Making The Best Of It

1029 September 1, 2023 Making The Best Of It

Another morning walk around a huge block in the industrial complex.  Thanks, mom, for listening this morning <3

Tim went across the street to see where the RV might be.  It was sealed behind the garage bay doors and no one was working on it.  He decided to go in and talk with the service department.  The turbo for the exhaust system is seized up.  There were no replacements here in Edmonton.  They found someone to rebuild the old one and they were offering a one-year warranty…in Alberta.  The turbo would not be complete until next Friday.  NO THANKS!  A new turbo would have to come from Seattle.  We authorized expedited shipping but because of the holiday weekend, no one was sure what that means.  Hopefully we will get the turbo early next week and then they can install it.  Maybe we will be here another week or so…

We were disheartened. 

This afternoon, I was able to get an appointment to get my hair done.  It was a nice treat and uplifting!

We went to the RV to get rid of all the spoiling food that we bought more than a week ago.  The shop has been able to keep the fridge plugged in so at least all of our freezer food is okay. 

This evening, I went out and bought a bottle of wine and a taco tray from Real Canadian Superstore.  It was really good and plenty for both of us.

Tomorrow, we are going to drive back to Elk Island.  We have made a reservation for a campsite and we will stay in the rooftop tent.  It is something we enjoy and something to look forward to.  The weather is supposed to be perfect.  I started to get things packed and organized.

Sunday, we will return to this hotel and stay until the RV is right.

Maybe Tomorrow…Again…

1028 August 31, 2023 Maybe Tomorrow…Again…

I was in a new neighborhood this morning when I went for my walk. Through Lexus and Mercedes and Maserati and Jaguar and other luxury car lots.

The forecast for today was 70’s and cloudy with a 10% chance of rain however; it began to rain as I wandered through the car dealerships. I found a place to stand under an awning and waited for the rain to let up. I was able to run quickly across to the NAPA store where the rain began again only harder. Tim called to check on me and just a couple of minutes later, he was there to rescue me.

Maybe we will see some sun later.

We both went to the hotel fitness room where he used the weights and I hopped onto the treadmill.

We went back to the room and we waited.

We called the service center at noon and they expected that the RV would be ready by the end of the day. We checked out of the hotel and went to get a few groceries. We went to First Truck and saw that the RV was being scanned. The mechanic said we should know by 2:30pm if we were good to go. But, there was a new code…

At 4pm, we went out for an early dinner…still hoping…

At 5pm, when we returned, the mechanic was under the unit, taking things off…

We spoke to the customer service guy who told us we should get a room…

Now we are back at the Holiday Inn…maybe tomorrow?!?