palamine Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 We had one hellva time with our bearings/tire/rims but are all done now and safely in La Grande, Oregon. One more stop at Tulalip Casino and then we cross over into our other life. Thanks everyone for your concern. My husband is amazing. Quote Doug and Toni Laird 2008 Gulfstream BT Cruiser 30' 2014 Nissan Versa Our newest furfriend - Zoe - a beautiful black and white cat Our blog - http://stixandbrix.blogspot.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IYQ Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Another Grey day. Maybe the days are getting old too. I didn't do much today. I played around in my shop most of the morning and yaked with one of my Cowgirls this afternoon. I've decided to leave for SC about April 15th. It will take close to 2 weeks to get there the way I travel. I haven't been sleeping well lately because of the hip pain so I'll keep the driving days short. It ain't nice to sleep while driving unless someone else is doing the driving. Quote Lee (IYQ)<p>Moving from Campground to Campground so the Grim Reaper can't find me.http://www.flickr.com/photos/iyq/2013 Chevy 2500 HD Diesel pulling a 2008 Hornet TT with Hensley Arrow Hitch. Plus a 2015 Itasca Navion iQ 24v to run around in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger & Lynn Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks for the "Welcome Back" guys. Still haven't found a mirror to replace the one broken by the on coming truck. Crazy trip for sure. Lots of stories and met some great people too. It is a different world down there. All traffic signs are just a suggestion and the road is sooo narrow. LOL. No kidding. Everyone was very happy to be back in the USA. Got to be in San Antonio by 3/24 then we'll be parked for a month to catch our breath. Jeff Glad you guys made it back mostly in one piece and that a good time was had! Can't wait to hear and see all about what we missed. Are you still planning on the NE this Summer or is it too early to get the chalk out?!! Roger Quote Roger & Lynn Rempe Class of 2012 & "Class-less"! "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime" -- Mark Twain (Innocents Abroad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthego Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Glad you guys made it back mostly in one piece and that a good time was had! Can't wait to hear and see all about what we missed. Are you still planning on the NE this Summer or is it too early to get the chalk out?!! Roger We have a graduation in Kansas in May. After that not sure thinking about the upper southern states. No chalk yet. How long are you in Benson? We'll be passing by soon. Jeff Quote Tina and Jeff Class of 2011 "RV there yet?" 2005 Gulfstream Endura and a 1987 Jeep Wrangler http://rvtravelswith...a.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger & Lynn Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 We have a graduation in Kansas in May. After that not sure thinking about the upper southern states. No chalk yet. How long are you in Benson? We'll be passing by soon. Jeff We'll be in Benson till the 26th. Lot 251 which is right next to the dry camp area if you guys need an overnight stopover! We'll be hanging around the QC area from mid May till just after the 4th of July. Then up thru Wisconsin to catch a Packer training camp or two...Lynn needs her tight end fix...LOL! Roger Roger Quote Roger & Lynn Rempe Class of 2012 & "Class-less"! "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime" -- Mark Twain (Innocents Abroad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) My husband is amazing. Yes, he is. He got that last stubborn day/night shade out of my van's window. BTW, the new van owner likes the curtains you hemmed for me. My thanks go to both of you. Linda Edited March 19, 2015 by sandsys Quote Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palamine Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 We have made it almost to our final destination. We are in Tulalip Casino, north of Everett. Again kudos to my husband and chauffeur. With all the problems we had with the bearing/tire/rim, we are not right where we had planned. I learned something today that I want to share with our fellow Canadian Escapees. Thanks to a friendly cashier at a Shell station, we now know how to put in the postal code at the pump with our Canadian debit card. For the numbers, put in such, skip the letters and add 00 at the end. For example, our postal code is V1K 0A1 so we would put in 1 0 1 0 0 as our zip code. Quote Doug and Toni Laird 2008 Gulfstream BT Cruiser 30' 2014 Nissan Versa Our newest furfriend - Zoe - a beautiful black and white cat Our blog - http://stixandbrix.blogspot.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdrider Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 After spending a month at the SKP Park in Benson we headed to Palm Creek RV Resort in Casa Grande and spent a week. Then today we rolled here to The Palms RV Resort in Yuma to spend a few days. It's supposed to be 90 tomorrow and our windshield is facing west , cry me a river. I think Monday we will head north. Quote Dave & Diane 2020 New Horizon Majestic 5th wheel 2018 Ram 5500 2014 Tiffin Phaeton 42LH (SOLD) 2012 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited (SOLD)http://daveanddiane.wordpress.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqRmO1rO4cu3rFANF1iG6Q http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/d/4;10752;80/st/20120701/e/Went+fulltime/dt/-2/k/271f/event.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IYQ Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Another cloudy day. Deming's average for cloudy days per year is 77 days. I think we've had more than that in the past week. why can't they save all the cloudy days for late summer when it sores to 100+degrees? They should also make all the hill go down so it's easier to walk on them but they just don't listen. I didn't accomplish a darn thing today so it's a little hard to think of something to write. you'll have to do with this. Quote Lee (IYQ)<p>Moving from Campground to Campground so the Grim Reaper can't find me.http://www.flickr.com/photos/iyq/2013 Chevy 2500 HD Diesel pulling a 2008 Hornet TT with Hensley Arrow Hitch. Plus a 2015 Itasca Navion iQ 24v to run around in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palamine Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 And we are here! Not stress free though. After we spent the night in a vacant lot next to a liquor store, Doug fixed the bearing and noticed that the rim was bent. We bought a new tire on a new rim and he fixed it all up. We made La Grande, Oregon by dark and were off again very early. We made Tulalip by suppertime and after stopping at Walmart, Doug check the bearing. It was warm. Oh no, not again. We didn't sleep much and then early this morning he took the wheel off and checked out the bearing all was well. No clue what was wrong but we took off. We stopped four times and he checked the wheel again. Cold, just like the rest of them. So, here we are. Wonderful to see Graeme who is here with me at McDonald's. I have no phone and no internet, until pension day, so if you don't hear from me, that's why. I have updated the map though. And so we begin our other life. Quote Doug and Toni Laird 2008 Gulfstream BT Cruiser 30' 2014 Nissan Versa Our newest furfriend - Zoe - a beautiful black and white cat Our blog - http://stixandbrix.blogspot.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Toni's comment about their "other life: resonates with me. There's my life with Dave in the apartment and my life away from him whenever I travel elsewhere. Trying to switch back to the apartment is proving a little harder this time because I haven't figured out yet how to bring bits of the other life into this one successfully. It's just so much easier to let go of the other life and slip back into this one the way it was. But, I don't want to regain that 35 pounds nor do I want to lose that increased mobility. So, something needs to give somewhere. i wonder what and how it will be? Linda Quote Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavinmh Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Toni's comment about their "other life: resonates with me. There's my life with Dave in the apartment and my life away from him whenever I travel elsewhere. Trying to switch back to the apartment is proving a little harder this time because I haven't figured out yet how to bring bits of the other life into this one successfully. It's just so much easier to let go of the other life and slip back into this one the way it was. But, I don't want to regain that 35 pounds nor do I want to lose that increased mobility. So, something needs to give somewhere. i wonder what and how it will be? Linda Get out and walk those hallways. That's what my dad did when they lived in New York after he had his second open heart surgery. His hallways even had a railing he could hold on to. You have come so far and I am so proud of you. Quote Linda and Ed Lavinlavinmh@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynlou Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hey! Nice to hear from you. At least you still have the bird. Where you going to be in Virginia? We will be staying around the area of the Shenandoah Valley close to Harrisonburg. It would be great if we could meet up. Quote Lyn and Ed 2004 Phaeton 2006 Jeep Liberty Polaris Ranger http://EdandLynSojourning.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynlou Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Now that was a nice bird, I can't believe anything could be as stubborn as Ed. Let us know when you head east and maybe we can get together. She ended up with a scissor beak and Ed has to catch her and trim it. She gives him a hard time and sometimes she doesn't want to go in her cage. She will get on the stick (still won't get on his finger) and just as she gets close to her cage she flies off in the other direction. It gives him something to do. haha We would love to get together. I was just looking to see if we could head that way. I haven't mapped out our route. So I will let you know when we head out. Quote Lyn and Ed 2004 Phaeton 2006 Jeep Liberty Polaris Ranger http://EdandLynSojourning.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderin Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 We will be staying around the area of the Shenandoah Valley close to Harrisonburg. It would be great if we could meet up. I'm not quite sure what is considered Shenandoah Valley but we're going to be around Williamsburg and Norfolk so we'll have to make a point to meet up. The Lavins are in Williamsburg. Terry's brother is in Roanoke. We probably won't get to Virginia until May sometime. Our schedule continually changes. Oops ... for the first time in a long time, we don't have much of a schedule for April. We can coordinate. We'll probably head back to Portland for a couple months in June but plan on being back to Norfolk after that. How long are you going to be around Harrisonburg? Quote Just Wanderin' On a permanent vacation! http://blog.willywagon.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderin Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Toni's comment about their "other life: resonates with me. There's my life with Dave in the apartment and my life away from him whenever I travel elsewhere. Trying to switch back to the apartment is proving a little harder this time because I haven't figured out yet how to bring bits of the other life into this one successfully. It's just so much easier to let go of the other life and slip back into this one the way it was. But, I don't want to regain that 35 pounds nor do I want to lose that increased mobility. So, something needs to give somewhere. i wonder what and how it will be? Linda You've done a great job. Keep it up! We're rooting for you. Quote Just Wanderin' On a permanent vacation! http://blog.willywagon.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IYQ Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 We did have a little sunshine today and tonight i got a glimps of the comet but boy is it getting had to see. Not only is it getting farther and farther away but it's location is getting closer and closer to the horizon as night falls, It's getting hard to distinguish between the fuzzy comet and the soupy fuzz of the earths atmosphere. I spent most of the morning at Wally World replenishing my groceries. This afternoon I worked in my shop for a while then tonight was LEO (Lets Eat Out) So I took 2 Cowgirls and a Dude to the Truck stop for dinner. And that's it from Deming. Quote Lee (IYQ)<p>Moving from Campground to Campground so the Grim Reaper can't find me.http://www.flickr.com/photos/iyq/2013 Chevy 2500 HD Diesel pulling a 2008 Hornet TT with Hensley Arrow Hitch. Plus a 2015 Itasca Navion iQ 24v to run around in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soos Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Just checking in to make sure everyone is doing well. Toni, glad you finally made it and your nerves can settle down. we are still here in Havasu. Now that the weather has warmed up, we are spending a fair amount of time out on the boat, enjoying the water. Every time a "go-fast" flies by, Paul gets antsy to go get the jet boat from Michigan. The house project is still moving along. Our customization list is done. We'll have 2 FHU spots And why would you have a 60 ft rv garage when you could bump it to 65 feet? yikes. and it will be 18 feet wide so we can open all the slides. 1800 sq feet of living space and.....1800 sq ft of garage space, lol Paul will be in heaven. Quote Sue and Paul- fulltimed 2009 -2015 with Dozer, our Gray Tuxedo cat 2012 DRV Mobile Suites 36TKSB4 pulled by a 2020 F350 Platinum Our "vacation home" : 2018 Arctic Fox 1150 truck camper RIP Dozey http://soos-ontheroad.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palamine Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 And we are here! Not stress free though. After we spent the night in a vacant lot next to a liquor store, Doug fixed the bearing and noticed that the rim was bent. We bought a new tire on a new rim and he fixed it all up. We made La Grande, Oregon by dark and were off again very early. We made Tulalip by suppertime and after stopping at Walmart, Doug check the bearing. It was warm. Oh no, not again. We didn't sleep much and then early this morning he took the wheel off and checked out the bearing all was well. No clue what was wrong but we took off. We stopped four times and he checked the wheel again. Cold, just like the rest of them. So, here we are. Wonderful to see Graeme who is here with me at McDonald's. I have no phone and no internet, until pension day, so if you don't hear from me, that's why. I have updated the map though. And so we begin our other life. Nerves are settling. We are at the same place we always stay but an amazingly different site. The owners have made a riding ring in the back of their property and there we sit, beside a duck pond, completely on our own. The rain, oh the rain, unreal. Pouring Pounding on the roof. We don't have boots. Quote Doug and Toni Laird 2008 Gulfstream BT Cruiser 30' 2014 Nissan Versa Our newest furfriend - Zoe - a beautiful black and white cat Our blog - http://stixandbrix.blogspot.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 The rain, oh the rain, unreal. Pouring Pounding on the roof. We don't have boots. Remember when we thought rain was an excuse to run outside barefoot? Linda Quote Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthego Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Glad you made it back safely to your "other life" Toni and Doug. Also now is not the time give up on what you've accomplished over the last few months Linda. Keep strong. Saw Roger and Lynn along with Dianne and Tom in Benson yesterday. Got so show off our new baby to them. As we are streaking across I-10 toward San Antonio we waved at you Lee when we passed Deming. Hope you saw us. One night here in Van Horn and we continue the journey. This motorhome will think we are mad at it when we are parked for a month. LOL. Tina plans to update the blog with pictures when we get settled in Texas. Travel safe everyone. Jeff Quote Tina and Jeff Class of 2011 "RV there yet?" 2005 Gulfstream Endura and a 1987 Jeep Wrangler http://rvtravelswith...a.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IYQ Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) we waved at you Lee when we passed Deming. Hope you saw us. Jeff Oh, was that you? I thought it was some weekender who's rig got infested with fire ants doing all the gyrations in there. Was that a Teacup Chihuahua I saw on the dash or a Great Dane that got wet and shrunk. It was fairly nice in Deming today but a little too cloudy to suit me. It looks like it may clear up tonight. I bought a pair of khaki pants about a month ago. the cuffs were all goofed up. today I tore the cuffs out,ironed out the creases the re-did the cuffs. They look pretty good now if I do say so myself. Who needs a cowgirl? I wish these skies would clear up long enough to take a trip to City of Rocks with my little trailer and telescope. With this hip pain I'm having every night I'm beginning to wonder if I'll be able to sleep in the little trailer. Oh well, at least it will be all ready to sell again if it don't work out. I've practically rebuilt it. Edited March 22, 2015 by IYQ Quote Lee (IYQ)<p>Moving from Campground to Campground so the Grim Reaper can't find me.http://www.flickr.com/photos/iyq/2013 Chevy 2500 HD Diesel pulling a 2008 Hornet TT with Hensley Arrow Hitch. Plus a 2015 Itasca Navion iQ 24v to run around in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IYQ Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I came over to the shop to clean it up after the mess I made this morning. As you can see I'm not doing much cleaning. Maybe tomorrow. The Lo-Hi RV Ranch spring rally started today. I don't go to rallies so I lay low while they play their silly games. We are finally getting some spring weather here. It hit 80 today and we got a little Sunshine this morning but then the clouds come rolling in so no star gazing tonight. I did get a peak at the comet last night between the clouds. It's getting very dim so I don't expect to be able to follow it much more. It's in Casseopeia about 2 degrees North (right) of Delta Casseopeia (The 4th star up from the lowest part of the W.) if we could only get some predictably clear skies I still would like to take my little trailer and telescope up to City of Rocks for a couple of nights before I head for SC. Quote Lee (IYQ)<p>Moving from Campground to Campground so the Grim Reaper can't find me.http://www.flickr.com/photos/iyq/2013 Chevy 2500 HD Diesel pulling a 2008 Hornet TT with Hensley Arrow Hitch. Plus a 2015 Itasca Navion iQ 24v to run around in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger & Lynn Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 After nearly four months in AZ it's finally time to make the migration slowly north. We're heading out of Benson on Thursday and will stop over in Deming, NM at the SKP park there for two nights. Lee, are you available for lunch or something on Friday? I can even bring my own cowgirl...in fact, the one I have in mind insists on it! Roger Quote Roger & Lynn Rempe Class of 2012 & "Class-less"! "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime" -- Mark Twain (Innocents Abroad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderin Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Remember when we thought rain was an excuse to run outside barefoot? Linda No, Quote Just Wanderin' On a permanent vacation! http://blog.willywagon.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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