We left South Dakota and headed for Morton, Il. to see my best friend in the world! Julie Cleveland & her husband Anthony. Julie & I have been friends for more than 50 years!
Had reservations at Spindler Campground, http://www.fondulacpark.com/facilities/carl-spindler-campground, there Thursday, September 7th to Saturday the 10th.
We got as far as Waterloo, IA & decideded to stop for a couple days.
Found a nice KOA campground,http://koa.com/campgrounds/waterloo, that was reasonably priced, close to the interstate.
What a nice park! We were up on a hill overlooking a small lake. The off leash dog park was right behind us. It was beautifully landscaped & had gravel roads in great shape.
Went to lower the landing gear so we could unhook the truck. Only 1 side was going down!
How could this be? They work together.
I got on my phone to find a mobil rv repair place. They apparently weren't as common here as they are in Florida. Got a lot of nope, we don't do that but you could bring it in. We could get to it in a few days. Yea...that's not going to work for us. We finally got hold of a guy that listened to Georgie explain what he saw. We sent a few pictures. He called & told us how to fix it. Wish we had his name.
About 2 hours later we got it fixed & unhooked. Whew! What a relief.
Enjoyed a couple days there. They had a nice, new casino, Isle Casino, http://waterloo.isleofcapricasinos.com. We went a couple times. Did some laundry & just kinda hung out.
On the 7th we got ready to hook the truck up...best layed plans...HA! Both truck batteries were dead! Unfucking believable! Called AAA. They were there within a 1/2 hour. Not so bad. Georgie decided we should get 2 new batteries. So he followed the guy that jumped us back to his shop. The guy tested our batteries...they were fine. We needed a new alternator. Oh yeah! How long was THIS going to take? A very nice surprise...only about 45 minutes! The guy was great!
Georgie got back. Backed up to the hitch. Oh...ANOTHER NICE SURPRISE! (not really)
I went to extend the landing gear...it wasn't moving! We had to raise it to get the truck hooked up! WTF! (said out loud) Spent about an hour trying to figure out what it was. OH! We figured it out...it wasn't good! Called that same guy, sent pictures, etc. He had to order a part. He ordered a new worm gear & had it shipped to him overnight. It came, we picked it up & tried to figure out what we had to do. It took 2 days!
Luckily the KOA was able to extend our stay...day by day. We didn't think it would take 2 days...but it did!
September 9 - 12, 2016
We were finally on our way to Illinois. We were also lucky that the campground there could change our dates...and didn't charge any additional fees!
We got to Spindler Campground about 7:30 pm. Guess who was waiting for us? Julie & Anthony! What a really nice surprise!
We spent time with them. Went to dinner with Julie, Anthony, her sister Janet & husband Greg, and her brother Jim! We laughed all night! I may have peed a little in my pants. I didn't tell any of them that. I did, however, seem to spill my guts about most everything else that's happened to my bodily functions as I've grown older! (I'm chuckling a little to myself right now)
Julie is one of those friends that you can talk to once a month and it's just like it was yesterday that we talked. We just pick up where we left off. That's why I love her so much!
Never enough time with her but...we had to get on to Pennsylvania to see our daughter Jessica & her family.
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