Viva Las Vegas Baby!

On Sunday morning the 17th, we left Boerne around 8:15.  Since we got out early, we made it all the way to Van Horn, Texas.  We got set up and had dinner at the KOA Kafe!  The next morning we decided to have breakfast at the Kafe and then got on the road about 9:15.  We had just gotten on the freeway, not even up to full speed when we heard a loud thud or pop!  Ted pulled off at the first off ramp and we got out and walked around thinking a tire had blown.  No sign of a bad tire or anything.  We got back in and Ted looked down and all the instruments were going crazy.  He first noticed that the gas tank (which was a full 100 gal) showed empty, thinking but there was no gas on the tow car or anywhere.  Then noticed all gauges were crazy.  Pulled back over and made some calls.  We talked to Cummins (who makes the engine) and then they determined we should talk to Freightliner.  They all decided we were okay to drive and took off for El Paso a two-hour drive.

We got there and of course now they were busy.  We sat in the RV for awhile and then Ted had them do an alignment to make sure that as okay.  At 5:00 they told us to go to the campground and come back at 7:00 a.m.  We did that and they finally took us in around 10:30.  He worked on it until 5:00, still had not found which of a bundle of wires was the problem and back to the campground we went.

Finally on Wednesday he found the shorted wire, fixed it and off we went about 11:00.  Everything worked well and we breathed a sigh of relief!

Here's how Sophie spent her time at Freightliner.  She was really a good girl:

We had a reservation in Vegas for Wednesday so I had called and changed it to Thursday.  Another long day but we made it around 4:00.  We set up, showered and were ready for our friends David and Debbie to come by to meet Sophie and see our new motorhome.  Then we were off to dinner.  It was their 43rd wedding anniversary so we celebrated!  It was a fun evening and we enjoyed visiting with them.

On Friday we had lunch at Boulder Station and tried our hand at gambling.  Machines are tied down pretty tight but we had a good lunch.  On Saturday we met one of his former co-workers, Howard who also lives in Vegas, for lunch at the Red Rock Station.  Again leaving a deposit but having a good visit with Howard.  On Sunday David and Debbie invited us out to lunch.  We had a fun, long lunch and then headed back to the campground.

Today we ran errands and our friends Jeri and Stach are on the way over from San Diego to spend Thanksgiving with us.  They are probably arriving at the hotel as I type this!

We had lots of rain Thursday, Friday and some on Saturday.  It's been in the low 40's at night and today was the first day it made it into the 70's.  Much more normal Las Vegas weather.  There is even a little snow on the surrounding mountains!

Chilly nights in the Motorhome!

Sophie and Mom kicked back on the drive to Vegas:

Friends and Vegas..."Ain't Life Grand!"