Mud Bug Massacre

Ok, all has been going so well on the trip so far so it's time for a "mud bug massacre" (my new name for an RV disaster).  So, I'm blow drying my hair and I plugged in my flat iron -big mistake- then they both shut down and suddenly no electricity.  I tried pushing the reset button to no avail so I had to yell for George and own up to my screw up of plugging in too many appliances at the same time. With the smell of singed wires in the air, he comes running into the bathroom with that "what have you done now Lucy" look.  He immediately tried to diagnose the problem without success so Mike comes to the rescue and sounds like he knows a lot about electrical problems (from previous "mud bug massacre" experiences).  They eventually figure out that one of the main electrical lines had burned up so we call a mobile service guy and wait, and wait, and wait.


The natives are restless so we set off to a shop where the guys buy a $369.00 supposed "fix" to our electrical and, much to our amazement, it worked (after spending the whole day working on it).


So now....on to bigger and better things. 


We took a tour of Reunion Pointe with Richard Parker, the developer.  This is a new RV Port-Home Community with about 31 lots to pick from.  Richard took us through his unit which is still under construction but very nicely laid out on the best lot in the neighborhood.  He also took us through a unit that has just been completed and we were very impressed, however, George is not sure he likes the location of this community but I'm glad we got a feel for what port-home living is all about. 

Panhandle or bust...

We are on a weeklong trip with the Gaskills to Lake Osprey RV Resort in Elberta, AL which is near Gulf Shores.  We stopped by their booth back in January at the Tampa RV Show and each received a coupon for their $99 Special weekly rate so...here we are.  We left at 7:00 am Friday morning and had a leisurely drive over, although a bit windy at times, arriving at 3:00.  And who should be in the lobby to greet us but Mark, a high school buddy of George's.

Mark and George were reacquainted on Facebook and have been communicating about RV-ing for a while now.  Mark is in the market for an RV and came over to observe the set up, etc so George was more than happy to accommodate.  In return, Mark got out his guitar and played some songs that he  has written and recorded.  Ahhh....so nice sitting by the lake in the warm sunshine, having a glass of wine with friends and being serenaded with song.  My favorite is the Mud Bug Massacre...you had to be there!

resort where we shared hors 'd oeuvres and mingled with the residents.  We also met the sales rep and made an appointment to find out all about resort RV living.

We retired back at the Gaskill's coach where we cooked brats on their Traeger grill (THE best brats I've had).  Then off to bed early after a long, busy day.