Home at last. We headed out from Albuquerque on I-40 and were going to spend another night in either Snowflake AZ, if we were going south thru Show Low, or Flagstaff if we were going to stay on I-40 then…
Oklahoma City – Amarillo – Albuquerque
Oklahoma City-Amarillo – Albuquerque We were setting in Hot Springs watching the weather in the Southwest, trying to guess which way Hurricane Odile was going after it left Cabo San Lucas. The weathermen said it was headed to Phoenix and…
Crazy things RVing
With any RV, new or used, there will be things that go wrong. Some are serious, some are just funny. I’m sure everyone have their observations on crazy things in an RV. Some of the crazier things we have run…
It’s a Lifestyle choice.
The good. You sleep on the same bed every night. You eat your own food and it is much less expensive and more healthy than eating out every meal. You meet the nicest people camping. You can go where you…
Back on the Road to Hot Springs
Cummins in Joplin did a great job replacing the turbo and actuator and the generator expansion tank. We paid for the repairs and Cummins filed the claim with the extended warranty company but when we checked with the company they…
Turbo Problems
When we were at Spartan they did a 40+ point inspection for us. I was getting a “stop engine” light when I turned on the key but it went away after a couple of tries. So Spartan noted a Cummins…
Newmar RV Factory Tour
The Newmar Factory. www.newmarcorp.com On our way out of Michigan, we stopped in Nappanee IN for a Newmar Factory Tour. This is where our coach was built on top of the Spartan Chassis. The chassis comes as a rolling, running…
Woodward Ave Dream Cruise
Woodward Avenue Cruise. Billed as the world’s largest car cruise, the Woodward Avenue Cruise is the third Saturday of August every year. It’s really all week and Friday evening has as many cars cruising as Saturday. There are estimates of…
The Henry Ford Museum
The Henry Ford Museum What can you say about the most eclectic, 452,000 sq ft, museum in the world. The Automobile section is all about the evolution of the automobile. From the earliest Model T’s to the iconic Mustang and…
Greenfield Village
Greenfield Village One of the least known parts of Henry Ford’s legacy is the Greenfield Village located next to the Henry Ford Museum. www.theHenryFord.org Their mission is to provide unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories and traditions. They…
Spartan Chassis Factory
The Spartan Chassis Factory. www.spartanchassis.com Our Motorhome came with a Spartan Mountain Master Chassis with a side radiator (makes for easier maintenance from the rear, not thru the bedroom). After we bought the coach we signed up for a week’s…
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI – July 30 to August 28, 2014, with a break for Spartan Owners Training. We spent 4 weeks off and on with the grandkids, Francis (10) and Claudia (6) while Mary was setting up for her new…
Branson, MO.
We visited Branson, MO, twice, on our first adventure. When we left Joplin we visited John & Elsa Gray in Nixa MO on our way to Branson. They have just built a new house and we haven’t seen them in…
Joplin, MO & Dry Camping.
We spent a few days at Sandy’s dad’s house on a lake in Joplin. We had another great visit with Carl and our relatives. Carl had a 50amp electrical outlet installed years ago when he had a 40’ Tiffin Allegro…
Every day is a learning experience!
Portable Water Filters. Several of our friends in Sun City Festival are in the RV club and offered much needed advise and tips, mostly from Ed and Larry. Larry showed us a portable water filter system he put together from…
On the Road.
We were told by most of our RV friends that we should go for an overnight somewhere close to home to iron out the bugs and learn the basics. Because it took over 3 weeks to get everything ready, from…
Getting ready.
The biggest part of getting a motorhome ready for travel is the maintenance. The previous owners of our motorhome said they had done the required maintenance the year before but could not produce any documentation to that fact. We purchased…
Our new Motorhome
Our New Motorhome. After 6 months of research, bidding and missing out on motorhomes, we purchased a used Class A, 2008 Newmar Dutch Star Diesel Pusher with 29,000 miles at the end of June 2014 in Tucson AZ, from private…