Hi Folks,
Very glad to hear that your trip to Oregon went well, Cruz. It was great to see you again and I appreciated you taking the time to visit when were were in Mesa and you were so busy. I haven't made any reservations for a 2009 Oregon Coast trip as yet but will let you know our plans soon. It would be very nice to meet at Waldport or any other place that works.
We left Mesa on November 25, a couple of days earlier than planned, to stay ahead of deteriorating weather on our way north. We stayed in the trailer all three nights, at Albuquerque, Wellinton, Colorado, and finally at Miles City, Montana. I winterized the trailer on the morning of Thanksgiving Day in Wellington because the daytime temperatures were forecast to be below freezing north of there. Except for some very light snow north of Cheyenne, travel and road conditions were excellent.
The only trouble we had occurred north of Cheyenne and I thought it would be good to report on as a warning to others. At a fuel stop I discovered that the decorative cap on the left-front wheel hub had disappeared. Not only that, but the inner cup that protects the bearing and the grease nipple had also come loose and had obviously been bouncing around inside the hub. After removing the wheel, I was able to get the cup back on the axel eventhough it was somewhat bashed-up. Once the wheel was back on I used tape to cover the opening in the end of the hub. An inspection of the other caps revealed that the one on the right-rear was partially loose so I tapped it back in place and it remained solid for the rest of the trip. From now on I'll be taking a closer look at those caps at every stop.
I'd like to say that it was great to get home and back to work but my Mother said it was a sin to tell a lie. So I'll just say that Phoenix is a great place to be in November and I'd recommend it to anyone.
Less than 8 months to retirement...but who's counting?:B:B:B
Cheers,
Dave
