That's what we've heard, anyway…and we hope that's true. If so, we're done! It's all been electrical. First, it was the chassis batteries. Second, it was the cable connection from the RV to the car. And our third bit of trouble had appeared when we unhooked the car in Long Beach, Mississippi and was still with us when we arrived at Rainbow Plantation here in Alabama. After driving for just a short distance, the "idiot lights" on the dash would light up saying "check engine" and "trac off." We'd had the same messages in Arizona several months back and it cost us close to $600 to have the left wheel bearing and sensor replaced. So, this morning we drove the car to the Chevy dealer in Foley, Alabama and they checked it out. Supposedly, the wiring harness attached to our recently replaced parts was faulty and once the problem was diagnosed, it took only a few minutes and $100 to repair.
We hadn't driven any place on Memorial Day as we didn't want to drive the car any further than necessary. But, we did have a great visit with our friends Norm and Linda Payne who live here at Rainbow Plantation. We went to their house mid-afternoon and had a tour of their place. It's about 1600 sq. ft. and very simple, but a beautiful place. They designed it and had it custom built with a great room/kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, a laundry room, a screened in porch and a garage. They use the second bedroom for their den/TV room. They park their Dutch Star next to the house and it has full hook-ups so can be used when they have company. They also have hookups for a second RV. They are leaving tomorrow for the summer, so have been busy getting ready to hit the road. They took us to a good Chinese place for dinner last night, and we stopped by tonight to say good-by and let them know they had steered us in the right direction for auto repair today. They had taken their Dutch Star out for a test drive and they are ready to roll.
Besides getting the car repaired today, we went to visit an RV Resort that has been sending us e-mails for about a year. It's one where you buy the lots. The lots are very nice…but very expensive and the park is still under construction and it doesn't look like it will really have very many amenities when its finished. We also spent several hours at an outlet mall…always have to check to make sure I'm not missing any big bargains.
We're thinking that tomorrow we'll go to the beach (we got within two miles or so of it today) and see what's going on in Gulf Shores and then head out on the road again on Thursday.
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