While we were at Myrtle Beach, if it was very hot and humid, we hit the pool and then the beach in the evening. If the temps were more moderate, like under 95, we walked the beach, or swam in the ocean in the morning, and hit the pool in the afternoon. It was a good system, I have to say. There were some days when it felt great in the shade, as long as you weren’t moving! ;o)
Apparently, just the day before yesterday, temps in St. Matthews hit 113! BLECH! Good thing we have air conditioning, both in the truck and the camper. We have been enjoying the air in our camper- it works better than it ever has before- and when we need it, we can make it a freezer! I like it. :o)
Joe’s cousin Earl is coming down from Columbia to take Cory and Kristen up for a flight this morning. He is such a great guy- a true southern gentleman. He has been fighting cancer for close to two years and doing pretty well. He had been grounded, but he is able to fly again. (He was having what felt like heartburn and acid reflux that came on gradually. He was medicating with over the counter antacids, but forgot them one weekend. His symptoms wouldn’t go away, so he and his wife went in to have it checked out and found out it was cancer. They were pretty aggressive with the treatment- because it was pretty advanced, and it has been working. We have positive thoughts that he will go into remission.)
Well, guess what? I haven’t gone up in the small plane yet. Earl has offered, but I have this thing about heights, so I haven’t gone. Koen loves it. Kristen has never been in an airplane of any kind, so she was nervous. Kira said that she was going up, but then she decided she was too nervous. So, I asked Kira if we could go together… and we did! Kira didn’t look out the window until the end, when we were about to touch down.
Earl actually let me have the controls for a couple of minutes- EEEEK! It was cool and freaky at the same time. I can totally see why a person would want to fly all the time. I enjoyed it immensely.
Joe’s dad and his connections managed to find a motor for the slide!!! YAY! When we got back to St. Matthews, Joe and his dad put it in and the slide is automated again. Hurray for handy men! ;o)
Our NEW issue is the kitchen sink. It started stinking on Tuesday- which we could smell, but thought it was the garbage bag. Turns out, the leak that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago was progressing while we stayed in Myrtle Beach. I was using the sink every day, silly me, and of course, a leak gets worse when the force of the water is more consistently present. So, since I hadn’t taken out the skillet to use for the whole 10 days, I wasn’t keeping up with the leakage that had been collecting. The pea trap started stinking, BADLY! So, that is the next project.
What we have been figuring out, though, with every repair that we do the travel camper, is that some of the things going wrong are meant to be repaired by the “expert” with all the tools. The sink pipes, by the way, have to have a $100 dollar tool to uncrimp the end and a $40 dollar tool to recrimp it. They don’t make replacement 0 rings- you have to buy a new elbow with the O ring built in. What a racket! Joe plans on cutting off the old end, attaching a new end with the O ring in it. He is pretty sure that there is enough extra pipe that it will work- keeping my fingers crossed. (I am wondering if the manufacturers of travel trailers make them have a specific lifespan- figuring that if the owner isn’t able to manage the issues, they will just trade up for a newer one, which, of course, means more money. That’s how they get you!)
I will be cleaning out the refrigerator while we are here- things have been leaking and starting to be a bit smelly in there, too. It is amazing how much we can fit in that little bitty thing. I stored food for all 7 of us for dinners for three days- it amazes me that it held that much- plus two gallons of milk, yogurts for breakfast, and various other bits and pieces. Of course, that is when we have access to a store on a regular basis!
Whew- today was a fun day, mostly. Josh threw a hissy fit when Kristen went up the first time- but we got through it. He got to go up with her after Earl changed the oil in the Stinson. Koen got to go again, too, and fly on his own. He was pumped! I think, between the hats that Earl brought for Koen and the flying, this was an awesome day for him! It will definitely be one of our vacation days that he remembers!
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