1st Trip - Tips?
getting ready for our first extended trip. one overnight trip under our belt. this trip will be from Oklahoma City to Albuquerque, 8 hrs in the car. figure it's going to take us quite a bit long...
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well we made it!
started raining about 10mins after we left. 20mins later I hit construction. YES, there were concrete barriers. made it through those safely. 25-35mph winds with gusts of "it doesn't really matter" for the next 7 or so hours.
we stopped every couple of hours so I could pry my hands off the wheel and walk the dogs and ourselves a bit. took us a little over 10 hours to get there. honestly, that's about what we figured.
rented a car at the airport then on to the KOA. very nice facilities and staff. got everything hooked up and proceeded to blow the handle off the water in the shower. tried to fix that, couldn't do it. went
with no water but had gallon jugs we filled at the sites b.room when needed.
due to weather in OK we stayed an extra day in ALBQ and then stayed a night in Amarillo before heading home. trip home in total took apprx 9hrs. loved driving without the wind! doesn't take long to get used to the "wake" caused by semi's.
all in all......... I LOVE THIS RV BUSINESS! can't wait to plan our next trip. spent a little more on gas but I figure driving into that wind for so long ate up quite a bit.
thanks once again for the tips and advice. we'll have this figured out in no time.
EM
started raining about 10mins after we left. 20mins later I hit construction. YES, there were concrete barriers. made it through those safely. 25-35mph winds with gusts of "it doesn't really matter" for the next 7 or so hours.
we stopped every couple of hours so I could pry my hands off the wheel and walk the dogs and ourselves a bit. took us a little over 10 hours to get there. honestly, that's about what we figured.
rented a car at the airport then on to the KOA. very nice facilities and staff. got everything hooked up and proceeded to blow the handle off the water in the shower. tried to fix that, couldn't do it. went
with no water but had gallon jugs we filled at the sites b.room when needed.
due to weather in OK we stayed an extra day in ALBQ and then stayed a night in Amarillo before heading home. trip home in total took apprx 9hrs. loved driving without the wind! doesn't take long to get used to the "wake" caused by semi's.
all in all......... I LOVE THIS RV BUSINESS! can't wait to plan our next trip. spent a little more on gas but I figure driving into that wind for so long ate up quite a bit.
thanks once again for the tips and advice. we'll have this figured out in no time.
EM
