Laundry and Waiting

We were up and out of our home by 7:00 a.m. After our morning walk, we went to the customer lounge, where we joined Lynn and Stuart and Abby and Robbie, also patiently waiting for work to be done on our their coach.

I went to Laundry Land to do the laundry while Ken stayed around to keep tabs on the work and in case any questions came up. When I walked out of the laundry taking clean clothes to the truck, I immediately recognized the little Smart Car parked by the door. It was Steve and Donna, of course, and we chatted for a while. Then I stopped by the NAPA Auto Parts store to ask about getting some longer mud flaps, but they didn't have any to fit.

I went to the DAV Thrift Shop and the Goodwill, just browsing, and found a couple of nice outfits. After lunch, we talked with Tony and Kylie who were working on our issues. Kylie installed a new water pump, so now we have better water pressure when we're using our fresh water tank. She has also been working on getting the air conditioning in the kitchen/living area to put out more cold air. Tony refinished some of our woodwork. Things are shaping up, and Ken U. says he hopes to have us out of here by the end of the week.

Lynn and Stuart have had a rather hectic couple of weeks. When they leave here on Saturday morning, they will rush to Livingston in two days to arrive October 1 for their month of volunteering at CARE. They will definitely be ready for some downtime in the RGV this winter.

We talked with Ken U. about our work, and about his experiences as a full-time RVer. He was a military contractor for four years, moving from base to base and living in a small travel trailer. He regaled us with some real tales of his travel experiences.

Although it started out cloudy, the day brightened and was warm and sunny, until this evening we had a couple of brief showers.