Monthly Archives: June 2017
80,000 and Counting . . .
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Since we had a 320 mile trip today, longer than our usual trip days, we were up at 6am and on the road by 7:30, with our first stop the U-Fillem about 3 miles back west just off of I-80
When we first scouted this place on Sunday, it looked perfect,. But when we drove by yesterday they had half the front lot torn up with construction. But it still looked doable.
And so it was this morning. And luckily for us we got there right before the 6 side-dump gravel trucks pulled in.Since only two could fill up at a time, we would have been there for a while.
But after filling up, and hitching up we were back out on I-80 by 8:30, heading east for about 85 miles, until we turned south on US-183. But the high point of the day took place about 70 miles along the route.
At 9:27am we hit 80,000 miles, that’s 80,000 miles that we’ve put on the coach since we picked it up from the dealer Janurary 6th, 2008. Then one month later, on February 6th, we headed to Alaska.
Today’s trip was really nice, especially for a long one. The scenery was great, not a lot of traffic, the generator/AC’s worked perfectly, and all four highways we were on, I-80, US135, I-70, and I-135. were really good, with only a few construction spots on 183.
One thing we really didn’t expect was how hilly/curvy Kansas turned out to be. Today’s part of the trip in Nebraska was straight and flat, but as soon as we entered Kansas, hills and curves. Who knew?
We pulled into the aptly named Lakeside Recreation Park about 2:30pm, and were led to our lakeside RV site.
$15 for W/E-50amp under Passport America, Nice.
The only downside is that it was about a mile off the Interstate, down a dusty dirt road. So our nice, clean white truck is now tannish-colored. Well, that and the fact that due to all the trees surrounding the lake, we don’t have satellite tonight.
For dinner tonight we had our leftover Italian from Luigi’s last night, so we didn’t even need to unhitch.
Tomorrow’s trip is about 100 miles shorter, with a 230 mile run down to Bartlesville, OK for a few days so Jan can check out Ree Drummond’s Mercantile in nearby Pawhuska.
Thought for the Day:
Don’t gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don’t go up, don’t buy it. — Will Rogers
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Alfredo and Parmigiana . . .
Today is our last day in North Platte before we head south again, this time to Assaria, KS, about 10 miles south of Salina, and another Passport America park.
After our coffee, I made another call to get the last reservation for our trip on the way home.
Then I went outside to take a look at the rig’s windshield wipers. A couple of weeks ago we ran into some rain along the way and I noticed that the wiper blades weren’t doing a very good job cleaning the center of the windshield. I had just replaced the wiper blades back in March so I knew they weren’t the problem. The problem was how the blades are mounted on the arms.
As far as I can tell they no longer make blades that fit our rig’s arms, The mounting is completely different from anything I’ve found made lately. So I have to modify the blade frames with a little drilling, filing, bending, and cussing.
So this morning I drilled out the mounting holes a little larger to allow the blade to move around a little more. And that, and a little more bending, took care of the problem.
Finished with that, I got out my Karcher Pressure Washer to get some of the road dirt and grime off the rear of the rig, after first spraying it all down with Awesome.
After my chores were done, we headed out about 3:30 for some shopping and dinner, with our first stop at Wal-Mart for haircuts for both of us. We also were going to get some groceries, but decided to wait until after dinner because we were getting some cold stuff.
Our dinner choice tonight was another Yelp-favorite, Luigi’s Italian Restaurant.
And once again the 4 star rating was spot on.
We started out with our salads and a Cheesy Garlic Bread appetizer.
For our entrées, Jan went with their Chicken Alfredo,
while I got the Tour of Italy, with Fettuccine Alfredo, Chicken Parmigiana, and Lasagna.
Everything, rolls, bread, salad dressings, and of course the entrées, were all homemade and delicious.
And the servings were large enough to have leftovers for tomorrow night.
Then it was back to the nearby Wal-Mart for a few grocery items before heading back to the rig.
Tomorrow, after getting diesel, we’ve got a 320 mile day down to Assaria, KS for just one night. Hopefully we can get a long pull-thru so we don’t have to unhitch.
We’ll see.
Thought for the Day:
“Moderation is a good thing. If you don’t overdo it.” – Hagar the Viking
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