The Incident

We got to the cabin over a week ago.  Brett and the girls came up to help get the motorhome parked.  One tree and many branches were cut to prepare.  There was standing water in the yard, however, the driveway appeared dry.  Brett and Paige helped direct Bob as he backed the RV into the driveway.  It was a disaster!  First we got Bob too far to the left and this caused the front of the motorhome to drop into a hole and damaged the front fiberglass.  After we luckily got out of that mess, we tried again and backed into a too soft area that caused the back, passenger side to drop into a hole.  The driveway was not dried out enough for the weight of this rig.  We knew we needed some gravel brought in but now we realized we really needed to get a professional to create a genuine weight-bearing driveway.  This is going to be done for us during the first week in June (while the motorhome is at a dealer in Duluth to have the fiberglass repaired!).  After having a tow truck come and get us out of the hole, we were able to park on a level spot next to the garage.  So we’re okay until the new driveway is completed. 

This week we are at Brett’s in Elk River.  We went out for dinner for Pam’s birthday on Monday night and attended a band concert for Sophia on Tuesday.  We also had lunch each day with friends so it’s been busy but good.  On Thursday afternoon, we’ll take Brett’s girls back to the cabin with us for the Memorial Day weekend.  Brett will meet us up there on Saturday and Dave and Valentina are coming on Friday night.