Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Berea Kentucky


We are here in Berea Kentucky, as planned, but not as planned. We need to get to Knoxville Tennessee tomorrow morning - to a dealer, because we have no water inside the unit. Yes, we have plenty of water outside, and we can fill our fresh water tanks, but no pressure. Dave thinks the manifold and valves are broken that control using their direct link of fresh water (right into the RV for 'right now' use) and also to fill out the fresh water holding tanks inside the RV for use later - when he does that - it just doesn't shut off and runs out the back of the underbelly of the unit (overflow). So, we manage by using they public restrooms for showers, eating off of paper plates, heating water inside for whatever dishes, and using a pail of water to go to the toilet inside. A bummer none the less. Snowing here today, but we are nice and toasty inside with a propane furnace and space heaters. Cats are loving it - they only sang to us for 1 hour when we left then slept the rest of the trip. And they have been sleeping and watching out the windows since then. They are content (Chip is never happy with Grace in his face all the time.)

We managed to get everything put away that we threw in prior to leaving home, found what works and what doesn't. Spent today just reading and trying to figure out just how and why this water thing happened. If we can't get fixed tomorrow at the dealer, will ask that we camp there in their lot overnight, or until it is fixed. We can't go on until this is rectified.

Dave has taken pictures, and we are working on a link for you to see. We are not turning around and coming home - this is our dream of sailing the land (yep, we were water sailors before we were land sailors) and we aim to get to warmer sunnier places south. This trip.

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