Heading Out Today

Just about everything went according to plan yesterday. The fifth wheel was moved out of the space and down to a large, open space at the bottom of the park. There was less of a problem than we anticipated and there was only one glitch during the move. All of the slides on our unit have "topper" awnings which are used to keep debris and moisture off of the slide itself. The awning over the bedroom slide has had a problem since we left Ocotillo Wells. The awning shifted about an inch off its regular alignment during one of the wind storms there. It hasn't retracted normally since then, but still rolled up well enough for travel. Well, it didn't roll up yesterday because of rainwater sitting on the top that wouldn't allow the fabric to roll up completely. The result was that one of the awning brackets snapped off and the awning had to be repaired. Two of the great maintenance men we have here fixed the problem with the bracket and they straightened the fabric. The rig is now ready to roll.



We had a wonderful dinner in the barn last night where everybody brought a dish and said their goodbyes. That's a first for us at any of our stops which was a very nice gesture. We didn't realize we forgot the camera until the dinner was almost over, but we got it in time to take some pictures of some of the people still there, cleaning up, and singing to the music of Larry on the keyboard:

Besides Larry at the keyboard, there's Eric next to him then Jerry on the left and Harv next to him. We have some individual shots of people but wanted to show the following picture of Carol and Susan, who were the two ladies that Josie worked with in the office and became very good friends:

Everybody will be missed.

We are planning to leave here at about 9 AM and arrive in Redding, CA, between 2 PM and 3 PM, depending on stops. We're all gassed up and ready to go. Josie is making snacks while I complete this entry. I just have to complete some packing outside and I'll be ready. We'll be on the road in about 45 minutes, so see ya later...