After a grueling 545 mile day, we are home! We all wanted to take showers and crawl into our own beds, but there was work to be done. Unloading the trailer was on the list, as was cleaning out Jodie's car. Jodie has a book event tomorrow morning and needs to pack up her Usborne Children's books - www.livetoread.com (shamless plug!).
A quick inspection shows the entire trip resulted in the expected wear and tear on everything and everyone.
The trailer had the following "issues":
* one wheel bearing failure resulting in burned brake assemly to one wheel
* one vent cover on the top of the trailer blew apart due to the 45mph headwinds we had driving up I-5 on the return trip
* The rear slide track bolts came out. Thanks Russ for the repair!
All other equipment worked very well. In fact, we ran the refrigerator all month and still have lots of propane fuel left in the 30 pound bottle!
This was a great adventure and as usual, taking the roads less traveled led us to fantastic adventures (except for 5 hour detour in Texas!). Our breakdown in Louisiana was something else! It was mindboggling that we would breakdown half a mile from a great RV camp. We spent the downtime exploring the Crawfish Capitol of the World and met some of the nicest folks on the trip. Southern hospitality (and $300) got us fixed up and ready to roll on.
We want to thank everyone in Florida for all the hospitality and love. We miss you all. If Robert can work enough overtime, perhaps we can do it again soon.
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