Charles W. Moore

18 December: Beyond and Monday

The lot was empty this morning but now all sites are full. Just a few minutes ago a class C came in with a Yorkie – a sort of aggressive Yorkie. Mind you, Abby can be a bit on the aggressive side but remember, Abby is my girl, so is as close to perfect as she can be.

We madw a trip a few minutes ago down to Harbor Freight to buy one of those three keyed as one locks. It was to lock up the 7′ ladder out on the tow dolly. We have been worrying about our girl for a while now so today was the time.

Dinner is coming up and I can smell it but cannot still count on it for sure so I am going to sign off as SAM lights the burners.

A Parody

So I thought this reveling and pretty accurate in a negative sort of way.

17 December: Orange Park Elks

Sunday dawned and it was sort of up and at them morning since we needed to get ready for church. The plan was to leave the Rv at 0945 but we were delayed at least another 5 minutes and on the way encountered a train , which was mercifully short, before we were going south on highway 17. After a stressful beginning we did manage to arrive at 1012 so we had a few minutes to collect ourselves. We sat in what has become our traditional seat surrounded by people we recognized and were made to feel at home.

After church we went a bit southward on hwy 17 to Corkeys and had the Cod which I find wonderful and so does SAM. After becoming a bit too full we made our way back to the RV via Kingsley to Blanding and then north to Collins and the Elks. We lounged for a bit but then got itchy feet and departed for St. Augustine.

We checked out the Elks down there and their small RV park which had three RV’s in place. I mad a quick trip inside but found out that my /discover card was never given back to me from Corkeys. This rattled me a bit so I called them and they said they had it so we just headed out immediately to pick it up.

To cap off the evening we went over to the clubhouse and they had a bit of food so we ate that and did not have the food we had in the RV. Now I write this and am getting sleepy eyed and lethargic so I will bid the blog adieu and goodnight.

16 December: Orange Park

Saturday and it is cool this morning about 52° and going to a high of 61° forecast. SAM wants to go to Pennys for some Christmas shopping so we will doing that this afternoon. I just took a shower in prep so people do not think I am a heathen. Currently, I am listening to amateur radio on Allstar node 43584 which is connected to the East Coast Reflector (27339).

Wow, what an afternoon, We spent the afternoon running around in Christmas traffic in Jacksonville from this store to this store. Then came lunch at Burger King with the special. Then SAM said, lets go to this mall and then to Publix for some food items for the Wednesday church buffet. BTW – this weekend is the Christmas Extravaganza so traffic is heavy at the malls.

Later, I spent quality time on the internet finding a quality Winnebgo forum. Thus ends the days events but this evening, I am listening to node 27339 and FM music.

15 December: Orange Park Elks

Friday, Neither one of us slept well last night. Abby was up bouncing around last night unhappy about something. So it was up and check things out. Then a very loud generator came on at 0230 and was on for an hour. The heat pump was cycling every hour and that is pretty noisey but the generator drowns out the heat pump. Thank heavens they only fire up the generator once a week.

We went to General RV down the street about a mile. We bought some 12VDC lightbulbs that were the globe type for the makeup mirror. After that we headed to First Assembly for a short reunion and then headed back to the Rv via the Hibernia Publix store for lunch items. Then came a nap time and I went out to buy a RV Door Key to use as a backup.

I am finishing the blog for today and then over to the Elks for a social chat. Moore later.

14 December: Orange Park, FL

Thursday, We had a good long sleep last night. Prior to that we checked into the Elks Lodge in Orange Park after a three hour trip from Lake Park and we met some nice people and had a good time.

Today came about with a slow start but we did manage to wash our clothes, ate lunch at the RV and traveled via I-295 around the city to Beech Blvd to see a Salvation Army store that was highly rated. SAM was in there a few minutes and returned with little comment. The return trip to the RV started slow but became normal city traffic later: Total round trip time was an hour and thirty minutes.

We had a few things to check out at the Elks and we returned to the RV for dinner and the evenings entertainment via Amazon Videos and Internet entertainment. Time for bed. BFN

Day 12: 12 December 2017

Nice sunshine again but the wind is up. Today will be a bit busy as we prepare to leave tomorrow AM for the rather short 120 mile jaunt to the Elks Club of Orange Park. We plan on staying there for a few days to check it out and to give us time to arrange more long term RV’g parking. I think I will have to hookup the block heater today as the morning temperatures will be in the low thirty’s.

This afternoon we washed the RV, scrubbed it and dryed it by hand. Afterwards we went into Valdosta to the Pecan Factory and ate at Wednesday – for the second day I had the 4X4 and is is good. Not too much of a fan of the chicken nuggets but it is part of the meal so SAM & I split them. Afterwards, back to the RV and to coil up the sanitary water hose and to the Dollar Stores. Later and into FL tomorrow.

Day 10 & 11: Sunshine and 55°F+

Sunday 10 December: The day dawned crystal clear and RV Steve showing up right at 9AM. He worked until and most of the problems were taken care of so by early afternoon he was paid and for a reasonable number of hours. We toured around and ate lunch at a truck stop Wendy’s. I was impressed by this Wendy’s as the staff was excellent and friendly. After lunch we came back to Lake Park and the Flea Market. It was nearly closed up as there were no customers.

We watched the sun go down and when I went to drain the grey water, I noticed the blankity-blank thing was leaking again and the water spot was a growing circle under the RV. Steve said he would come back tomorrow. Now we are listening to Christmas music on FM radio. Just before sundown I tore into the audio panel of the RV. SAM helped and we made some cable routing. We only had a few electrical sparks.

Monday 11 December: Another beautiful morning but cold. It warmed up quickly and by 11AM was shirtsleeve and we finished up with the waterline stuff about 1PM. Then we took the RV over to Peterbuilt to have the circulation pump V-Belt tightened and finally fueled up for the Wednesday departure for Flemming Island. A very beautiful clear day with a high of 64°F with cool light winds.

SAM went out to do some shopping at Family Dollar and Winn Dixie. She came home with a rotisserie chicken and I was a happy camper: I live rotisserie chicken. Everything else was icing on the cake. We finally ate dinner about 7:30PM and the night is winding down with a green tea brew.

From now on I think I will do individual day reports rather than 2 days at a time. Moore later.

Days 8 & 9: More rain

Friday 8 December: Very much heavy rain so not too much was done but lay around the RV and go to Lowes in Valdosta, GA. I was looking for RG-6 but all they had was 100′ and 1K’ rolls. We then went to Walmart and bought a pre-made 6′ length that was cheaper than the connectors I had. When we returned to the RV, I pulled out the VCR and extended the coaxial cable from the Digital to Analog converter for the old style 5:4 Analog TV. This allowed me to re-arrange equipment a bit.

Saturday 9 December: All the parts arrived for the water system – Yea. RV Steve came over around 3 PM and started working on it. Well, at 8 PM he was still on the job finding pinhole leaks that brought in air to the system. Finally, I told him to go home and we would attack it tomorrow.

Days 6 & 7: Rain & Cold

Yesterday, Wednesday 6 December, I was awakened by the sound of rain. However, I did not hear it on the roof of the coach and since it was time to get up, I arose and started the coffee and breakfast porridge. Being stoked with food and caffeine, I went outside and discovered the reason for the rain sound. Water was pouring from compartment where the hose attaches to the coach. When I opened the coach compartment door it was filled with water and I could see it pouring from the vanity panel. I shut the water off and called our new found rv park maintenance guy RV Steve. A while later he came over and discovered the newly installed winterization valve was pouring out water. I called Ben Davis in Auburn and Mack said he would cover it and I could get RV Steve to install it if it was less than $220 materials and labour. Steve said he would do it for that price so all was good. The bad news is that it will take 3 days to get here. While all this was going on it was raining pretty hard. Well, it continued to rain all day and all night into December 7. From the weather reports the rain will continue unabated for the next two days. After that it is going to get cold, like well below freezing, so we are thinking of how we will prep the RV.

Today, Thursday 7 December will be spent looking into cold weather preparation. I want to go a few places too plus go out for lunch. The story will continue into this afternoon. Still raining hard and even harder to come judging by the radar. Current temperature is 46°F, heat is on and the skies overcast. went to lunch at Rodeo Mexican Grill and it was good with Burger King prices. Then up to Valdosta Harbor Freight (bought some shop clothes ), Walmart looking for gooseneck for GPS – no luck there and back to the RV. Rain is light now and temperature has not started free fall yet.