End of April approaches !

   Here we are nearing the end of April ! Temperatures here in SW Florida are approaching the mid 80's regularly. We've kicked the AC on about noon every day.
   HITCHITCH IS GROWING EVERY DAY !!
   We've been getting a little pre-travel packing and organizing done every day for a week now to prepare for our summer travels. It's amazing how much "stuff" was out of place !
  The patio, of course, had all our outside cooking and smoking gear spread out. I power washed and scrubbed all of it yesterday and we loaded it up in the trailer this morning before it got too hot. The trailer can get pretty warm baking in the sun.
  I had to pull the entire rig & trailer forward about 12 feet to gain access to the rear trailer ramp. That's the first time we moved it in 5+ months.
  I purchased 2 new tires for the trailer and put them on a couple days ago. Decided the original tires were of cheap quality and noticed some sidewall cracks after only 20 months! It's amazing how poor those tires were! This time I bought 10 ply trailer tires as they have more rigid  sidewalls.
   I bought this trailer because it was " made in Michigan " and have been very disappointed with it's quality. There's been a number of issues with it.
  Had a surprise visit by my friend, Jean C and her daughter Amy and her grandbaby ! We haven't seen each other for 10+ years although we chat on FB regularly. They were staying nearby and stopped in. Nice visit.
   We had a great park party last Easter weekend. Our friend Carl made up a double smoked, rum infused ham with mashed potatoes and a baked bean casserole. His banana pies were great too.
   Heather and I completed out annual physicals and the numbers were good so no follow up appointments means we can leave anytime now.
   Our "jello" plan when we head North is :
   1- chase 75 degrees
   2- make a few stops in Florida for visits with friends.
   3- Annual physical  & some minor repairs for our rig, Rolling Earthquake, in Spring Hills, Fl.
   4- Have the generator fixed ( keeps stalling) or install a new one. (It's a Onan and it's 30 years old) Getting near impossible to get parts.
   5- Head West to SW Mississippi.
That ought to use up a few weeks then we'll go up the Mississippi River.
   Once we get rolling again we'll be updating the blog more often.
   REMEMBER, LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY !


CHARLIE & HEATHER


PS- tried to load some pics but it's a no go today !!!