Well that Didn't Work!!!

WHERE ARE WE?           Moriarty, New Mexico   

NEXT DESTINATION?    Tucson, Arizona

So P & H are still having some difficulties with a computer glitch plaguing them.  Of course there are not a lot of places outside of the major centers that want to even look at Motorhomes.  They got towed in last night to a freightliner place in Santa Rosa who won't even look at it because it is an RV.  We know that the temp gauge goes right to the top and the bells and whistles go off but we have physically checked the temperature of the engine block and it is not even close to overheat in fact it is under normal when we check.  So it has to be a sensor or computer glitch.  Harold talked to a few mechanics who said if we are confident that it is not overheating, to just ignore the buzzers and drive it to somewhere where it can be fixed.  So we tried that this morning and got down the road a couple miles and guess what.  The computer thinks the thing is gonna blow up so it puts the engine in safe mode.  That only allows you to travel about 30 miles and hour so now we are on the side of the road again.  Coach net is coming to tow it to a mechanic about 70 miles up the road however we now have to wait on the tow truck which seems to take forever!!!!  Now we don't want to make a story out of our friends misfortune but rather to let others know that if you are prepared, some things are not as difficult to deal with.  It is a lonely feeling when you are broke down on the side of the road in some strange area and you feel like you will never get out of the situation.  I'm here to tell you that things like roadside assistance can help get rid of that sinking feeling.

A 4 State day!

WHERE ARE WE?           Santa Rosa New Mexico   

NEXT DESTINATION?    Las Cruces New Mexico

Because we are on a bit of a schedule to meet up with some other people in Ajo on Oct 24th we are putting on the miles each day.  We are well within our time schedule but want to leave a couple days leeway in case of difficulties.  One such difficulty raised its head today with a water temp sensor on P & H's rig.  It is not serious but needs a simple fix so we may be a bit late heading down the road tomorrow.  It sure takes the pressure off if there is extra time available.  Today we were in a total of 4 states.  Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and now New Mexico.  Here was our route today.  We are in Santa Rosa New Mexico tonight.

Moving farther down the road

Well we got off to a late start today.  Some technical difficulties but nothing that a reboot of the MH electrical system wouldn't fix.  And it didn't cost a dime.  I love free.  But I did find out that my hot water tank is leaking but its nothing I am gonna worry about right now.  Sounds like a good project for while we are sitting in Mexico.

A Boring travel day.

First of all I have to apologize for the different fonts and colors today.  I had to do a lot of copy and paste and it really messes up the format.  I don't have the patience to deal with it so just grin and bear it if you could.

We had a good travel day today.  We travelled over 750 kilometers (470 miles) and are in North Platte Nebraska.   We have about 1800 kms to go and 4.5 days to get there.  Thats only 200 kms a day so easy peasy!!!  Here is the route we followed today.

First Day on the Road

WHERE ARE WE?           Bismark North Dakota   

NEXT DESTINATION?    North Platte, Nebraska

We spent the night in our daughters driveway and were up bright and early because I had to go back to the shack to get some stuff that we forgot.  Can you imagine that we would forget somethin?  Well maybe it was me that forgot something.  We had a 9:00 appointment at the bank and when we got there it was Credit Union day so of course we had to have coffee with the manager and the girls.  We were the only ones in there at that time of day.  We will miss their smiles!!!