June 6, 2014 - Van Buren, Ohio

We got up and began packing up to make the motorhome travel worthy, which means counters need to be cleared, the rug needs to be rolled and stored on the back of the couch. Coffee maker get placed in the sink along with the drain board and dish detergent. The Jacks need to be raised, the front passenger chair needs to be turned around to face forward, George's various appliances get placed on the bed. If we have layed out the exterior carpet that needs to be folded. The slides need to be pulled in. The water hose needs to be disconnected as well as the sewer. Actually that is completed in the opposite order as George uses the hose to wash the sewer equipment off. Fortunately we had our old sewer hose. The awning needs to be rolled in and the antenna needs to be cranked down. Also inside the stove covers need to be put down on the stove. The chairs at our dinet need to be turned so they are laying flat. And our poratble ice maker needs to be placed on the back of one of the dinet chairs. All of the computers need to be put away as well. Another important thing is to unplug it from the elctric and roll up the power cord. The site last night was a back-in site with full hookups. So after George pulls the motorhome out of the site, he parks it on a level straight area where we can hook up the car. I drive it and line it up with the hitch and George hooks the tow bar to the car. After he is done he signals to me to gently drive in reverse until I hear the tow bar go clunk. Then I take the gear shifter and run it through all of the gears ending up in neutral. I then sit and wait for a few minutes and then turn off the car while it is in neutral. Normally I would go get the brake apparatus that connects from the brake pedal to a rod under the drivers seat, and push the emergency brake in the stop position and insert the cable that connects the brake apparatus to the electrical system of the motorhome so the brake on the motorhome when applied helps stop the tow car as well, and then release the emergency brake again. Well currently the electrical cable going from the motorhome to the tow vehicle is busted. We have tried several places looking for parts to fix it, but with not much luck. Tonight we had QueenBea's chicken meatballs www.recipezazz.com/recipe/chicken-caesar-skewers-1278 with spaghetti sauce on whole grain pasta with Andi of Longmeadow Farm's http://www.food.com/recipe/simply-simple-cucumber-slices-in-vinegar-dressing-longmeadow-393106. So yummy! We had a lovely relaxing drive from Altoona, PA to Van Buren, Ohio. We did find out once we were here that the Contruction Equipment Muesum is only open on weekdays from 1-5 PM. LOL!