Howdy, hope you are all well. Those of you in the Polar Vortex please stay warm and safe.
As we prepare to leave the earliest we have ever left on our cross country tour (March 2nd) we are in a rush to get things ready. Not only the practice and development of the routines and the marketing, art, advertising, booking, etc. But all the vehicles need a going over since we are going to put them under a lot of load and work. Our faithful Ford van that has been the main pulling vehicle, which had to have an alternator replaced in a car parts parking lot last year is in the shop due to a new hum that developed last week. It's the power steering pump. But they say it should be fine, it's making the same noise a reconditioned one would make. So since we are at 200K on the engine I decided to go ahead and change the water pump because to get 2000K out of one is lucky to get more is gambling, in my experience. No it wasn't the mechanics idea....it was mine. I could drive a van w/out power steering for a month But a dead water pump on the road means, towing, unknown garage, and possibly gouging. So......
The new RV is well but we noticed a small gouge in one tire and the air bed has a small leak so we are taking it in to have those fixed.
The old Rv is being sold. But before we sell it I want to make sure whoever buys it gets a clean nice vehicle so we have replaced some things and fixed some minor things, gave it a tune up, etc. Two guys stopped by last week seeing the "for sale" sign on it and offered me a ridiculous amount. ( I think they wanted to flip it.) They were fast talkers and had stuff in their teeth and pushy. I don't think I would had sold it to them even if they offered full asking price since they were so rude. It was our home on tour for 3 years so I refuse to sell it to anyone like that.
We will replace the old motorhome with a travel trailer so Jim and the others can use it instead of a tent or a hotel.
The puppies are days away from being ready for adoption. They are so adorable and the girls have really become attached to them. They get their first shots on Saturday so they can be handled by outsiders. They are mostly weened from their mom. They are lots of fun.
Those who remember Cookie, our first puppy from Little Girl and Tator Tot, is doing really well at his home with my dear friend JC and Clydean. He is their joy....and they are his. When it snowed at their house we visited and found the little guy hopping through the snow. He is such a cool dog.
No pictures this time.
More to share with you. The next entry should give you a layout of our tour and the trial and troubles and blessings that come with it.
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