Update!

Because Claire in Minnesota told me that she needed an Update on our current condition…..

After two days of questionable luck, we arrived safely at Brian and April’s new home in Appomattox with no further trauma or drama. And because it was only about an hour and a half away, we decided not to hitch the Honda to the back of the motorhome. This facilitated a number of things…. it allowed me to pull into a fuel station of my choosing without worrying about the space needed for this giant bus and its tag-along. I still needed to service the hitch apparatus and it’s easier to do that when we’re parked somewhere where we won’t be in the way for a while, hence their driveway works just fine. And finally, without the car behind (and Paula sitting next to me!) I was able to really test out the repairs that were done on our air braking sysytem….. you know, I really put her through her paces! I was able to take corners on two wheels without Paula screaming in fright, I did a series of those high-speed, jam on the brakes, swing the wheel around, kind of turns that you see in good chase scenes on TV, and then to finish it off, the high-speed, straight line, jam on the brakes, and see if I can keep the whole thing going in that straight line.

The fact that I am seated here writing this Update will be proof enough that I was successful in all that was attempted! Except all that High-Speed stuff…. the fact that I am here is proof that I drove in the old Granny style that I usually do. If we want to make good time, Paula is the far better driver in getting us from A to B. DO NOT get in her way!

Our next (and final) stop will be in our reserved parking spot at Yetter’s Diner, Holiday Campground, and Taylor Ham, Egg, and Cheese Emporium in downtown Augusta, New Jersey! With any amount of luck that will be later on this afternoon as it is a relatively short jaunt to Northern New Jersey from here. We are planning on a (no-more-than) 9-hour excursion.