I loved my first day on the road as it was pretty uneventful! Just the way I like my days on the road to be. I arrived at the Indian Campground in Buffalo early in the afternoon. Unfortunately they were doing road construction right in front of the campground and I missed the turn in on my first attempt! I went on down the street about a block and found an easy in and out gas station so I filled up the motor home. After I got the motor home all full of gas I called the campground and the man in the office told me how to get in. I was assigned site B3 which was easy to pull into! Always a good thing! This is not a huge RV park but I found it very comfortable. Ellie and I enjoyed a nice walk after we got settled in.
The next day I got a fairly early start. It would prove to be an interesting day!
I planned to spend the night at The Fort Collins North/Wellington KOA in Colorado, a trip of about 320 miles. I was to spend the day on I-25. When I got past Douglas I decided to stop at a rest area for a break. Ellie and I took a little walk to stretch our legs. Well....all had been going really well until I stopped. When I cranked up the motorhome and pulled out of the rest area the ABS brake light came on. I had received a recall notice about this from workhorse and so I was a little concerned...okay a lot concerned. The motorhome was running okay and I could not tell there was any problem other than the light being on. I did not want to stop on the side of the highway so I decided to go on to the next rest area which was only about 30 miles away. I pulled in and stopped. Grabbed the recall information and called the phone number. While I was on hold waiting to actually talk to a real person I walked around the rig and checked for any signs of a problem. It sure was windy! I finally got someone on the phone who said they thought I just had a faulty light as I was not having any other symptoms. At that time they still had not come up with a fix for the recall problem. I was given the telephone number for the workhorse repair shop in Cheyenne and told if I had any other problems to call them and they would work me in. Well, I headed back out on the road and low and behold the light went out! I cruised right through Cheyenne without having to call Workhorse! I made it to my campground for the night by the middle of the afternoon. I was assigned site E-1 however when I got there the electric did not work so I ended up pulling forward to F-1. I was glad the lady in the office allowed the easy move because if I had to go into another site it would have involved a u-turn. After I got set up I unhooked the car and went into Wellington to see if I could find a good service station. I was happy to find one as I knew I would be going through some pretty remote areas the next day and wanted to fill up the motorhome before getting off the interstate.
The next day I happily filled up the motorhome in Wellington and then headed toward Denver. I took highway 52 east to Prospect Valley then hit highway 79 south. I picked up Interstate 70 east of Denver and they Highway 287 south east out of Limon. I ran into road construction that had me stopped for about 30 minutes. While waiting I discovered that I had heat coming out of the floor vents. Somehow and I still don't know how, the switch for the heater had gotten flipped! Wow, it was really throwing out some heat that Ellie and I did not need! I made it to Lamar without any other problems. I spent the night at a Passport America park. It is called Country Acres Motel & RV park. I was given site 11 which was a little narrow so I did not put the bedroom slide out that night! While it is not a fancy place it is a good stop for the night.
The next day I spent on Highway 287, I traveled about 350 miles. It sure was good to see the sign for Texas! I had a pretty uneventful day on the road! I discovered a neat place to spend the night in a small town in north Texas. Ole Towne Cotton Gin RV park in Goodlett is a really neat place! It is easy to get into and while not far from the highway is pretty quiet. I was assigned site #22 an easy pull through. If and when I pass that way again I will plan on staying there.
The next day I was excited as I would get to see family! I called Lisa and we made plans to meet when I got near Ft. Worth. I stopped at a little Service station while looking for a place to get gas. I could not get gas there because the canopy was too low however I was able to get the RV and my car inspected. It is one of those things that I always have to get done when I get back home to Texas. I did not find a gas station I could get into until I reached Decatur. That storm I was running ahead of since leaving Bozeman finally caught up with me and it was raining. After getting gas and getting back on the road my check engine light came on! Uh Oh! Not good! Hmmm....I decided since the motorhome was running I would keep going! I was only about 30 miles from meeting Lisa. We met in a shopping center parking lot. It was a great place to park the RV while we had lunch together and enjoyed visiting. After I got back to the motorhome I pulled out the owners manual and researched the engine light! Well it said it could be caused by driving in wet conditions and also by not clicking the gas cap two times after a fill up! YES! I had just filled up with gas and was running in rain! I got out and took the gas cap off and then put it back on making sure I clicked it two times! The light went off! I drove straight through Ft. Worth and made it to Mexia without any other problems! Whew another successful trip! I sure was glad to see my brother Johnny and my sister-in-law Carol. I miss my family when I am away for months on end and am always thrilled to see them.
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