Moving South to Keep Ahead of the Cold

Today is a travel day for us.  The new hitch is ready for a road test, and we have four travel days to reach southern Arizona. 

When we arrived in Carson City, we were limping in with a broken hitch, and we still had electrical issues on the kitchen circuit that needed to be resolved, the van was nearly out of gas, both of our checking accounts were nearly empty, and any one of these issues alone are normally severe enough to be a show stopper for us.  The hitch install, although heavy and a little complex went along quite well, and I have a much better understanding of how it all works, and the importance of greasing the moving parts.  I hate greasing things.  

I completed the wiring project of moving the kitchen instant hot water heater onto the same circuit as the house hot water heater.  A few days ago I bought another 20 amp GFI circuit breaker, and replaced the 1 month old one that was now tripping with less than a 15 amp load, all for only another $71.00.  The most important issue that we had was the nearly empty checking accounts, and they have been refilled, and are ready to propel us on the road again.

Our mail arrived yesterday, and our ballots were enclosed.  We marked the ballots up and they are in-route back to Hood River Oregon. 


I enjoy sharing travels and touring on the blog, and Anne-Marie and I enjoy doing them, but the last few weeks have kept us on edge with repairs and changes to the trailer, and out of the touring circuit.  We are looking forward to having the vacationing life back, as we travel south and touring as we go down the road.