The day didn’t start out very well, but I guess we were still lucky, all in all. We woke up abruptly to the sound of 60-70 MPH wind gusts buffeting against the Alpine, raising the awning like a flag. With a torrential downpour, complete with thunder and lightning, a squall line was coming through. Paul ran outside to hold onto the awning, and I followed right behind. For about 10 minutes we hung onto it, in the wind and the rain, successfully rescuing it from being ripped right off the side of the trailer. If we hadn’t been planning on trading in the Alpine in about 2 hours, I’m not sure we would have been so stupid. But, like I said, we were lucky. 8 awnings were destroyed in the RV park and one trailer was moved about 2 feet, off the blocks it was sitting on. That couple was trying to hold their awning too, but when the awning became a sail, and the trailer started moving, they went inside. Their awning was facing the wind, a much more dangerous situation. We heard later that the storm was so bad, numerous trees were down, and about 50,000 people were without power.
Anyway, after that, we were anxious to get rid of the Alpine before something did happen to it! We got to the dealership early, dodging a second storm that was due to come through later in the morning. We spent 4 hours going through the new trailer, checking to make sure everything works. There are a few issues, and they forgot to do one of our customizations- installing the wires for outside speakers- so we are headed to the factory next week to get that taken care of. At about 3 pm we gave our final acceptance of the new rig!
That’s when the real fun began. We swung into action in 87 degree weather, moving all of our belongings to the new trailer. At least it wasn’t raining, but the humidity was awful. It took us 5 hours. In the end, we were just throwing things in there because the dealership closed at 8 pm and we wanted to get back to the RV park before dark anyway. Once we were back at the RV park, it took us another 2 hours to get things to the point where we could go to bed.
Dozer seems to have adjusted ok. As usual, he needs to find and explore every nook and cranny of his new surroundings. This trailer has a completely different layout than the last two, so he is a little more unsure of himself.
Tuesday morning we got our recliners that we had ordered 6 weeks ago from the local Art Van store. They worked out perfectly.
The last few days have been crazy busy, settling in and making decisions. I am amazed at how many people stop and comment on the trailer or the truck. Honestly, the truck gets just as much attention. 6 people have already expressed an interest in seeing the inside of the trailer, but we put them off until its more set up.
I did finally decide it was cleaned up enough that I could post the pictures of it, although we still have a long way to go before its how we want it.
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