We finished closing up the house on Saturday and were on the road by 9:00. We had originally planned to only go to Santa Ana near the border, but changed our minds and ended up in Tucson.
There was nothing different about the drive...some good roads and some bad!
The border crossing was a little frustrating though. All RVs are put in a line with the buses and usually we are the only ones there, but today we were put behind four buses. When I asked one of the guards how long the wait would be the answer came back as four to five hours!
This was a bit of a shock as all other 10 border gates were sitting empty with very little vehicular traffic. I asked if we could go through one of the other gates and was told they were too narrow, but if we wanted to accept responsibility for all damages we would do when we crossed then we could go ahead.
Never challenge a Saskatchewan farmer because before that particular guard could change his mind we were at his gate. It took all of three minutes to cross and we had at least a foot of space to spare on both sides of the RV.
We are now in Desert Diamond free camping area and will spend the day getting the belly emptied for some warranty work tomorrow.
We may be in Tucson one day or we may be here for a week, depending on how long it takes to get the parts for the slide. Will let you know.
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keep us posted on when you leave ...and where you next stop is. See you soon.
so....when you say "getting the belly emptied".... is that yours or Fred's????
And exactly what kind of work are one of you getting ;-)
The belly is the storage place under the unit...not Fred's belly! We just left the dealership and there is quite a bit of damage to the unit....a bent axle and the slide is useless. The axle they will fix tomorrow [not under warranty], but the slide requires parts and at least a week wait. This is under warranty, thank goodness. Like I said we will keep you posted.
That's from the rough driving down to PV??? Or the rough highways in Saskatchewan ;-)
and yes ---- nothing like giving a Saskie an opportunity to show off his/ her driving expertise.....I always remind people that I know how to back up a grain truck to an auger when I'm asked whether I know how to drive the school van (and they ask me what is an auger?)
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