After almost 2 weeks of repairs on our coach at the Gulf Stream plant we will be heading home. But this long stay worked out as we spent time with some great people like Reg & Carolyn pictured above who were also at GS for service. We also met Bob & Pat (Sorry, no photo) and together we were the GS Parking Lot Service Foundation. We spent the week together, went out for Mexican, and talked about RV trips. These two couples really made the stay a lot better. Thanks guys if you are reading this.

Bob and Pat are full timers in a Tour Master T-40B just like ours, just a different color. Even though we did no get a photo of them, here they are leaving…NOTE THE COOL MATCHING PAINT JOB ON THE CAR! They had that done here at Mikes Custom Paint while we all waited for service work. (We had our slide-out sides painted with matching stripes.)















So we are out of here tomorrow and it will be almost 5 weeks from the time we left that we have been gone. It will be good to get home, but we are already looking for our next weekend type trip and also have already made plans with Joe and Lynn, our best friends, to go to Canada for the 4th. (Yes, Canada for the 4th, we know, we know.)

We will fill you in and upload photos when we return and get things under control. (5 weeks of mail to go though!) So, for now, just follow along with the live web cam as we make our trek home. (See you soon Mom…I know you missed us.)

Brenda here. So we are in Manchester, Tennessee for the night. Nothing against the people of Tennessee but who came up with this brilliant idea? Really? A gas station at a fireworks store? Which came first? I don’t think it really matters. I’m just concerned that someone thought it would be a good idea to combine flammable liquid/fumes with explosives. And I’m sorry to say, there were more than one of these store/gas stations. Just thought I’d share. Sorry about the pic, it was the best I could do at 70 mph.

Not having the best time I am sorry to say. The above picture is of our master slide top front where it is digging into the metal when it expands out and meets the outside wall. When looked into, we found their was more of a problem then we had thought. Seeing it requires the slide out to be removed, yes, removed, our dealer really did not want mess with it. I can not blame them. So we are headed to Gulf Stream.

But wait, theirs more…We have lost the power inverter AND the generator in the coach and not at the say time…a day apart! Get this…The authorized repair center for the inverter is in Orlando, we were in Jacksonville. So we left at 6AM to and arrived a 8:45. Ready…They Did Not Have The Part Needed! Well then we got ready to head out and found the generator was only putting out 4 volts. (vs 120v). So, we were lucky and PowerTech company was close by! So we called and….Ready…They Did Not Do Service On Fridays!

So we choose to start heading north vs spending the weekend in Orlando. As mentioned we are on the way to Gulf Stream in Nappanee, Indiana where the coach was built.  We are stopped in Perry, GA for the night currently. At the Gulf Stream plant the inverter and generator can also be fixed, thus the reason we headed out.

OK, well, lets end this note on a up beat. In Key West we found this street performer that just made us stop and listen. Here he is…


















I took a small video of him playing…I do not have much, but I wanted to show you how he was playing. He would use the wall as a way to echo and reflect his voice into the area he was standing in. The result was amazing.


















As mentioned, not much, but I think you can get the point and also the great voice and sound he made.


Take care all, time to pack up and head to Nashville, TN.