On the Move Once Again

This past week has given us a couple of starts and stops. 

 

On Monday we took our time finishing last minute errands and packing up for a mid-day departure from Tom and Paula’s place in Glendale.  We said our goodbyes to Paula, Tom, Tomie, Phil, and Elsie. 

 

We’ll miss them!!  We had a short driving day to Casa Grande where we wanted to check out an Escapees RV park.  Who should we meet there but Dave and Nancy Hilmo once again.  We had them over for dinner Tuesday evening.

 

While there, we learned that our heating/cooling thermostat had “locked up” and stopped working.  The service department at the RV dealer was no help, but by calling the manufacturer we learned of an independent service shop in Tucson who had warranty authorization.  They couldn’t fit us in until Friday, so we took an extra day in Casa Grande to relax, then moved to a small park in northwestern Tucson for Thursday night.  This gave us the chance to get together with Dan and Pam and see their new-to-them park model in eastern Tucson.  

 

 

Friday morning’s stop for service was very quick and easy.  They showed us how to reset our electronic thermostat (no mention in the manuals) and we were back on the road in less than ½ hour.  We had a time zone change at the Arizona/New Mexico border; from MST to MDT and stopped at another Escapees park in Deming, right on Interstate 10.  We are now at higher elevations, which means cooler nighttime temperatures.  Now that the thermostat works we can actually run the furnaces or heat pumps or air conditioning (something we haven’t had to do all year).

 

This note is being written and posted on Saturday morning, while we are taking another day off. The park held a pancake/waffle breakfast this morning where we had a chance to meet with some new neighbors.

 

The northern route across Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas (Interstate 40) is still subject to overnight freezing temperatures, so we are taking our time heading east and then north.  Tomorrow we will catch US70, taking 2 days to get to Amarillo, Texas.  By the time we get up there, there should be no more freezing (we hope).