Showalter RV
On Monday, Oct. 23 we woke up on the couch bed. Huh? Well, Bill is wearing a shirt that Bridgette and Chris gave him for his 70th birthday and this is what it says. ‘When Life Throws you a Curve, Lean into it’.
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| Bill's shirt says it all. PS, a silhouette of Jazz is on the back. |
That’s what we’re doing. 😊 Gibbs can’t understand what’s going on, we had to lift him on the low bed, he kept sitting on the step looking up at where the bed is/should be.
A clear walk to Walmart, first thing. 
Through a dirty window, the sun rises.
The bed
is not comfortable, God bless our friends and family who have slept on it for
more than one night. LOL We did sleep relatively well though after Bill walked
with me in to Walmart at 10:30 to use the facilities. Kind of feeling a bit ‘homeless’
now! 😊 After our supper, I went to the
Dollar Tree and picked up 2 toothbrushes, a tube of toothpaste and 2 gender appropriate
deodorants. Ours are in the unreachable bathroom with the toilet!
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| There were some frosty fields out there this morning. Looks like snow but it is just Jack Frost's handiwork. |
Bill and
Gibbs were up at 6:30 but I didn’t want to get up until closer to 7 so I could
run across the lot to the store when it opened. Bill put my mind at ease and brought
in the red pail. It came in handy and saved me having to wash up before
visiting the store washroom. We had some breakfast and then I went in to
Walmart for a comb for each of us and a new cheap top. Aah, that felt so much better!
There was a Goodwill store, a nice one by the looks of it, beside the Dollar
Tree but I wasn’t in the mood last night. ☹
We had to take a 'gps' detour when we
arrived at this sign on the other end of IN-5.
This is where we came out. 
A cute little town on our route today.
South Whitley
Love these old water towers.
We were
on the road at 8, driving BACK towards Elkhart/Howe/Nappanee. Before I go
further, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone for your wishes
and concerns. Especially to those of you, you know who you are, that were able
to offer suggestions of rv dealers who may be able to help. Many rvs are
manufactured in these areas so we should be in good hands and the hour and a half
return trip should not be fruitless. You can read Bill’s blog with the details
of his phone calls regarding where we ended up.
Lots of curvy 2-lane roads and little traffic.
We enjoyed the drive even though we were headed
easterly!
I almost missed this guy.
He's so tall!
It's a
beautiful drive, on some state highways and a few ‘questionable’ country roads.
Each one of those turning into a positive route. It was a cool start to the day
again, 2.5C/37F and we noticed quite a few areas with frost on the pumpkins/grass/windshields.
By 10:15, we had arrived at Showalter RV Centre in Nappanee, Indiana – in the
opposite direction. 😊 But, we’re here and we have a work
order/ticket from Norco to send a mobile unit for repair. Fingers crossed.
Here we are at an rv dealers.
We are in a spot on site with hydro and water hookup.
They have
a few rv spots for us to park and hook up to power so that is all we could hope
for right now. I walked into the building to take care of business after taking
Gibbs out for his. It’s mostly gravel or pavement so he led me to where there
was grass. He’ll have to get over that by the time we get to Quartzsite! Bill made
us each a thermos of coffee this morning and we hadn’t opened them yet. Now was
a good time.
Our site for 2 or 3 nights.
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| Thank you Tom and Deb for this recommendation. |
We had a surprising text from our friends, Roland and Lori, this morning that their rv was in a shop in Elkhart, IN for some finishing ‘touches’. Why not meet since we were only 40 minutes apart? We always love seeing these guys and, often, it turns out to be happenstance. They were killing time before they could get into a motel so popped in before 1 for a great catch up visit. Having just recently lost their sweet little Schatzi, Gibbs tried to give them lots of comforting kisses. ♥
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| Lori and Roland - and Gibbs |
We’d
decided to treat ourselves tonight, since we’ll be here for at least 2, maybe 3
evenings. The U.S.6 Diner is just down E. Market St., where we are, and that is
where we went. It was quaint, not fancy, with one young waitress running the
show. The food was great and prices were reasonable. Gotta love that! 😊 We were back home a few minutes after 7.
Shrimp, roasted potatoes and chicken rice soup
All delicious!
What a lovely warm evening! 61F/16C with an overnight low of 51F/10C. We are feeling much better tonight about the whole slide out thing, knowing that we aren’t left out to dry. Things should be taken care of by Wednesday.
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| Off in the distance, the sun leaves behind a pink sky. |
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| Good night Mr. Moon! |
Thank you
for all your comments and support!
Good to see things are working out for you. I just take this kind of stuff as part of the trip and make the best of the experience which you seemed to be doing now.
ReplyDeleteBobseys
Absolutely! Thanks Bob.
Deletewe love our visits with the three of you. Gibbs was very warm and welcoming with loss of our baby girl Schatzi, he certainly helped fill the void of our companion. See you south whenever that may be.
ReplyDeleteWe feel the same! Glad our little bum didn't bother you.
DeleteOh....so sad to hear about Schatzi. I know you are not Catholic but anyway....thank you St. Jude for answered prayer.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Elva.🥰
DeleteA good day, while the road may have been in the wrong direction, the results are certainly pointing in the right one. Stay safe and warm. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteDeb
Well said. Thanks Deb.
DeleteGood to know your as snug as you can be with the circumstances❣️
ReplyDeleteTrusting this will work well and save you having trouble later.
Thank you for sharing... always enjoy your posts!
Linda a.
Thank you Linda a
DeleteSo glad it looks like things are working out! We had an issue with our bedroom slide years ago but fortunately hubby was able to get it out and Camping World in Quartzite sent someone out to the desert to fix it and it was all covered under our extended warranty. Fingers crossed it doesn't happen again but you just always know that things can go wrong with slides :-( But I never thought of not being able to get to our toothbrushes, etc. Fortunately for us I keep a cosmetic bag for travelling in one of our suitcases that we keep in the basement so we have all the necessities ... but honestly I never would have thought about that until you mentioned it in your blog.
ReplyDeleteI really hope you are back on the road soon and the rest of the winter goes without a hitch!
Thanks for that tip! I could easily find a spot for a bag with some personal items too. Just never thought of this situation either. The no clothes fact is another issue. Haha shopping!!
DeleteAwwww Schatzi was such a sweet girl. It’s so sad when we lose our babies. You are too funny. I just throw on a hat and sunglasses!!! Hope they have your slide open soon so Gibbs can relax. Pups don’t like anyone messing with their routine!!! Nancy K
ReplyDeleteYes, she sure was. Just when Gibbs get used to the odd bed, we'll be back to normal!
DeleteGlad to hear that you have a plan in place and help is on the way. I guess this repair bill should be covered by Canam!
ReplyDeletePoor Gibbs has no idea what's going on. Best of luck Wednesdsy.
Thank you. Can Am has generously stepped up for us as they often do.
DeleteWhat a blessing you had friends to visit with at this particular time. While it doesn't make the situation better... spending time with good friends helps pass that waiting time!! Prayers you are on the road again very soon. It's not a bad place to be for a few days and should be pretty this time of year.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cheri. Hope you had a lovely birthday.
DeleteFingers crossed that the issue with the slide is resolved quickly, and you're on the way south again soon. In the meantime, I'm glad you are located in a safe place, even if Gibbs doesn't care for the gravel. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you. And Gibbs will survive! Haha
DeleteI remember their little dog from last winter.....so sorry.
ReplyDeleteFriends always help to distract us from our problems going on!!
Enjoying all your tree pics. until you get to the desert. Thank you!
Thank you. The trees are for you!
DeleteGlad to read you found a place that could/would help. We have been to this place twice and both time drove away happy with the service. Truly hope you and Bill feel the same way. How great was that to run into friends there and have time for a visit. If you get the chance run into Martin's Grocery the chicken pot pies they sell in the deli are delicious and the Big Daddy Salsa is really good, in our opinion...lol Fingerscrossed it is a quick fix.
ReplyDeleteSaw this too late. The pot pies would have been a nice meal.
DeleteThanks you two.
Gee, I just read your posts for the last 3 days and am impressed by your ability to keep a positive outlook despite running into unexpected problems!.
ReplyDeleteI will pray that you get a lot of good help and then
enjoy life the way you usually do,-Mary
So sweet, Mary, thank you for the prayers.
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