2020 Trip To South Dakota

Post by **JEBar** » Sun Jun 14, 2020 7:34 pm

well, this trip just got expensive ..

.. day before yesterday all was well .... yesterday, our camper's 4 year old washing machine quit .... stone cold dead .... earlier today one of my wife's brothers who has experience working on appliances checked it out .... at a minimum, total failure of the main circuit board .... tomorrow morning we have to try and find a replacement which history indicates won't be easy .... in all likelihood, we will have to order another and have it shipped in .... yep, expensive indeed

Post by **JEBar** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:39 pm

eventful day .... AM grocery shopping for the first time in a week .... my wife planned out our meals and had everything needed when we left home one week ago and as a result the cupboard was getting bare .... after lunch she and one of her brothers went to the Lowe's in Brookings in search of replacement for our camper's washer .... the only one they had or would have in stock for at least a week was a bit too large .... bottom line, she liked it and her brother is reworking the cabinet to accommodate the larger machine .... for us the biggest plus (and there are several) is it isn't an RV washer and has 5 year warranty from Lowe's we've been .... if/when it needs repair, we should be able to get service .... its washing away as this is being typed .... no sound, no vibration .... that's nice

Post by **JEBar** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:19 pm

4:20 Eastern Time and its 61 degrees back at our home in NC .... at that same time its 92 where we are camped in east central SD ..EEK!

.. now that just ain't right .... the strong wind forecasted for today has proven to be an understatement .... our campsite is located in the northeast part of town .... with the wind coming from the south east, we aren't experiencing the full force ..... that said, we've had to spend the entire day inside .... our camper's new washer is working overtime .... we are still fine tuning the design of the washer's cabinet and hope to have it built within a few days ....

Post by **brm4450** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:30 pm

The wind has been blowing hard all day and has been blustery for 10-14 days. Keeps me from going to range.

Post by **JEBar** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:46 pm

hopefully they are correct in predicting only one more day of wind in blowing through in the mid to upper 20's .... we are looking forward to being able to spend time outside

Post by **JEBar** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:02 pm

with some of my wife's family coming to camp with us over the weekend, a grocery run was in order .... they are new to having a travel trailer and are really looking forward camping with us, as we are with them .... a weekend of good eats is on the way .

. thankfully, the weather looks good .... we also hauled our old washer off to the city dump, its now gone but not forgotten

Post by **Hatchdog** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:10 am

Sounds like a great weekend, hope the wind dies down. RIP old washer

We’re doing something similar in two weeks. Kids/grandkids made a last minute decision to visit from So Cal over the fourth. They were able to rent a cabin on Lake Pend Orielle in north Idaho for a week. Of course they want us to spend a few days with them but we have a dog and the cabin they rented doesn’t allow pets. So we decided to try to get an RV spot and take our trailer up for a few days. Remember, this is over the 4th of July, the busiest weekend on the year. Of course there was nothing available but.......due to the border closure extension until July 21st the RV park has several cancellations from Canadian customers. So we got fortunate and got a spot for the 3rd and the 4th. Gonna be a long 60 minute drive to get there.

Post by **JEBar** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:13 am

hope y'all have a really good trip .... please consider starting a trip thread where you can take us along for a ride

Post by **JEBar** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:48 pm

its been a rainy but good day in the neighborhood .... I'm told we got around 2" of rain but the front has moved on and plenty of blue sky has replaced the clouds .... enlarging the washer/dryer compartment so as to enable it to accommodate our new washer has been completed .... Maureen's brother did an excellent job and she's well pleased with it .... Maureen's niece is on the way with their camper .... they will be here to camp with us for the weekend and we are really looking forward to it

Post by **JEBar** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:39 am

yesterday was an absolutely beautiful day in east central SD .... a family of my wife's relatives setup camp next to us and will be here for a long weekend .... they have three very active children who really livened up things ..

.. our contribution to last night's cookout was the bacon wrapped stuffed dill pickles and burgers shown below .... the plan was for us to cook pancakes this morning on our outside stove but steady rain has pretty much killed that idea .... a couple of the fellows and I were due to spend the day walleye fishing but the chance of that appears to be pretty slim