KENTUCKY IS BAD LUCK

 We left Clinton, TN headed north on I-75 just past Rocky Top.

And straight on into Kentucky.

                                                    

The roads weren't the best, a bit bumpy. As we went over a bridge we heard a thump and away we went.

There was a terrible storm and a down pour and then that let up. A few miles later David noticed the light was on indicating the cable from the MH to the car was not working. We decided to stop at the  Kentucky Artisan Center in Berea, KY.to check it out. We saw that the  blue cable was disconnected from the MH and it was damaged . When we looked down gasoline was pouring from the gas tank. We had just filled up the tank.

David called 911 for the fire dept and we started taking things out of the MH and putting them in the car. First the kitties, our money, the computers, and other things of importance in case there was a fire. The haz mat fire dept arrived and tried soaking up the gas from the parking lot. Then the police. The kitties were in their carriers an sitting in an air conditioned car while we were outside in 90 degree heat.

The firemen didn't think the MH would catch on fire, so we were relieved about that.

Then the tow truck arrived, but it was too small. Had to get a bigger one.

                   The big tow truck showed up with their own haz mat team since they had to empty out the remainder of the $170 worth of gas we had just put in.

Time to hook up the MH.

Thank you to the wonderful firemen that stayed there through the whole mess to clean up the gas.

And away we go. 

They towed it to the repair facility. There is no telling what this will cost. Just the tow alone is going to be a fortune. We couldn't believe there was a place open in this little town on a SUNDAY.

We were so lucky after all this bad luck. We got a room in a nearby hotel and the kitties were so happy to get out of their carriers. We'll see what happens tomorrow and how soon they might be able to repair the gas tank. It was a small hole, but it will have to take off the gas tank and weld the hole shut.

ON OUR LASTEST ADVENTURE TO MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, IOWA, NEBRAKSA AND MISSOURI

 We left yesterday, headed north on I-75, to Clinton, TN. It's our first stop on our 41 day trip.

And as I have posted before we are just a hop, skip and a jump from Rocky Top Tennessee, so I got to do it.

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Nothing much to post this trip as yet, but I will try to do a better job this time in keeping up with my posts as long as there is internet available.

AN OLD POST FROM JUNE 2021

 I totally forgot to post about our trip to St Augustine. But better late than never. 

We decided to go to St Augustine in June to visit the Meyers. We usually go around Christmas, but thought it might be fun to go when it wasn't cold and rainy. It definitely was not cold, but Florida is always rainy and humid. We had a great time anyway.

We always stop in Tifton, Ga area on the way down to break up the trip. As usual Nickie has to ride up front, either in the bed on the dash, in David's lap or on the floor in front of my chair. He is a great little traveler.

                                                  

                                   Bentley and Nickie waiting patiently for their nightly brushing. 

                                     For a quick Father's Day meal we went to Osprey Tacos for street tacos and beer.

                                     The food was good and it provided shelter from the rain.

                                 Finnegan is the one that loves the cabinet over the bed, but this is Nickie, not to be out done has to get up there too. The problem is he has to be lifted up because he's too fat to jump.

                  We got the kitties new water fountains which they love and I made a little placemat to keep the water dripping off the floor..

        We had such a good time with the Meyers while we were there. Ryan and Najla were both working and her brother and his family were visiting from Colorado, so we saw them when they were available and did our own thing too. We decided to go to one of our favorite spots, Sea Life for lunch and get a bowl of NE clam chowder. As I was stepping up to the entry I fell on my Lt shoulder and injured it and possibly a torn rotator cuff. It just doesn't pay to get old.

The Meyers had a business meeting while we were there and asked if we could pick up the kids after school. So we did and went home and played video games with them. They have limits on when and how often they can play and they had to teach us how to play. We weren't very good at it, but had lots of fun any way.

Due to the rain we cooked cheesesteaks  on the Blackstone on their back porch. This is Ellie, the Meyers dog. She is part pit bull and WHITE. Crystal, their groomer did a little art work on her and did a zebra look and then colors. Quilt a change in her looks

                 When we made campground reservations we could only get a few nights at the KOA close to the Meyers and had to reserve the rest of the time at Coastal RV which is one of our favorites, If we are lucky to get a space in the newer area it has spacious sites and nice brick pavers. We were lucky and had a great spot.

                 The Meyers and Najla's Dad came over for a cookout of chicken fried rice and egg rolls. We had a great time spending time with them. This is one of Trevor's favorite meals. I can't believe how big Emma and Trevor are. Wish we could see them more often.

                                                   

Finnegan actually enjoyed sitting outside with us. There were no people or dogs nearby to make him nervous. We were leaving in the morning to head home.

  We arrived home safely and I was back at work in no time. Nickie decided he needed to help.