All good things must end...

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We'll be heading on home to Preston tomorrow morning, March 31st. Today will be spent getting our gear packed, the motor home and Jeep ready for travel, and enjoying the day here at Manatee Hammock. Yesterday we went to the Pier at Cocoa Beach for lunch. It's finally warmed up here (now that we're going, of course!) and there were lots of people in the water. The plan is to be home for Easter....since we're supposed to be hosting Easter dinner we're hoping there's no wrenches thrown at it and we have an uneventful trip North.

Getting the kinks out.....

We spent a few days back at Lazydays (actually sleeping one night in the rig in one of their service bays) as there were a few issues that turned up that needed warranty attention. For some reason or other the black water tank would not drain, and there was an issue with the kitchen faucet and trap. So, we brought the rig back for service. They serve breakfast and lunch on the house to their customers and we had a nice supper at the Cracker Barrel which is also on premises...and the rig was fully repaired to our satisfaction. There's also a Camping World next door where we picked up some items we'd been looking for in our efforts to get the new rig organized.

Next weekend we're planning to visit Don and Barb Monette, Alice's cousins, in the Sarasota area....we'll leave the rig here and Jeep on over for a few days.

New rig deal completed at Lazydays in Tampa....

It's a bit stressful buying a rig out of state, but Lazydays in Tampa made it as easy as it can be considering all that has to be done to do the deal. They have a delivery section where you pull your current rig right next to the one you purchased (there are hookups for both), and you make the transfer of all your gear and stuff at your convenience. They take care of the registration and towing gear switch, to include the toad wiring, and you stay overnight a few nights to check out the new rig to make sure everything is as it should be. They have hundreds of service bays, a huge delivery staff, and are very expert at making the process as painless as possible. So, we left CT with a Windsport and will be coming home in April with a Pursuit which offers a lot more livability for the snowbird camping we're now doing annually.