Well, we are not off to a very good start. Unfortunately, hood of the rv smashed into the windshield on our very first day 300 miles out. We were right at the Marianna, FL exit on I-10. Jack was able to pull over, secure the hood with bungee cords, U turn across the median so we could exit. Unable to get anything done to fix damages until Monday. Emergency numbers for windshield repairs didn't answer.
We pulled into TA truckstop and spent the night. Our first using only generator/battery. It was OK. We were nice and toasty and it was much less noisy than we expected. We had breakfast at about 2:30 AM. Overheard quite the conversation among the truckers. What people think and think they know is really kind of scary. The topics ranged from the races to the Constitution. It just went on and on. Proud of Jack for biting his tongue and told the waitress that she deserves big reward for listening to the nonsense which must have been very offensive to her. She says she can't say anything or she would lose her job.
Decided to move over to the American Budget Value Inn next door on Sunday. So-so typical interstate place. Noisier than the truck stop if you would believe it.
On Monday, we heard immediately from the Geico glass repair service. We had already contacted Tommy's Repair so everything fell into place. Replacement windshield to arrive on Wed. Meanwhile, the rv is in body shop to have just the necessary done to secure the hood. We moved to much, much nicer Fairfield Inn.
We had dinner Monday at Madison's Warehouse. Turns out the bartender is father of the owner and they are from Latrobe, PA very near to where my family is from. Lots of reminiscing about U of Pitt, Oakland, Forbes Field, etc. Turns out the owner is the chair of the culinary arts program at local school. Food was very good. Unexpected find in a town where we were not expecting much.
It's now Tues AM. We were up early and made a run to Walmart across the street. Raining very hard today. Jack has law work to do and I have plenty to keep me busy.
