The night before leaving Winslow, AZ we realized that something was wrong with our RV refrigerator. We had to do some research, but we decided that a fuse had been blown in the power surge that we had at Duck Creek RV Park. We stopped in a Camping World Parking Lot just before Albuquerque and quickly learned they were too busy to help us. The frig would work on propane, but not AC.
This is outside the frig and under a cover. We watched a couple of YouTube videos and got out the manual to figure out where the fuse was located. It was buried under the black cover on the left hand side. It was not easy to get into that cover.
We took it apart and replaced the 5 amp fuse. It would now work when we ran the generator on AC, but when we turned off the generator, it should have gone back to LP (propane), but it didn't. We stopped to fill the propane and talked to the nice guy that was there near the Enchanted Trails RV park where we had stayed before. We decided that the propane igniter was damaged. We drove on to where we had planned to stay for 2 nights just east of Albuquerque on I 40. We called for some prayer and then called a couple of Mobile RV guys. We found one that said he thought he could fix it, without replacing the Power Supply Board which would have been around $400. He wasn't sure if he would make it out Thursday or Friday. He came Thurs and fixed it in about an hour. He soldered a connection and for $100, we are all good to go again. Thanks be to God!
We were so glad to see Charlie doing better. The last time we were in Albuquerque, he was in the hospital and his kidneys weren't working. We had supper with him and he is looking good. We drove over to see his wife, Janis, who is in a Home with Dementia and they told us that she was on an outing on the bus. So, we didn't get to see her.
This is outside the frig and under a cover. We watched a couple of YouTube videos and got out the manual to figure out where the fuse was located. It was buried under the black cover on the left hand side. It was not easy to get into that cover.
We took it apart and replaced the 5 amp fuse. It would now work when we ran the generator on AC, but when we turned off the generator, it should have gone back to LP (propane), but it didn't. We stopped to fill the propane and talked to the nice guy that was there near the Enchanted Trails RV park where we had stayed before. We decided that the propane igniter was damaged. We drove on to where we had planned to stay for 2 nights just east of Albuquerque on I 40. We called for some prayer and then called a couple of Mobile RV guys. We found one that said he thought he could fix it, without replacing the Power Supply Board which would have been around $400. He wasn't sure if he would make it out Thursday or Friday. He came Thurs and fixed it in about an hour. He soldered a connection and for $100, we are all good to go again. Thanks be to God!
We were so glad to see Charlie doing better. The last time we were in Albuquerque, he was in the hospital and his kidneys weren't working. We had supper with him and he is looking good. We drove over to see his wife, Janis, who is in a Home with Dementia and they told us that she was on an outing on the bus. So, we didn't get to see her.
We stayed at Hidden Valley RV Park and it wasn't very well kept, but we had two good nights there. We enjoyed the shade trees and the cool Sandia mountain air. It even rained on us. We found we still have a bit of a leak on the bedroom slide.
We pulled out of the park just after 7 am Friday and continued our trek down I 40. The plan was to spend a night in Amarillo, Texas and then go on to Oklahoma.
When we crossed into Texas, we both looked at each other and said, "Maybe we should turn down 287 and stay in Texas for awhile". So, we looked for the next RV Park with a good rate and did just that. It's a familiar road since we traveled this often during the times we lived in Texas.
Things looked so green and fresh after all the rains they have had. Just as we made our decision, Craig got an email from a realtor that has been watching homes on lakes for us with a few interesting properties that we may take a look at while here.
We ended up driving 430 miles today, which is way more than we like to do, but we found another nice park. It's the Rocking A RV Park in Vernon, TX. Tomorrow we will drive another five hours to Hawkins Lake RV Park and we have a reservation there until July 2nd. We'll look over the area and a couple of homes and see if the Lord has anything for us. We also would like to have time to visit old friends while we are in the State. A storm cloud had rolled through just before we arrived, but it looks all clear now. It's 81 outside now and they say this cool front will lower the temp and the humidity for the next few days. We will have to ease back into that after being in the west for so long.
Craig was outside setting up and I started putting out some supper. I had a cupboard door open over the dining table and my back was turned when I heard this load explosion. It was a large Corelle serving bowl that shattered when it hit the table. The good news is that I have another bowl just like it. The bad news is that we had to take time to pick up and vacuum everything because it exploded everywhere.
So, we have been through some drama and two time changes in the last couple of days, so we are very much ready to head to bed. It's nice that we always take our bed and pillows with us wherever we travel.
Not sure that I have ever shared the scripture that most comforts me during these times. Joshua 1:9 says, "Be strong and courageous, do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord God is with you WHEREVER you go".
We'll be in touch with our Texas friends once we know what we are doing. Hope to see as many of you as possible!
Love and blessings,
Kathy
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