Getting our fridge repaired, back to Rock Glen and step broke again, on a very hot day !

Where are we today ?

Rock Glen resort Arkona Ontario

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     Just another relaxing evening here at Chris and Bills. After chatting with them for a couple of hours last night. Into bed and a very good nights sleep in our own bed, This morning as usual the rooster was up and crowing about 5 am, but I beat him today !   Got some computing and a pot of coffee taken care of then a nice walk down the road and back about a mile, Gets me going in the morning.
    Chatted with Chris and Bill for a while outside about 7:30 am after they had fed the horse and dogs, and had picked many quarts of strawberries, (gave us some oh so tasty)

nice sunrises here

Getting ready head on out

lots of fresh strawberries oh so tasty

        Then about 8:30 we ready to hit the road. OOpps our step broke again!. A slight delay, secure with bungie cords and away we go. To get our fridge repaired in St Thomas Ontario only an hour away. Passing many Ginseng fields along the way

Ginseng is very popular in this area
replaces the failing tobacco crops

          Got to Gammons Rv Appliance repairs, in St Thomas Ontario. We had called him a couple of weeks ago hoping to get our propane Fridge repaired. It works on electric but not propane. And he is the go to guy in this area, Too bad he is retiring after 35 years, and no one to carry on this business.
      Thanks to a recommendation from Kelly of the Bayfield Bunch.  He did find some issues mostly the propane lines were plugged with sludge from the propane we get  when we are down south in the winters. Apparently the propane there is not refined as well with the warmer temperatures, as we have here in the cold north. So sludge (oil) can cause issues. He disconnected  the lines and blew out the sludge and propane pressure went from 1 lb to about 10 bs where it should be.,we have a much better flame for our fridge and hope that this takes care of our issues. He really knows his stuff and showed me a few tips to keep things working well.
       Time will tell with todays temp to 95 F Feels like much more than 100 plus f with the humidity) this fridge will be working very hard as will our AC.

Jim Gammon doing his stuff

this be his shop

        In 90 minutes he was done should work perfectly now, Then we headed on out to Rack Glen resort for  a couple of weeks. Our home membership park we we can camp with full hook ups for no overnight fees. And all the facilities as well.

got here about 12;30 and all set up

        Now will make sure our fridge is working properly on propane, get the part to repair our electric step again, and enjoy some nice quiet times here for a while, getting back on track with our healthier eating.
          We got our AC going with the outside temp at 95F and humidity 90 % was pretty sticky out here. We enjoyed some nice breezes in the shade reading and our friend Paul dropped by to chat for a while, until the rain sprinkles began.

supper tonight a salad with son leftover roast pork from the other night 

   Got our inside temp temps down, supper done and outside , but them some more sprinkles again, but no wind. Awning down and secured and enjoyed a wonderful evening outside . Temp 79 F (feels like 97F) according to the weather app . Yup still pretty sticky out here but a few nice breezes..

     Did manage to finish this posting and get a few more pages turned on our e-readers.   

     So far looks like our fridge is working (fingers crossed) and we can now read for a while.

     Want to thank y'all for taking the time to  check us out and hope you day was a great one as well.

146 kms (90 miles today)

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Great visit, new fridge and time to move on.

Where are we today ?

Martin Lake Resort Ocean Springs Mississippi

        Well we had a fantastic visit with our friends Marc and Erin in Destin Florida, such great hosts. Relaxing, fun, great conversations and awesome meals. As you saw on previous postings Marc loves to cook.
         Shortly after 9 am we gradually packed up our stuff and all our food that was was rescued in their fridge and freezer. Said our goodbyes and see y'all later. Headed west to Camping World in Gulf Breeze Florida to pick up our rig with a new fridge!!

          Checked everything out and looks good. Not the same fridge but it is the same size and it is brand new, (2 year warranty). Different front panels than before but works for us. They actually had to remove our living room window to get the old fridge out and install the new one. When they built this coach, everything was installed, then they built the rest around it.

        The bill was paid (ouch!) and we put the critical stuff back in the fridge and freezer and hit the road to our destination for the day. A total distance of 170 miles.

170 miles today

bridge across Mobile Bay

farm produce of some sort

Tunnel under Mobile Alabama

thru the tunnel

more bridges over the swamps

now in Mississippi

        At 1:30pm we arrived at Martin Lake Resort, Ocean Springs Mississippi, (near Biloxi) checked in, found the perfect site and got all set up.

cute rental cabins here

all set up on our site

the Canada Geese came to welcome us, oh pooh!
and lots of it too.

finished refilling our fridge

         All set up then relaxed for a bit before heating up some of Marc's leftover Turkey, sweet leek pie for supper. Couple cornmeal muffins and we are ready to really put our feet up.

        It was so nice to visit with friends while on the road and they really took care of us, feeding us too well.  But hey, we had and awesome time. The weather was not the best but can't have everything, this was a last minute decision and worked out just wonderful.

        Wanna thank you for stopping by and sharing our fun times with us, hope y'all had a great day too.

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Now we can relax for a bit.

Where are we today ?

Destin Florida

        There we made it thru the day quite comfortably. Confirmed our new fridge installation, and back here to Marc and Erin's. He was playing tennis while the girls went for a walk. I updated our blog earlier today, then they took us for a tour of the area and to Read it again books in Niceville a great book store there. Took in thirty five books to exchange and got a deal on another 10 to add to our library.

Marc and his buddies playing tennis

warm day but overcast 

        Marc had a plan for supper tonight, he made a huge pot of this amazing seafood chowder and I pit together a nice bowl of caesar salad to add to that with a baguette, perfect for a tasty light supper.

Marc making the chowder

so tasty

        There, things are coming together, and the weather not too bad either.
        Thanks to our wonderful hosts!

         Glad you could drop by for a peak, our coach should be ready in the morning.

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Update on New Years Day and broken fridge.

Where are we today ?

Destin Florida

Looks like won't make it to Topsail State Park this time

        To back track a bit. On New Years Eve Day I was chatting with a friend from Plattsville Ontario,(our home town) on facebook. They had just arrived in Destin Florida to a three bedroom rental house and invited us to come and stay with them. Funny we don't see them much in Ontario but run into them down south. Last year we met them for lunch at Big Nose Kate's in Tombstone Arizona.
       Well we had made plans to leave this resort and head west towards Biloxi Mississippi for a couple weeks. But decided hey they are only 90 miles away in the other direction, lets go there for a few days. Never been there and all it takes is change a reservation no problem.
      New Years morning we awaken a bit later than usual no hurry to leave. But about 10 am we are securing the coach to depart and our fridge does not appear to be working too good. Now a quick check and the fridge says (suprise Happy New Year!) I do want to work anymore in 2013. Hmph... Appears all of the yellow ammonia has leaked out of the cooling unit. Know what that means?? Our fridge is done, kaput, broken, pooched, not fixable. But hey it is 14 years old. 
        So what to do? New Years Day on the road, did a quick check and find a Camping World that is open almost at Destin, in Gulf Breeze Florida. So stop there chat with service and not much they can do until the morning, the woman in charge of this stuff will be in the morning and check things out for us.
        Now what to do with a fridge and freezer full of food (its still frozen). Called our friends Marc and Erin and their offer to stay was still open, and their fridge and freezer is empty, they have not stocked it up yet. Talk about a stroke of luck eh? So packed up all of our foodstuffs and some clothes and headed to their place about 1:30pm. Stored all our perishables in the fridge, and relaxed with a cold beer, ahh needed that!

surfing country

the white sand look like snow

        As the changed plans unfold, we chat catchup, Marc is making a stuffed pork roast, and brussel spouts, and we are going to Barry and Marlenes rental next door to a New Years Day feast with 2 other couples eight of us altogether.

Erin and Marc

their rental house

our bedroom

nice kitchen

Marc loves to cook too

At Barry and Marlene's

Marc carving

lotsa great food

awesome

christmas pudding, rum sauce and frozen yogurt

       So there, a screwed day up ended up not so bad after all. We saved our food, have a place to sleep visit good friends we have known for over 20 years. Other daughters figured skated together for many years, way back when. And my last six years working (after closing my restaurant) was in Marc's Tool and Die shop.

       This morning first thing, I went back to the CampingWorld and talked to Caren. She had already located a new replacement fridge (In stock) and by 8:30 this morning they were getting ready to begin work on our coach. How's that for service? It will be installed by the end of the day.

       So I think our plan may just be to stay here with friends for two more nights leave the coach there (free storage) and pick it up friday morning and head back towards Biloxi with a new fridge. Well at least we saved the cost of three nights camping here $120.00 it will help take then edge off a little bit on the cost of our new Dometic fridge, that is replacing our very sick Norcold. These things aren't cheap as any Rv'er will tell you.

        Now thats an update as of noon today, Jan. 2nd, looks like we will enjoy some more time here hanging out and maybe even get to see a bit of Destin in the meantime.
        Thanks so much for dropping in and hope your new year started a little better than ours.

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Destin Florida!, but having issues..

Where are we today ?

Topsail Preserve State Park Destin Florida

        New Years morning (Jan. 1st 2013) and we are on the road. But there is a minor problem.

92 miles today

Si will get back you when we get things straightned out, Everything is just fine but our fridge is broken,

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