'24/#4 Chuggin' Along

 We left off in the last blog at an overnight in Georgia, heading toward Elkart, Indiana. This journey was just a series of stops on the way to our destination.

Our first night was spent in Heiskell, Tennessee at an Escapees park called Racoon Valley. We are members of Escapees  and get discounted camping here. Escapees is an organization created by RVers for RVers. Still just an overnight so we took advantage of one of the meals Mary had pre-cooked for this trip.

The next night we stopped just outside of Cinncinati at the FMCA headquarters and campground. FMCA is another group we belong to. The benefits being members of these different organizations  make the dues well worth paying. We stayed in Cinncinati for three nights and prepared for our stay in Elkhart.

Wednesday morning we departed FMCA headquarters bright and early. Well at least it was early. We wanted to get to Elkart by noon so that the shop we were having RV work done at could get started. They had to measure the trailer and check it's weight to get everything ready to start bright and early next morning.

At 5am there was a knock on our door and the shop foreman just needed us to close up the rig so they could get it in the work bay. Again early but not so bright. We were as excited as we could be at that hour to get the new independent suspension installed. We stayed in their customer lounge and spent time with other RVers who also were getting new suspensions. 

As RVers do, we shared stories, experiences, and tips learned from the road. At 17 years we were the senior RVers in the group but that didn't stop us from sharing and learning from each other. Everyone's journey is different and so are our experiences.

We spent the night in our rig inside the shop and had to get up early once again to let the techs get to work. Sleeping in our rig in a shop is not a new experience for us. One of the other couples decided to get a hotel room being light sleepers since there was a night shift in another part of the facility.

Just letting you know, we slept great in our own bed! I will continue catching up in the next blog. Just so you know, we now are in our home in Little Rock Arkansas because....

Home is where we park it,

Frank and Mary