On the road againlllll

July 16, 2020
Knightstown, Indiana
Yogi Bear Jellystone PA Park

Dad has been working on project after project including stronger axels under our rig and upgraded suspension.  When Momma looked at the calendar, she saw a 3 week window of opportunity....in other words, no doctor, dental or whatever appointments on the calendar.  The perfect opportunity to test ride all the upgrades.  

Now the plan was to depart after the Primary Care Physician visit which should have put us on the road Friday, July 10...but that didn't happen.  Dad's doc said blood draw on Monday.  Dad said make it early in the morning 'cuz I'm going to hit the road as soon as the needle is taken out of my arm and do some social distance, safe travel to areas with lower Covid numbers than my current zip code.

When you remove 3 days of travel from the schedule, you have to crunch up your plans a tad.  The choice was either longer days on the road or back to back travel days.  The latter won out.  We have been in a diffent campground for 4 nights in a row so we can spend a week in Goshen/Shipshewana, Indiana and still zip home in time for the next appointment on the calendar on July 29th.  

Getting back to the test drive of all the upgrades.  I really don't think it was done with any forthought, but the second day, they really put things to a test.  When we arrived, Momma grabbed my water dish to fill it up and low and behold, it was half full as I had only lapped up half of the bowl.  Now the story is, the test was to see if any water would spill out as we bounced up the highway that you would definitely call rough and in need of some repair.  Poor Momma couldn't even focus on her book!!  Well, let me tell you, not a drop of water escaped from the water bowl.  Yes, Dad, your upgrades are giving the 5er a smoother ride.  Love that MorRyde suspension.  If we still had the Lippert Equaflex, we would have been mopping up for sure!!

Now you may be wondering if it is really 'safe' to be out and about.  For us it is as we stop at rest areas but don't go inside any buildings. After all, we are self contained and have our own bathroom and coffe making facilities.  We researched the Covid numbers and stop overnight in smaller communities.  We don a mask when we approach the campground registration area which for the most part is an outdoor affair.  If they do handle registration inside, they only have one person enter the office at a time and the staff are behind plexiglass.  Lots of safety measures in place.  

We still feel pretty isolated.  There have been lots of campers, but we keep our distance and don't chat much....that is until today.  And that's because we know our neighbors and will be traveling with them for the next week.

Yep, it's our neighbors from home....Tim and Julie.  And I FINALLY have someone to play with me.  With the temps in the 70's today with cloud cover, we all sat outside and Julie tossed my jug....not far 'cuz I was tied up....but I was able to play a close game of fetch.  It's nice to unwind after a morning of napping in the backseat of the truck.

I have to admit, we aren't traveling in our usual meandering, laid back way spending more than one night at each location.  And we aren't being very social.  But it sure is nice to experience some new scenery, new smells in the grass and today we can claim some cooler, less humid weather.

Enjoying some new surroundings......
I'm Chloe