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Woke to foggy skies, but much warmer temperatures here at the KOA in south central Kansas. Good place to fill our water tanks. Corky went out to do that while I tidied up the coach. I’m sure you are wondering, “Okay, now what happened?” I really wish I could say “not a thing went wrong,” but I can’t. While filling the water tanks, Corky noticed the fiberglass welds on the left rear bumper panel of the coach were broken, making the panel very vulnerable to road wind—geez that’s all we need to have a fender go flying down the highway! Then we found that the water level indicator for the fresh water tank is showing inaccurate water level and the water pump is not operating properly (seems to have a lot of air in line). We called a local Oklahoma City Winnebago dealer and arrived at their Service Center at about 1:30 and idled away the time in the lounge area while they attempted to fix those problems.
On the bright side, the sun is shining and the temperature reached into the 50s. Sweet!!! Maybe we’ll make another 50 miles before dark—maybe not!
We patiently waited for the service on our coach until about 5:30 p.m. when they reported they did not have adequate time to complete the welds, but that Corky's fix with parachute cord would keep the panel secure until we reach our destination and can leave it for service. Regarding the water pump--it was always okay--we forgot to close a valve at one end of the tank, so it never really filled up therefore there was no water to pump. We are learning a lot through experience. They did fix the rug that kept rolling up under the slide, but that was not a priority for us. Oh well.
Left the RV Service Center and drove for a whopping 3 miles to the next exit off I-40W to the Council Road RV park; found our pull-through spot, opened slides, made supper, did dishes (pump works just fine now that the tank has been plugged); watched TV (got a pretty good signal through our antenna), finished tonight's blog.
Not sure what tomorrow will bring--we may stay here another night just to settle our nerves--it really HAS BEEN a trying 5 days. Or we may feel antsy to keep moving and head for Amarillo!
This campground has lots of campers tonight but it's still nice and quiet--can hear a distant train whistle every so often--rather soothing! Good night! Keep good thoughts that soon we will get two good days together before there are any more bumps in the road!
I'm thinking aboout you guys out there on the road. Wish you weren't having mechanical problems but I think you gotta chalk it up to getting the kinks worked out. At least it seems like your getting the work done pretty quick.Not to far away from some warm temps now!! Somewhere between MN and VA I ended up with poisen ivy for real this time(thought I had it once but it turned out to be chiggers). Anyway I'm here spraying Technu and trying not to sratch.
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