2024 Estelline Trip

Post by **JEBar** » Wed May 22, 2024 12:19 pm

all reservations have now been confirmed for the trip home and can be seen in post 1 in this thread

Post by **JEBar** » Sun May 26, 2024 3:39 pm

with the exception of last minute stuff, our camper is pretty much ready to go ... so far as I know, its pretty much the same with the truck .... its 89 degrees right now with a Real Feel of 100 .... for tomorrow they are forecasting periods of sun; breezy, warm and humid with a gusty thunderstorm in the afternoon; thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts .... we can only hope that things won't be any complications

Post by **Hatchdog** » Mon May 27, 2024 9:48 am

JEBar wrote: ↑
Sun May 26, 2024 3:39 pm
with the exception of last minute stuff, our camper is pretty much ready to go ... so far as I know, its pretty much the same with the truck .... its 89 degrees right now with a Real Feel of 100 .... for tomorrow they are forecasting periods of sun; breezy, warm and humid with a gusty thunderstorm in the afternoon; thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts .... we can only hope that things won't be any complications

I bet that South Dakota weather is looking pretty inviting right now.

Post by **JEBar** » Mon May 27, 2024 11:11 am

Hatchdog wrote: ↑
Mon May 27, 2024 9:48 am
I bet that South Dakota weather is looking pretty inviting right now.

you got that right

Post by **JEBar** » Mon May 27, 2024 11:52 am

a heavy thunder storm rolled through this morning .... in its wake we are left with a muggy feel in the air ... when we went out to work in the camper after breakfast, we were surprised to find our TV wasn't working .... took me a bit to trace the problem to a faulty end plug on the HDMI cable that connects our Wally receiver to the TV .... fortunately Amazon says they can deliver a 10' one and some heavy duty zip ties tomorrow .... with us due to pull out day after tomorrow, that's handy ..

Post by **JEBar** » Mon May 27, 2024 3:22 pm

trip preparations continue .... changed the camper's RO system filters last Friday .... today we hooked up water and am happy to report, no sign of any leaks .... more out of paranoia than out of any real need, fired up the truck and let it idle a while .... steady rain this morning has delayed packing ... not a problem, forecast for tomorrow is really nice

Post by **JEBar** » Wed May 29, 2024 8:42 pm

Day 1 drive --- 423 miles -- 9 hrs 13 min .... happy to say that our longest day's drive is now behind us .... we are once again camped at Soaring Eagle .... the sites are still very narrow but as can be seen below, some have been upgraded .... ours is B2 .... its long, plenty long enough to accommodate our rig, unhooked we can park our truck with no problem .... water pressure, very good ....power good ...short sewer hose run .... good satellite signal using our roof dish .... $49.48 per night with our GoodSam discount .... when we were here back in 2020 our cost was $40

Post by **brm4450** » Wed May 29, 2024 9:19 pm

Safe travels

Post by **JEBar** » Thu May 30, 2024 7:16 am

thank you

Post by **JEBar** » Thu May 30, 2024 7:21 am

cool 50 degree morning at Soaring Eagle .... with less than a 5 hr drive, no hurry to get on the road .... we do plan to take on fuel so we will have at least one stop