Long Road Trip

The BREEZE was supposed to arrive around
Oct 1, 2007. She arrived on Halloween with
some problems of course. No wiring for cable
in the living room/kitchen area, one chair
was shipped without any wrapping and came
in with black marks on the arm rests, dealer
found a staple in one tire, that's about all.
I took her home on Nov 7 with plans already
made, to hit the road on Nov 14. I have been
sleeping in the BREEZE since Saturday the 10th.
Tried to get her broken in...little did I
know what awaited me on the road. Getting in
and out of gas stations went OK, but I thought
gas bought in Missouri was bad, as the Black
Hearse started to clank. At 60-65 mph, no noise,
but at the lower speeds, big bad noise. First
day on the road no less......Parked at a Wal Mart
in Vinita, OK. The clerk in the store gave me
the address to the Dodge dealer. The guys were
great, they told me I had a blown engine and I
was not going anyplace soon. By one PM that day,
I had a new ride. Things went fine to the next
stop at a KOA in Mt Pleasant, TX, My head was
so messed up, I forgot to turn on the gas and
had no heat for the night. I awoke at 4 AM freezing.
Next stop was Victoria TX., at another Wal Mart
and finally into the Island by 130 PM the next day.
Naturally, I wasn't done with all of the
problems....one by one, can't unhook, can't level,
fridge isn't level, big colony of ants by back
door, shower won't do it's thing in a steady stream,
satellite won't work.....
All is settled, except after the Directv man was
here, I don't have any lights in the bedroom.....
Not a fuse problem, so I picked up a small lamp
that my mom had on her sewing table. another phone
call to the dealer........
In the morning, I ride the bike to pick up my
newspaper, almost a 2 mile ride. The morning goes
by fast and by lunchtime, it is time for the beach.
I take my lunch, a couple bottles of water, a camera,
a chair and off to the beach for the afternoon. After
lunch I take about a two mile walk down to the
Sheraton and back to my chair.
Another bike ride to pick up the mail, giving me
about five miles a day.
Life is a beach...........I am loving it and am
getting my tan in shape. Now I have to get work
done on the mobile home and get in some golf and
go to Mexico for a booze run or twelve......
Retire as soon as you can, get out of the rat race
and come on down to the beach.......
Mele Kalikimaka and Feliz Navidad mis amigos