge that we had to take on or render the trailer uninhabitable until we could get the holding tanks replaced.  Had to remember how to get freshwater antifreeze into the trailer.  I wasted a gallon or so until it all came back to me. We got it done.  Still no part to fix the hydraulic problem we were experiencing and what started this whole little side adventure we're currently experiencing.

We've had a great visit with Frank & Beth.  They've tolerated us extremely well.  Donna & I got a chance to work our our frustrations by helping deconstruct a 100 year old corn crib.  While Frank and his tractor did all of the heavy tear down and other work, there's something just relaxing about ripping boards off, hammering out nails and throwing stuff away at a garbage dump.

We got our doc appointments in, too.  Donna's been visiting as she always does when in the Fredericksburg, VA area.  She generally gets a rental car and once she drives away, I don't see her until the day before we leave the area and have to turn in the rental car.  She's been around more this visit as she enjoys visiting with Frank & Beth and helps with the cooking.  We've forgotten what it's like to have almost unlimited hot water and to use a regular washer and dryer that takes no time to do its work. 

Oh, we also confirmed that we'll be at back at the Jackson National Fish Hatchery (Jackson, WY) next summer 2023.  We'll be there almost five months next year.  Of course this all assumes that the trailer will make it there.

So that gets you up to date with us.  Thanks for dropping by checking up on us.  We'll post more once we get on the road.  Keep your fingers crossed!  David