Oct 1st, Starr and I have been on the road for a month now. Well, technically I suppose you could say 2 weeks with the hiccup in South Bend, but, for argument sakes, one month! So far we are loving the this lifestyle. Scenery has been great, company has been fantastic!
Like the title says we are putting the route 66 spiral map away for a while. It's still on my bucket list to see it thru, probably in chunks as we wander.
Things started getting serious today! We are definitely into mountain driving! Steep grades, sharp switch backs and driving in the clouds with rain and the occasional snowflake!! Bessy worked flawlessly! We even learned that when you get into higher elevations you get spit on, things like catsup, mustard, you know things in squirt bottles! Even the drink bottles with push buttons to open the opening so you can drink has the audacity spit on you! I guess the pressure increases in sealed bottles the higher you get!
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| Our route for today! |
We are on our way to spend the night at at Black Mesa Winery, a spot we found thru our Harvest Host App. the drive, after we got thru the inclement weather was fantastic, we were driving past shear walls, it was wonderful!
We arrived at our destination, Black Mesa Winery, checked in and was told where to park, right next to the compost pile. We backed in, unhitched and started the set up. Starr opened up the front door, grabbed the steps to pull them down to the ground (We have steps that lift up inside the trailer when not in use), the next thing I know, I hear a bang and then Starr screaming and laying on the ground holding her shoulder. It seems the steps have two gas springs that act as a counterbalance so a wee little person like Starr can lift it up and down with little to no effort. The cylinder anchor that it mounts snapped in two causing the step to come crashing down just missing her head but hit the front of her shoulder and knocked her down. It kind of broke the skin and left a bruise for a few days. Contacted the step manufacturer, sent them pictures of the mount and they sent a new anchor mount for no charge*.
It took a little work to disassemble the cylinders to able to shut the door over the steps, meaning, I had to leave the screen door open, remember I said earlier that we had to park next to the compost pile? Well, they had just dumped the grape skins and what ever else the don't use when they make wine and the compost pile was RIPE! and it had attracted fruit flies and we had the door wide open. guess where the all went? In our trailer! It took over week to be rid of them all with a jar, apple cider vinegar and a funnel, they eventually went and drown themselves in the cider!
*(Note: As of this writing it is Oct 28th, we are at an RV Park in Escalante, UT waiting for our accumulated mail to be delivered "general delivery" the anchor assembly is one of the items we are waiting for! I have been in charge of lifting the steps up & down for the past month as they seem to weigh a ton!)
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| The entry! |
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| The parking spot, compost pile on right side (not actually showing in the picture) |
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| View of the vineyard from the dining window |
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| Bessy unhitched, vineyard in the back ground |
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| The broken anchor assembly |
