In Junction, UT. May 7th til Sept. 30, 2025

 Staying in Randy's apartment #B, camp host for RV park.  This will be our last year for camp host.  Randy is going to allow long term customers only in 2026.  Rent the apartment and get a grounds keeper to mow grass.

We are planning to travel next year in a new travel trailer.

Worked on new renogy solar in truck Saturday.  Ready to wire up panels.

Neal Bake coming in #4.  No more in bound reservations for May.

May 18: cold front bringing below freezing temps next two nights.

Leaving Harlingen April 30, 2025, heading toward Junction, UT, first stop Waco Motel 6

 No RV this season.  We plan on stopping several times to inspect a couple of travel trailers on the trip north.  One Rockwood Mini Lite 2513S and Alliance Delta ML206 at Georgetown's Ron Hoover(Buck).  Try to leave@ 6:00am. Truck is loaded.

Road Ranger fill up in Harlingen. $16.13, 49107 miles on speedometer.

Pilot $35.79 in Austin

All motels booked on Booking.com, except Amarillo (Hotels.com)

1.  Waco Motel 6 rate = $71.29, confirmed for Wednesday night(4/30), very old, not clean, baseboard rotten.  3" rain,  super Texas Roadhouse pickup $34.21.  good steak, rolls, sweet potato.

Stopped at Buc'ees $16.58 gas.(Gasbuddy did not work)

2.  Thursday night in Ada, OK Motel 6 ($80.06).  Motel is one year old, very new & Nice.  King bed.

3.  Friday night in Amarillo Motel 6 on Paramount, 3 nights, $186.17 using Hotels.com.  room 108 is clean, King bed, bathroom fan works with light and is very loud!!  TV picture quality is terrible on all channels + hum in audible.

Murphy gas in Paul's Valley, OK $28.15, then at Bucee's in Amarillo $36.17 on Visa

Friday night with Gary's house.  Joe & Betty came over Sat afternoon. Paid for lunch at Braums($35)

Denny at Ron Hoover(Amarillo) showed us Flagstaff model 25FKB(2 exits).

4.  Grants Motel 6 $80.35. Very new and nice.

5.  Flagstaff Motel 6 $82.06, two beds, no microwave, but clean

Gas at Love's on Gasbuddy $25.13

Gas at Phillips 66 travel center visa $18.92.  lots of rain from Amarillo to flagstaff

Flagstaff Motel 6 $82.04, May 6, Tuesday.   Clean but no microwave. In non-smoking room, yet has smoke smell.

 6.  Junction tomorrow Wed May 7

Love's GB gas $23.65, cracker barrel meat loaf dinners($45)

Lake powell travel center $3.29, 9 gal, $29.85 (Utah debit)

Arrived in Junction Wed. May 7th @ 3:30 pm, trip miles=2050

Spent $500 in Motel 6 and $189 in gas on this trip, not counting food(est $250)

In Tropic Winds RV Resort for 2024 Winter until April 30, 2025

 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. Changed to Alliance Delta ML206 because it is lighter and quality better.

Ron Hoover quote on new one.  Offered 10K off before we left visit.

Leaving April 30.  First stop Waco, Ada, OK one night, then Amarillo for 3 nights, Grants, NM for one night, Flagstaff one night then Junction on 7th.  All over nights in Motel 6 using booking.com and hotels.com(Amarillo).  No trailer, just truck.

Leaving Junction Wed, Sept. 25 toward Harlingen, arrive Sunday Sept 29(home for winter) 2024

 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).

Booked all Motel 6 hotels on booking.com.

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.

In Junction, UT for 5 months-arrived May 14, 2024

 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

Sold Jeep to Doug Swayngim(801)624-8898,  bought 2021 ford ranger in Salt Lake city($27K)

Leaving Harlingen for Junction, UT May 8th, 2024

 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.

Prepaid debit worked fine at Walgreens

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.

From Waco to Harlingen(home), Oct 28th for winter

 Drove from Waco to Harlingen (400 miles).  Arrived 5:00.  Parked in 169.  Long drive.

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.