New Weight Distribution System, Mt. View RV Park Bowie, AZ...

We got our day going early and left our spot at the Desert Diamond Casino and headed out on S Nogales Blvd.  There is so much traffic in the am that there was no way of making a left so Ken made a right and I asked the girl in the phone to find a route to  S Padre Blvd where Camping World was located. She did a great job and we had a nice drive for several miles.  

Our spot at the Casino

Sunrise!

We pulled into Camping World about 0730 and proceeded to have our breakfast of yogurt and fruit. We saw workers running around and I think 3 men talked to Ken to ask if we had an appointment.  When we arrived there was a motorhome in the parking lot and they left pretty quickly. Apparently they don't allow overnight camping. Boo on them!  

Our new system..

About 0850 or so we saw a huge fifth wheel pull to the back so Ken decided to go into CW and make sure they knew we were there.  The girl came out put a number on and about 0915 they put us in line.  One worker walks up and says "What the hell you doing?"  You need to unhook, Ken followed him and they had a not so nice conversation, the guy was a jerk.  He said he's not a tech doesn't know if they need the truck or what.  Finally, Ken talked to another guy and he gave better info. They had us pull up out of the lot and then unhook.  Long story short about 1130 or so they told us it was done.  Ken told him we needed someone to explain how it works as we've never had one.  

Finally about 1140 Dave came out and did a nice job of explaining and showing how to hook and unhook the Weight Distrubution Hitch. So, $452.00 later we're done. Thanks Dave, nice guy. 

1150 we pulled out and headed towards the freeway.  We stopped for lunch at a beautiful road side rest area and then headed on. 

Truck and trailer definitely sit even now..

Along I 10

I was looking for Passport America Campgrounds down the road.  Found one located in Bowie, AZ only 106 miles from where we started. The next ones were a lot further than we wanted to travel.  We pulled in at about 1430. 

This is a wonderful park.  Mountain View RV Park.  It has gas, propane and a cute shop with homemade fudge, jerky and flavored nuts of all kinds. Bathrooms, showers and a laundromat too. Dwayne told Ken this is where he really makes his money, in the shop.  There were any flavor of anything you could want. He keeps coffee going all day and it's free. You can leave a donation if you like but not necessary.  Check in was a breeze, gave the cashier $16.14 for the night and pick our own spot.  

Rocks at the Rest Area

it's a cute place, nice wide spots and full hookups.  Trains run all hours of the day and night, but that doesn't bother us. I will definitely put this one on our list of places we would stay again.  

Our site, nice and wide..

Our view out the back trailer window 

Love the heart shape! :))

Showers..older but very well kept

Bathroom

Laundromat

Trains from our window..

We just enjoyed the afternoon and evening and called it a night after some thrown together dinner. Ken was going to bar b q but there were meat bees and he didn't feel like fighting them. 

Slept in this am (Thursday) until 0620. It doesn't help I was awake at 0215 again for a couple of hours. Hate it when that happens.  Oh well on with the day. 

The hitch works well, Ken says he can feel the difference in the swaying of the trailer.  That's wonderful.  When we got to the park, I asked him if he had his lights on, No....well, the brake lights were on with the truck and trailer! Bummer, now we're thinking it's a truck problem.  It didn't happen until the last leg of the trip somewhere after lunch.  The ABS system didn't come on so we're not sure what's up with that.  Keep ya posted. 

Looks like we're headed for Elephant Butte State Park, reading this morning we're missing Bill and Patsy by a few hours. :(  Maybe down the road we'll catch them or someone else! 

Have a wonderful day! Travel Safe! 

This sure isn't Gila Bend! Flat tire, Camping World, Phoenix (ahhhhhhhh)...

We left the Desert Gem RV Park in Salome about 1100 and headed for Gila Bend yesterday (Saturday).  We're having a nice drive for about 20 miles or so and Ken says, "I think we're going the wrong way!"  What??!  Sure enough, we should have taken a road out of Salome to intercept the I-10 freeway.  

Salome, AZ 

Pub and Grill

Love the old signs for motels

Another little place

We looked quickly at the map and saw there was a road that headed that way out of Aguila and we were only about 6 miles from there. Whew..problem solved.  Turned the girl on the phone on just to be sure, and at the instructions (more or less) we turned right. We're driving on a road we haven't traveled before and enjoyed the views.  End of the road, it says Salome 21 and something else the other way.  So we turned left as we knew we didn't want to go to Salome, we had just come from there! What the heck?! Eventually we found I 10 12 miles west of Tonopah, well we were supposed to come out about 12 miles further east than that.  Don't know what happened, as we followed the only road we saw.  Oh well.  

All kinds of Saguaro 

Love the views...

Saddle mountain, we saw it in person! 

Got on the freeway and going down the road the ABS light came on, so Ken pulled into a gas station, planning on getting some gas and checking the ABS. Well, the rear tire on the trailer is going flat! So we made it across the street to a bigger parking lot and he replaced the tire with the spare. (He actually has 2 spare tires so we're not in a huge hurry to get it fixed). Screw in the tire.  I made salad for lunch while he changed it out. 

It amazes me that there is so much garbage at this truck stop!

There are garbage cans placed every 70 feet or so, yet let's
throw our garbage out! 

Yuck..

We do a build our own salad bar..makes for a yummy lunch! 

The last few days we've been talking (well, actually Ken's been talking and I've been listening). This ABS problem has been going on for awhile. It only happens when pulling the trailer, sometimes it'll go into limp mode, which is really bad. The truck will slow down, then he's got to punch the gas pedal and all kinds of issues.  When we bought the truck, the salesman says he pull a 28 foot trailer, no problem. Without getting into all the stuff I know nothing about, Ken's been debating buying a new truck (which we really don't want to do) or getting the sway bar, etc put on the truck and see if that fixes the problem. Tundra recommends having one. 

Instead of Gila Bend we decided to head for Phoenix (oh no) and Camping World. The girl in the phone did a nice job on directions and we pulled into the busiest Camping World parking lot I've ever seen. Here I think their major business is selling RV's of all kinds. We were directed back to service. We spent some time talking with Sandy who said we picked the worst week possible to try and get something done as it's Nascar and Spring training for baseball. All booked up for at least the next week. Figures...so she called a few places but everyone busy. She gave us a list of RV stores in the area but honestly we didn't want to spend more than a night or two here anyway.  She didn't really think we needed the bar but who knows. Too, too many people here. Sandy did say we could park on the street here for the night. It's legal and safe as there is a car lot across the street and there is overnight security. 

Stacey, look what your car can haul..looked like a little
much too me..

Our spot for the night

Camping World's American flag! Huge!

The sunset from our little corner of the world..

Well lit street..

Still gotta love the sunset! 

We pulled out and found a nice place on the street.  Made the decision that we will head for Tucson today and Camping World there.  We'll see what happens, but we should find an RV park and take care of business. 

We actually had a very nice night here, it was very quiet except the car lot played music all night long. I told Ken maybe it's to keep the security guard awake..who knows. 

A new adventure today!  Enjoy your Sunday!