Hiya Babe,
Had a great night sleep, ended up sleeping until nearly 8:30, so I woke up refreshed and ready. Of course, as always, whenever I think, oh, well, a short day today, lots of time to spare, those are the days when things happen that take up that time! I finished packing up outside, leaving Flash to graze while I got the whole highline area cleaned up before breakfast, and just as I was eating breakfast, I heard him heading up the ramp into the trailer on his own. Only went halfway, but I went out and got him in the rest of the way, since there wasn’t much left to do. Well, one of the last things to do was to get the awning in, and wouldn’t you know, it wouldn’t come it. I figured maybe low voltage in the batteries, so I turned the generator on and let it run for a bit, then it cut out after a few minutes. Not enough to make the awning work, so I tried starting it again. After several attempts, where it would start then cut off, I thought maybe it was the low oil cutoff switch, so I put some oil into it. It didn’t look low, but it never does, it takes awhile for it to trickle down. In the end, though, that wasn’t the problem. I didn’t think it was low on propane, it seemed like I just changed the tanks over, but then I remembered that the last time I filled up, the girl stopped at 4.2 instead of the usual 4.7 (because some folks complained about them being to full, so I complained about them not being full enough!), so I’ve been going through tanks faster than usual. Anyway, that solved the generator problem, but not the awning problem. I’ve also been really worried about making that 1.7 mile single lane sandy road trip out of the campground, but amazingly, a couple of young DNR folks came in with mowers to do the lawn, and I was able to get their help. After several efforts, we finally managed to get the awning in by hand and I held it in with bungees, so I could at least move on. Then they did me a second favor, by driving out the road and blocking it off so no one could come in, so I could safely make my way down the road. Still a white knuckle ride with all the patches of deep sand, though, but I made it! Thanks to Fawn and Jack!! I had originally figured I’d be at Schecks by noon, but by the time I arrived it was nearly 2:00. I took the long way around again, so I missed the four miles of rough Brown Bridge Rd., was surprised to see a lot of campers with no horses (and none with, except me), pulled up to the well and filled my tanks with my now working generator (and this one had laminated instructions on how to use it, including the hidden switch!), and found the perfect spot right next to the Trail Boss site, which had a couple of non-horse folks parked in it. Apparently they moved in without noticing the sign, and when I explained what it was about, they moved over one, even though I told them no one would be coming till the end of the week. A nice young couple, we had a nice chat later. So now I’m all settled in, solar panel included, without an awning (I’ll open it once I confirm that someone can come out and look at it soon, there are numerous mobile RV services around), I put the fence up around the unmowed area around the highline so Flash has some room to roam and grass to mow and fertilize. The charger isn’t working, but I’ve ordered a new one that’s supposed to arrive in a few days, though Flash isn’t likely to escape, he respects that fence too much! So glad to have a better cell signal here, no trouble watching a movie or doing stuff online today, researching the awning problem. Anyway, it’s getting late, I’m ready for shower and bed. Good night, sweetie! Love you!
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