Mesa, AZ

Monday - Sitting in the dealership this morning waiting. A lot of waiting. The dealership needs to fix a leak in the kitchen sink drain and convince us that there is no real damage to the wood floor underneath the cabinet. Plus, we are waiting to hear back from the credit union in Fairbanks that they received our wire transfer request and that they can process it as soon as possible. 

We were on the road around 3:30. This RV has a harsher ride and noisier than the class A. More like driving the truck. We filled up in Eloy, AZ, at the Love’s and the gas pumps are much slower than the diesel pumps in the truck lanes.

We stopped at a friend’s home in Tucson leaving the RV on the street in front of their home. 

Tuesday - After picking up some groceries, we headed east towards TX. It was windy for most of the day but it was mostly from the west so more of a tailwind. There was only one time that the dust storm was on the highway and only for about 1/4 of a mile. 

We stopped at the Escapee park in Deming, NM. We had stopped here before back in November on our way to California so it is familiar. The only “problem” is the city water connection is really worn so it’s somewhat challenging to tighten the hose. 

I filled up the gas tank here in Deming even though it was just under an half tank. I was wondering about the gas mileage. We are getting just under 10mpg which is about what I expected. That’s with me driving around 63mph mostly with the cruise control engaged. All gauges readings were nominal for the entire trip. The ride is harsher than the class A and it’s much noisier since the engine is up front and runs at a higher rpm. Plus, there was a lot of rattling from the stove burners and the almost empty cabinets.