Hickory Shores Resort

We spent a day shampooing carpets for Betty as she continues to prepare her home to sell.

Betty's Bath... it's huge.

Master Bedroom... huge, too.

Front Room, big!

We had an electrician come to put a 30 amp plug in so we could run our air conditioner.  We were only plugged into regular household 110 and it won't run our air without blowing the circuit.  The guy came, and put in the plug, Craig plugged in and there was a puff of smoke from our "brain center" (the power converter).  The problem was miss-communication.  The electrician installs heating and air conditioning for homes that use 220 and he didn't realize that RV's only need 110.  So, lots of power for a short time until the POOF.   That center makes the switch between 110/12 volts.  We had gone without air for the whole week. That power surge caused some issues that I won't go into detail on.  Let's just say that it looked like this and so we had to have a new one installed.

The wires on the top left were a bit scorched and the two tubes on the bottom left had tops to them at one time. This made us sad.

We drove to Mid Town RV Center in Bluff City, IL... just down the road from Vandalia (which during Abe Lincolns' days was the State Capital)




Just a little Historical sidebar for those who get bored with our otherwise dull life.............

The guys at the RV Repair Shop did a great job of putting in a new unit, checking out all of the electricity and not overcharging us.  Thank you, Lord!!!  It was probably time for a new center since this one was from 1998, so, we aren't complaining too much.

So, when we went to pick it up, they had it plugged into power and the air was running!!!!  We were concerned that the Air Conditioning Unit was fried, too.  We were happy that it wasn't.  Perfect timing since it cooled off yesterday and it was in the 50's last night.  We had to laugh, but are so glad that there wasn't any further damage. We did have to replace one TV, the microwave and my Bose radio is now dead, so we'll have to find someone who can look to see if it can be fixed.

It was an exciting few days.We have moved to a campground and got a great deal with our Passport America Membership.  We are still helping our friend Betty and we are just around the corner from her properties, but because of the electrical issues, we decided not to risk anything else.

Here's what our spot looks like.

This is our new view

So, the whale got a face lift and things are going in the right direction once again.  The internet connection at the Hickory Shores Resort isn't very good, so I'm sitting in Betty's kitchen and using her new WiFi.  Craig is mowing lawns and I'm making dinner in the Whale tonight since Betty cooked for us last night.

Thanks for your prayers and thoughts.  Love to you all!!