| [GMCnet] trip report [message #233384] |
Wed, 18 December 2013 07:35  |
jhbridges
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Registered: May 2011
Location: Braselton ga
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To Orlando we went last Thursday, returned on Monday. Team Rodent is still in evidence everywhere. the American Kennel Club "Meet the Breeds" part of the National Championships went well, our crew won 4th place in the Working Group breeds:
https://www.facebook.com/KuvaszClubOfAmerica#!/photo.php?fbid=448333335271563&set=a.448006201970943.1073741844.293948430710055&type=1&thea ter
If you've never been, you should go, either to the Orlando one every December, or the one at the Javits Center in New York before Hallowe'en. Whetever kind of dogs you like, they have. At the Javits Center, they have cats also.
Oh the trip - the GMC ran flawlessly, and the new used toad trundled happily along in its new paint. Cracked 10MPG on the way down on real gas. Alcohol laced coming back, a bit under 9. Not surprising. Just under 500 miles one way. Makes an all day trip if you're not in a hurry. Since I was a day late getting out, I didn't get to JimB's place this year. Shame, there's usually something interesting there. After I got the wasps out, the icebox works well on propane now. The Dometic heat-pumop is perfect for the weather - 40s at night and it kep the coach comfortable. I brought an electric heater along but diodn't need it.
Wekiwa Springs had upgraded the pads and put new gravel on the parking sites. Beautiful and serene as ever. Also now full hookup. The sewer connection was just downhill enough from the pad to keep from havng to 'milk the slinky: when I got reay to leave. Simply run the wash wand down it and back, clean as awhistle. The staff is unobtrusive and helpful as well. They still have the dump sites, so some of the camp sites may yet be withiout sewer hookup. For TV, you're on your own. I got 18 choices on a scan, many are Spanish, Jesus, or both; or selling soemthing. Networks are there, though.
A nice gent namjed Jerry and his wife from Chico were next to me in a rented SOB from Cruise America. It was on an F-450 chassis. Jerry was unimpressed ("Total POS!") due to the poor quality ciontrol. They were first renters of the RV - Class C cabover - and he said their travel had been a constant cycle of trim pieces and poorly secured stuff falling off it. However, no major leaks and it ran well. He also gave me two Wal-Mart camp chairs he'd bought on sale. He said checking them back to CA would cost more than he paid for them. So, I now have 4 camp chairs for people to enjoy adult beverages at rallies while the chicken cooks.
All in all a good trip without problems. And a couple of kids on John Young Parkway are now aware that a Camaro may be swoopy and loud, but it's no match for a junk Ranger with a serious engine in it coming off a light.
--johnny
'76 23' trnsmode norris
braselton GA
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I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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