In Mobile Home @ #145 Tropic Winds RV resort for the winter 2024-2025.
Rent went up to $504 Nov. 2024. Added fence in drive way from free pickup from park model #519.
Sold Jeep to Doug in Junction last July($18K). Bought 2021 Ford Ranger XLT in Salt Lake City for $27K cash. 41k miles on it. Drive it home (1640 miles). Got 27-29 mpg.
Looking at replacing RV with Grand Design Image XLT model 17MKE used next year after our summer camp host job in Junction RV Park.
Left Junction 9:00 am, driving to Flagstaff, AZ. In new to us 2021 ford ranger loaded.
Getting 29.5 mpg, over 550 mile range per tank(18 gal).
1. Arrived at Motel 6 on Butler, Flagstaff around 3:00 pm. Wed, Sept 25.
Room ok, beds broken down. No coffee in lobby. $71.28
2. Arrived in Moriarty, NM at Motel 6 at 4:00 pm. Thursday Sept 26. Great cafe next door. Jan had chicken fried, I had liver/onions. Good meal. No remote in room. Spare remote volume did not work. King bed ok. A/c too loud! One cup coffee in lobby. Broken back window. Ice machine broken. $73.24
3. Arrived in Fort Stockton, TX Motel 6 at 4:00 pm Friday, Sept 27. Best motel 6 room so far. $50.71
4. kerrville Motel 6 on Sat. Sept. 28, $115.25. newest Motel 6 this trip. King bed. Changed room from upstairs to ground level. Booking.com reservation keeps putting me on second floor.
Ordered from Cracker Barrel for supper. I ate grilled catfish, okra, fries. Jan had pint of pinto beans and corn bread. Special root beer & moon pies for desert. $27
5. Home in Harlingen on Sunday. Total miles 1,640, $199.63 on gasbuddy. Had 3/4 tank remaining upon arrival. Motel 6 thru booking.com $314.34 (4 nights).
Got 27.5-29.7 mpg.
Unpacking in apt #B, took u-haul back to Richfield u-haul, groceries at Walmart, KFC tenders for supper.
Using Randy's small trailer for office in yard.
Randy paid $1200, plus $211 for expenses this season. We are returning in 2025.
Will be staying in same apt. B in 2025
Pulling U-haul behind Jeep to Junction, UT May 8th. Stop in Amarillo on way up to visit with Gary/Amy. Taking Gary two AR15's. 1st stop Junction, TX, 2nd Amarillo, TX, 3nd Grants, NM, 4th Kanab, UT, then Junction, UT.
Motel 6 in Junction, TX was good. 388 miles today. $50 for king bed. Filled up twice. Gas buddy in Pilot would not work. Used Pilot CC $48.xx. jeep getting 12-15 mpg with uhaul.
Staying with Gary/Amy in Amarillo for 3 nights. Leave sunday morning for Grants, NM Motel 6. 366 miles to Grants West on I40. Paid $50 on prepaid debit
Staying in Grants, NM Motel 6. Mastercard prepaid debit declined. Paid cash $86. Sunday May 12th.
Long day, 10 hours on road, Days Inn in Kanab first try on debit card declined. Clerk hand entered account nbr then it was accepted. $80/night. 441 miles. Gas went up over $4.00/gal today. I paid $3.85 at Pilot in Paige today.
Travel to Junction, UT tomorrow.
Final leg from Kanab to Junction was uneventful. Bought gas at silver eagle in Panguitch.
Unloaded uhaul, drove to Richfield. Dropped off uhaul, bought groceries at walmart. Back to #B apartment. Picked up KFC for supper. Bought 32" Vizio TV at walmart $128
Trip total miles one way 1,650.
MobileHome survived 6. Month vacancy OK.
RV maint:
1. Middle clearance light burned out (replaced w/LED). Bought spares
2. Replaced black/grey cut off valve section drain.
Jan. 8, 2024 tour to SpaceX, very cool
Jan. 12, 2024 : cataract surgery on right eye thru Gulf Coast
Jan. 26th jan's right eye cateract surgery
Working on getting RV front windshield replaced (installed March17, 2023), broke immediately after parking in storage.
Jan. 18 Kenzi is having teeth cleaned ($750)
Feb. Dwain: New right eye lens with cateract surgery. Near sited. Driving glasses.
MH is getting new awnings (all except DS front slide) The Shade Shoppe($1214)
March 7 new front windshield ordered using Glass Doctor. State Farm approved with gasket replacement. DS double pain window is being replaced, also ($508). Glass Doctor installed new windshield March 22(Friday). WS cracked by Sat morning. New replacement shipped under warranty to Glass Doctor from Coach glass. I paid $1000 ded. Bill was $5200 not counting freight charge for replacement. Problem with front end.
Still scheduled to leave for Junction May 1st w/o coach.
April 2nd: Paisano diesel repair is fixing gauges, replacing filters, ground wire, & door awning. Bill was $693(4 hrs labor @ $160/hr)
Coach is cleaned out and in storage.
BMO bank: coach picked up April 10, 2024. Will go to Austin auction.
Loop 335 around Amarillo was under construction. Still dark @ 7:15. Turned back on Western to I40. I40 was clear. Lost an hour. PS short bay door came open. Latch fell out. Had to duck tape door shut. Stopped for diesel at Loves in Memphis. 35 gal, two transaction. Pump turned off on me after 6 gal. 2nd trn = 29 gal, $140 on open road. Price $3.86.
Arrived at I35 RV park at 5:00 pm. Heavy traffic thru Ft worth I35 @ 3:00. Two rain storms 10 min apart. Lost at least an hour.
In site # 40. Front end very low. Front tires off ground. Antenna TV ok.
Drove East on I40 289 miles to Amarillo, Fort Amarillo RV park for 1 week, Oct 20-27. Weekly rate $247.50, nightly rate= $35.35
Rough road in right lane. Lots of pot holes. Windshield cracked MORE! Pull thru #124 dirt w/ concrete pad & table. Stopped in Moriarty TA for diesel ($306, 66 gal). Discounted cost = $288
