This was an exciting day for us. We would finally get to drive the RV and hopefully drive home safely. Yesterday was the day we had the hitch put on the Equinox (Burls SUV) and the day we learned about the gears and how to plug things in and how to get the pumps working.
Well, George came over to make sure we were ready.. or I should say, Burl! He had to put all the slides in, unhook everything and get it ready to "roll".
When it was time, you could see Burl was nervous. Not much, but this RV is BIG! I was nervous but knew George was right there and would help him if needed. He started off slow and cautious but after about 15 minutes, he was good to go. He would do just fine driving our new home around the country!
When we came back to Day Bros RV Sales yard, Burl was confident. We would be heading out soon to head home. There was a lot of emptying, filling with propane, making sure everything was okay. It took a couple hours to get it all together and we weren't sure if we'd have time to get home and it still be light.
FINALLY! It was time to head home. Burl has cautious because the wind was horrendous! It was blowing us all over the place! I held on for dear life, not because of Burl, but because there were so many BIG trucks and rigs on the road in this horrible wind! After an hour, I let go of the handlebars to hold onto by the passenger seat. I was feeling okay and he was driving great. I jumped on my iPad and played Spider Solitare until it was time to get off the road to have lunch. There were other RV's in there too, but they kept their engine running. We shut ours off ... don't know why they kept it running! It was cool that we could go to our kitchen table, take out the sandwich meat, condiments and plates right there! We made ourselves a great sandwich with chips and a drink, and headed out again. It was great! From there on out Burl drove like a pro. Only once did I freak out, when I looked up to see where we were and the big truck next to us was close enough to touch! But he moved on or we did, not sure,,, I went back to my spider solitare!!!
When we finally arrived in Ellijay, we brought her to Plum Nelly Campground. They are are the BEST people around to help people who know NOTHING about this type of thing. We brought her into a site and Burl unhitched the car, set out the slides, hooked up the electric, and was just a pro! I was so very proud of him. We had to move stuff from the RV to the car to bring home. In a few weeks, we'll move the permanent stuff to the RV and we'll be on our way. I cannot wait until we can wave good-bye and head out to the journey that lies ahead of us.
We have sold all of our furniture except a bedroom set we no longer need. Victoria is helping to advertise on FB and hopefully it will sell quickly. Our house is becoming empty. Mixed emotions: missing my friends, but happy to head out on a new journey. Can't wait to share our beginning road trip to Massachusetts in June!
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