A Hectic Day

Sherry is now a licensed driver in the state of Texas but only for the truck with no fifth wheel attached!

We found out when we arrived this morning that we have to take the written and driving test due to the weight of our truck and fifth wheel combined. Charley got the little handbook (it has been a very long time!!) so he could look it over before taking the test. And we are going to see what they do on Charley's driving test before Sherry makes plans to take it. Charley does the majority of the driving anyway..... He is going in the morning for the written test and then back on Friday for the driving test (if he passes okay) .... Once we see how that goes then we will decide how much practice Sherry needs before actually taking the test. She can drive it on major highways but backing and turning will require practice. Oh well.

We are now waiting on the DirecTV technician to get here to connect us so that our lives can get somewhat back to normal. It is amazing how much having TV means.... more later.

7:55PM
Well, we just finished a quick dinner after the DirecTV guy finished up. Hurray, we have TV!!

Now maybe our lives will seem more normal.

Errands and Small Stuff

Well, our first day in Livingston has been pretty busy so far!! We had to run a few errands and check on getting our truck inspected. Found out that we have to get mud flaps put on before we will pass inspection. We have those ordered and they are supposed to arrive Wednesday.

We could not do anything about our drivers license or voter registration since today was a national holiday and all of those offices were closed.... so that is first on our list for tomorrow.

We also found out about a place that will make us name badges for our RV Club so that we can wear those to the social functions at the campgrounds. That will make it a lot easier on us and everyone else!!

Only problem continues to be getting DirecTV set up with the portable dish. And hurray!!!! the technician is supposed to be here between 12:00 and 4:00 tomorrow afternoon to help with that..... This will certainly help us both (especially Charley)... He missed the Daytona 500 yesterday and that did not make him very happy!! Right now we have NO TV at all, even the antenna will not work.. but tomorrow will resolve that if all goes well.

We are in Texas!!

We left Lafayette, LA at 8:00AM this morning and arrived in Livingston, TX at 12:30. We are all set up except for our DirecTV which will be done on Tuesday afternoon when the technician comes to set up our portable dish. We are planning to stay at least one week here, getting our drivers licenses, vehicle inspections and voter registrations taken care of. They have a lot of fun activities here at the campground that we also plan to take advantage of.

We continue to learn better ways of doing things and we're sure that will continue. For example, it is taking us a lot less time now to get packed up and ready to get on the road than it did a week ago and getting set back up at our new location seems to be taking less time also.

We are on our way again!!

We left Summerdale this morning and arrived in Lafayette at around 4:00 CST. It was very cold this morning and all the rain had frozen our sewer pipe. We could not get it back in the holder so had to take it apart and wait until it thawed! Otherwise a pretty uneventful day, except for the very bumpy Bay Bridge ride (20 miles) after we got into Louisiana. We were very surprised that nothing was broken or had fallen out of cabinets when we got here!!

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Plans can continue to change!!

Well, we are staying in Summerdale, Alabama one more day. Weatherman has predicted snow and ice starting mid-morning with the possibility of some accumulation. Since this is our first adventure in our fifth wheel we felt that it might be safer to just remain here. It is raining cats and dogs anyway......

If everything clears enough by tomorrow morning we will be on our way again.

We are planning to check out more of the campground facilities today and we have signed up for the dinner tonight (baked spaghetti). Dinner will be followed by the coronation of the campground's king and queen for their Mardi Gras celebrations that start this weekend and some skits followed by a live band. Should be fun!!

Plans can change!!

Well, plans change but it is an adventure!! We arrived in Summerdale, AL yesterday (2/10). We found a place to get our Montana repaired under warranty today (2/11) so we will be spending two nights here in Summerdale.

If the weather does not prevent it, we are planning to leave here tomorrow headed for Livingston, TX with one more overnight stop on the way.

The weather is not good. It is cold, windy and we are hunkered down in the camper to stay warm. Cheyenne (our 5 month old dachshund puppy) is taking a nap right now on the heating pad and I (Sherry) am fighting for my share of it. The weatherman is still saying we might see some frozen stuff before this is over.

We are doing great and enjoying ourselves even though we had some unexpected problems.

Update - it is sleeting at 3:00 in the afternoon. Who knows where we may be tomorrow!!

We are on our way!!!

We left Blythewood, SC the morning of 2/8 and traveled to Pine Mountain, GA where we camped in the FDR state park for a couple of nights. This is a campground that is rather rustic but it is so peaceful and quiet, and very pretty. We decided to stop here for a couple of nights because we had been so busy working to get everything ready and needed a little rest and relaxation.

We are continuing our journey to Livingston Texas beginning tomorrow, 2/10.

The only things worthy of mention at this point is that we love it and each day is an adventure. We are learning new things about our fifth wheel that we did not know before as well as learning things to watch out for in our travels. Right now we are having a problem with one of our tank valves and will have to find a place to get it fixed. Looks like there is a dealer near our next overnight stop so maybe we can get it fixed in the next two or three days.