September 14 – With only about 160 miles to get home Bill refused to sleep in. At a matter of fact he got us up at 6:30. Since we had to dump all the tanks and rinse the back water tank he figured it would take longer so we had to start earlier. It was really dark out when we got up, mostly because we were back in under trees and no light could find us. Bill was anxious be gone and get home and I wasn’t in any rush because I knew what was in store once we got there. It took about 30 minutes to do the dumping and rinsing and then Bill got to talking to one of the summer help, and he was in a hurry?
I had suggested stopping at the McDonald’s we passed on the way in and that was fine with Bill. We never get that kind of food at home so this would be our last time for a long time. Then it was time to get on the highway.
Going home was totally uneventful which for us some days is a good thing. It was strange getting on the turnpike and knowing we were getting close and seeing everything familiar to us along the way. The reality that our summer was over was hitting and it was sad. The people we met, the sites we’d seen, they’d all be wonderful memories for us to rehash over and over. You can never make too many friends to see too many things so there are no regrets just dread of emptying the RV, putting things away, washing the front of the RV, washing all the linens, clothes, rugs, doing maintenance and getting it ready for our next adventure. That just happens to be next weekend with our camping club.
We got home at 11:30 and it was so muggy out. We knew we were home for sure. Bill backed the van up the driveway to the RV and we managed to get everything out in one load. Well, everything we remembered. We thought of thing later that Bill will go get when he washes the front. We had piles of stuff all over the dining room floor and kitchen. As soon as I put all the food items away and we had lunch we took the RV to Camping World to have them look at the tires that are closer together on one side than the other. Their guy didn’t think it was an issue but happened due to uneven weight distribution and some kind of bar under there that has gotten weaker. Then we took it to Giant Recreation World and they gave us the name of a place that specializes in trailers and frames. Since we’re going camping in a week we put it back in storage and will get the second opinion when we get back. Mark was spreading from fresh gravel fill as we pulled in so I just pulled it out into the field and waited a few minutes for him to finish. Amazing as it was, I backed in with Bill’s perfect directions in one try. The perfect ending to an almost perfect trip!
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