New air-conditioner and on the road
13 July 2013 | Big Lake, AZ
Well, we finally have a new air-conditioner on the roof. I can't say enough about "Dillon's RV City" in Apache Junction. They called on Thursday and said "the factory left a thermocouple off the heat pump, you have air and furnace, but need a part for heat pump". We needed to get going, stopped in to pick up our coach and they had worked $480 credit for me from the factory. I was blown away at the effort they put in. We still have to get a piece put in in Olympia, but it is all paid for. My brother had been going thru a lung cancer scare, but we found out while we were there, NO CANCER, just a prolonged case of "Valley Fever". He took us out Prickly Pear hunting and we made numerous jars of jam and syrup. It was a great visit, but us "vagabonds" were ready to hit the road. We headed north, up by Sunrise ski area. We arrived at our campsite to find 67 degree temps., quite a drop from 113. It took awhile to find socks and a fleece jacket to wear. Next day we headed east, thru Gallup, NM to Bluewater campgrounds. Nice place nothing real spectacular. We might be getting jaded with all these amazing vistas we are seeing. Today we are back in Gallup, heading north, to the Mesa Verde National Monument. They don't like dogs, but we are going to spend the night and look around. Next few days we are going to hits some spots without reservations, none of the parks have been full, we are going to roll the dice on accomodations. Been pretty easy, we use ReserveAmerica or recreation.gov to set up camping spots.