Tuesday

Montgomery, Alabama - Not much progress. We left on time on Sat. March 1st from Thonosassa, FL. It was noon before we had all our gear stowed, water tank filled and car in tow. We drove to Perry, FL with clear skis and warm sunshine. It was windy on the beam. Bearfoot does have windage. She is like a sailboat in a strong beam reach. Plenty of pressure on the helm. We went up Rt. 98 and the road was relatively quiet. It was a great place for Pete to learn to drive it. He did well. About 4 p.m. as I was driving, I just said "enough" for today. We found Walmart SuperCenter for the night. The following morning I needed to fill up on some very expensive diesel fuel. Just as I started the engine, she began to chug and chug. I shut it down and crawled under to empty the fuel filter. This was the first time I had bled the filter. About an 1/8 of a cup of water came out. It didn't chug when I restarted it. But I don't know if that was the cause or not. We made it to Troy, Alabama. What a lovely day it was to travel. Again, we stopped at 4 p.m. at a great little park about 40 miles south of Montgomery. I set the NOAA weather alert radio since there was to be heavy storms later that night. The winds blew hard before dark but the temperature stayed warm. We went to bed early thinking we would be up during the night. Sure enough the alarm on the weather radio went off about 4 a.m. and then again at 6 a.m. with strong T-storm alert and high wind warning. We had a bit of rain and a bit of thunder but other than the wind, it wasn't bad at all. I like to check all the equipment before I leave. I found the tow hitch on the car had a great deal of play in it. We took the car off and the hitch off. With help from the RV park, we found a tire garage where they could take it apart to check it. They found that it was very worn and needed repair when we picked it up this morning. We didn't dare tow the car with it so Pete drove the car and followed me to Montgomery where there is a Blue Ox dealer who is also a Tiffin Motorhome dealer. My Tiffin Phaeton felt very at home surrounded by several others. Long story short; the parts are being overnighted from Nebraska. We may get out tomorrow but probably won't. The park we are in is pretty sad. It is a Good Sam Park but on the wrong side of the tracks in Montgomery. Doors are locked and it is cold outside. How am I going to stand the cold as we go further north???

We went downtown in Montgomery and took a tour of the City. It was really informative and historically interesting. It was a bit cloudy after the rains and cooler but still a nice day. Me??? I FORGOT my camera. Can you believe it? Me, who has the camera as an extra rib? Well, I laid it out on the bed and walked off without it. I wish I had some pictures to share with you.

Bash and I are still adjusting to leaving behind our Tampa family. We continue to adapt to being back on the road again, missing our friends and the open spaces of a large home.

Last time I posted, I told you about Oprah's class on the book A New Earth with Eckart Tolle. Last night was the first one and I missed it because I couldn't pick up the wireless internet at the park. My old computer doesn't always seem to be able to handle all I ask it to do. Tonight I feel lucky.