Sean was such a great traveler and excellent helper, we debated whether or not to take him home. We could tell Kristi, "Oh...gee, we just forgot. Maybe we'll get him home some time next week, or month, or year". But, after careful consideration, we decided to return him to his home. He was a great help and has been trained by the best (Kitty and Craig) and will be a great RV'er!
Leaving the 5th wheel at Pine Country (dust bowl), we headed out late morning, stopped at a car wash near Rockford to get the dust off of the car, then headed south on I39. After driving for a couple of hours, it suddenly struck Kitty that we forgot Kallie's dog food. Oops... she requires special dog food and we can not use just any old dog food. After all, she's not just any old dog either. So, while I am driving, Kitty is frantically searching the Internet for Kallie's dog food. She found a store in Mattoon (on the way) and called them to be sure they had it and would be open by the time we got there. They confirmed they had the dog food and would be open long enough for us to get there. Whew! Kallie breathed a sigh of relief!
We finally got Sean home. Kristi and Scott were glad to see him again. For Sean, it was going to be a short time at home. He was leaving in two days for Florida. This kid is logging some serious miles this summer!
July 4, 2012
We are still in central Illinois and it's another scorcher outside! Not only is it triple digit hot, but it is very dry. That's a bad combination for fireworks. In fact, many towns cancelled their fireworks. We stayed in Kristi & Scott's house and watched the fireworks on TV.
July 5, 2012 through July 15, 2012
We are leaving central Illinois and returning back to the dust bowl in Belvidere, Illinois. Yep, it's still dusty here. We really need some rain. It makes you want to do a rain dance!
We had a lot of errands to run and folks to visit. Most of the time it was too hot to plan much outside. So, we used this time to get some inside stuff done. The 5th wheel has a leaky black water valve (not good), and the toilet won't hold water. Fixing a black water (sewage) valve and leaky toilets are not in my job description. So, we made an appointment to have the repairs made on Monday, the 16th, since our reservation were up and we had to leave Pine Country anyway.
July 16, 2012
We are up early getting the 5th wheel ready to take to Collier RV Center in Rockford about 15 miles away. Our appointment was 10:30 am. We actually arrived at 10 am. We packed some chairs and a cooler of drinks and drove our car to Rock Cut State park while the 5th wheel repairs were being made... or so we thought.
It's a hot day and we are sitting beside Pierce Lake at Rock Cut State Park, reading and enjoying the water. Even though we had a nice breeze, today was going to be another hot one. By mid afternoon, we were worn out from the heat. The breeze was still blowing, but by now it was a hot breeze with no cooling effect. We called Collier RV to find out if the repairs were done, we needed to get out of this stinking heat! "Oh, Sorry Mr. Simmons, your repairs won't be done until the morning". Now where do we stay. The 5th wheel is our only home.
Well, Collier RV, like most large RV service centers, has spots in their parking lot with electrical hook ups just for such occasions. So, we would spend the night in the Collier RV parking lot. Hey, this ain't too bad. Number one, it's free! Number one again, they have 50 amp electric boxes so we can run both AC units. Boy, I am feeling cooler already. They also had a security guy patrol the parking lot all night long. Did I mention the parking lot is paved... there's no dust! Running both AC's, no dust and it's free, where can you beat that! Ah, Mr. Collier, can we stay here for a week or two?
On the down side, we had to be out of the RV by 6 am. Due to the extreme heat, the service department starts work at 6 am.
Here we are all set up in the Collier RV parking lot.
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