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Friday, December 17, 2010

Almost There And Snow

Surprisingly we both slept very well in our little roadside park last night due probably in part to the two semi-trucks which pulled in and parked right next to us with engines running.  The engine noise drowned out the other noises—trucks, vehicles, etc. 

Michael was awake at 4am due to the train noise and we were up getting ready by 5am—pulling out just before 6:30.  Our destination for today was McGee Creek State Park in south eastern Oklahoma, (we stayed there in December, 2008)—should have been an easy drive with an arrival time of about 3:30pm.  NOT!!!!  Right before lunch time I was driving, we came to a road side park, stopped, walked the dog and started off again.  Not five miles down the road, engine heat alarms started going off and the engine stopped!!!!  Yes, stopped, cut off, quit!!!  We were able to coast onto a gravel side road and my super mechanic went to work.  The problem—our Webasto diesel fired hydronic circulating pump sprang a leak and emptied all the coolant from the engine and heating system—YIKES!  Michael was able to bypass the pump and refill the coolant.  Isn’t it nice to be married to a super mechanic???  I think so!

While Michael was crawling around under the motorhome a very kind southern Oklahoma gentleman driving  a road grader stopped to see if he could help.  We were just about on our way but it was kind of him—he pointed us in the direction of the local NAPA store where Michael replenished our antifreeze and purchased a couple lengths of hose just in case. 

OK, we are on our way again but all the mechanic work sure delayed us.  Finally about 5:30pm we arrived at the state park—emptied our tanks and found a spot.  We are the only people in the park which has electric and water hookups.  Our sight is lake view out the windows if it wasn’t dark and snowing!!  YES, SNOWING!  Rain mixed with snow but tomorrow is supposed to be 50 degrees and sunny. 

We are very close to my family home so we will be there tomorrow, YEA!

OK Windmills

Oklahoma windmills.

10 comments:

  1. Wish I had a mechanic that traveled with me! It would sure save me a lot of nerve wracking experiences. I hope you realize how lucky you are! :)

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  2. Yes, you are sooooooooooooo fortunate to have a super mechanic on board:))

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  3. That was a pretty interesting, and maybe trying, day! Michael sure did a lot better in fixing up and getting going again than I would have! I think I'd have been calling Good Sam Emergency Service if that happened to our truck!

    Good luck tomorrow and get home safely!

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  4. sorry to hear about the mechanical breakdown today!..but glad you managed to fix it and get on your way again!..hopefully the next leg of your trip will be a better one!!

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  5. You ARE lucky to have a mechanic in the family. Long day, but you made it safely, and that's what counts

    Enjoy your family!

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  6. We had those heater units on the motorcoaches I drove, I hope it is just a hose, or fitting, they are worth there weight in gold when you go out and it is 5 degree's out, just push then button and wait a little while and that big diesel prime mover will fire right up. I had one refuse to start up in Iowa last winter, thought I would never get the bus started and when it caught I filled a large parking lot with white smoke until it warmed up.Won't be long and you will be where it's nice and warm. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna.

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  7. That might have been so scary having engine problems on the side of the road - been there, done that, don't want to do it again. Good that Mike was able to get you back on the road.

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  8. I'm thinking I am going to travel around the country in front of you guys hoping that when we break down, and you notice I said WHEN, not if, then along will come a good mechanic.....lol.

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  9. First the Fan.. now the Engine!!! Michael, you are THE HERO!!!!!!

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    Karen and Steve
    (Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard
    http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/

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  10. First the Fan.. now the Engine!!! Michael, you are THE HERO!!!!!!

    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
    Karen and Steve
    (Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard
    http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/

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