Pre-GLRRT (Great Longtine Retirement Road Trip)

 As usual for life, the Pre-GLRRT began in a whirlwind of activity.  The meeting in Meridian with our new home's site supervisor included 20 hours on the road over two days.  We got up the next morning and drove the motor home to Eight Mile Forest Service Campground along Icicle Creek, just outside Leavenworth.  And yes, it was warm.  But at least after arriving, we got to tube down the Wenatchee River for a couple of hours.  Then enjoyed pizza and beer with our brothers and sisters at Blewett Brewery.  The rest of the trip we spent just hanging out.

Drew Miller's Indian Roadmaster and trailer parked behind us.  When we left, he was riding to Minnesota for an Indian rally.  Jen was then flying out to meet him, and continue the GMRRT (Great Miller Retirement Road Trip) down to Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and eventually back to home.

Upon arriving back at Brian and Micaela's house for another evening of "moochdocking" we had two problems.  A broken slide and a generator that needed oil.  Brian and I (mostly Brian) got the slide fixed.  Many thanks Brian!  I got the generator topped off with oil, which took trips to several stores to find a supply of the right viscosity.  Something else that's in short supply...

After church on Sunday, we headed to Vancouver to get Mom's car set up for flat towing.  On the way south we ran, or tried to run the generator for the rooftop AC.  It kept quitting on us.  The code it was throwing was basically that it had stopped without us telling it to...  Really?  Like I didn't know that...  The manual said to make sure there was enough fuel in the tank.  After stopping a couple more times, it now seems to be running normally. 

Anyway, like a motorhome full of heroin junkies, we parked along the curb outside Roadmaster waiting for our fix.  The neighborhood was only slightly sketchy, and I always come prepared.  We got a decent night of sleep.  The next day the Roadmaster guys got the car done quickly, and we got on the road quicker than we had expected.

We arrived at Ainsworth State Park (Oregon) at a decent hour and grilled up some burgers for dinner.  Simple life.