This trip to Cleveland started off with a reminder of what RVing is all about. In storage we set out to open the slides so we could store the stuff we had brought on board. Naturally, after making sure the power was on, the ignition switch was on – with the engine running – the hydraulic motor refused to start. After considering my alternatives I remembered a suggestion I had read someplace before. I had a small wrench next to the hydraulic compartment for other tasks and I picked it up and gave the offending solenoid a light tap and called out for Carol try the slide. It worked and has continued to work.

We got to the KOA Thompson/Grand River eventually, it took some doing since the GPS took us to another campground with a similar name – my bad – and I couldn’t unlock the lock on one of the tow bar arms. I attributed that to dirt getting in the mechanism, but eventually I released the tension on the system by unlatching the arms which freed the lock. I’m still not sure how those are related, but it worked.

At about that time Carol informed me that there was a leak under the bathroom sink.  I solved that by turning off the water supply and resorting to using our pump which provides a slightly lower pressure. Problem temporarily solved, but in topping off the freshwater tank I got carried away and flooded part of the site under the coach. 

Had some dinner watched some TV and then read and slept well so we could visit June and her daughter Beth, recovering from double lung transplant, and her husband Jim. After that we had a delightful dinner at Heck’s with Bert and Laury. An hour drive back to the coach – don’t ask – and we are ready for some rest so we can drive to Columbus OH in the morning to visit Lee. 

All in a day’s RVing, but don’t tell newbies about it.