Sunday, July 27, 2014

Back to the Bay State again


  As stated in my last post we had some minor issues with the trailer that we wanted to get addressed before the warranty expired. The most pressing was the leak under the bathroom sink. Evidently the leak was not detected and repaired by the repair shop in Ohio and it still persisted. The major obstacle in scheduling work is that they want to look at the issue and then schedule the repair work so that is what we did. We were lucky enough to find an authorized Forest River dealer near our campground in Vermont and like I said before we dropped in on our way from Massachusetts to Montpelier for a 1 PM appointment. They found that the leak was coming from a pressure check valve and they would need to order the part. Doreen contacted the warranty representative at Forest River and he stated the part would take no more than a few days to get there. With that being said we scheduled an appointment for our departure day of Monday July 14. The week went by and on Friday we learned the parts would not be in until Tuesday. We stayed an extra day at Lazy Lions and pulled into the dealer at 10 AM. Now we had to wait for the UPS truck to deliver the parts and have them installed. So what to do with our time and a cat in tow? Have a picnic lunch at the local park in Montpelier.

 We didn't get on the road until 4:45 PM arriving at Gateway to Cape Cod at 9 PM.
The cat was in her carrier for almost twelve hours and she had lost patience by the time we were on the last twenty or thirty miles. I just hate setting up in the dark and rain added to my misery. After setting up I had a cold beer and a shower. Much to my chagrin Doreen found a puddle of water under the sink about an hour after my shower. Now what was leaking?? I was too frustrated to think about it; it would have to wait until tomorrow.
  The next day I ran the shower and the sink. I discovered the fittings to the hold and cold spigots were not tight so I tightened those. That seemed to solve the problem. Next I ran the black water back flush; water was spewing from the valve, worse than previously. Doreen called the RV dealer and Forest River but really got no where. Finally she called the manufacturer of the valve and they said they would replace it free of charge.

Gateway to Cape Cod is nice but there is no cable and the satellite doesn't work because of tall trees.



Luckily the members lounge got DirecTv and the MLB extra innings package so I watched Pirates and Phillies for several nights after the schedule resumed from the All star break. We didn't do much since my budget was crushed by the cost of diesel fuel. We made one excursion to Providence, Rhode Island.

It was a Saturday afternoon so the capitol was closed. We took a ride to little Italy and had a bite to eat.


On the way back to the campground we stopped at the Dartmouth Mall and caught a movie. We saw the 6:30 showing of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 3D. I am a huge "Apes" fan since the first one in 1967. While this was not as a good as last remake I thought there was some social and political overtones. The lead human character was a little weak and I thought he brought the whole production down. The rest of the cast was decent including the ape Koba.
  Our last night in Massachusetts we went out for some seafood at Captain Al's Tiki Bar. I thought it was a very nice place with waterside dining and bar.



We sat at the bar and ordered drinks and food from the bartender who was a nice enough chap to explain what a quahog was. A quahog is like a large clam that is found in local waters. The meat is removed and ground up and placed back in the shell and baked. Not bad. 
  I had enough of Massachusetts at this point and was really looking forward to getting to Maine.

Miles this leg: 276
Total miles: 5156.4






 

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