Anyone who has been in my trailer for the last few days may be wondering why we have a sleeping bag on the couch. Well, we are bringing it to California for our daughter, and as soon as I brought it in and put it down, Dozer decided to make a nest in it. Once he finds a new “place”, he sleeps there for about a week, and since I am sooo nice, I am leaving it there until he gets tired of it.
Once we had the doctor appointments out of the way, we headed across the state to a mini DRV Suites rally. We went to this rally last year and really enjoyed the people, so we made a point to get there again this year.
We had several potluck dinners and breakfasts, and went out to dinner one night at a nearby casino. The weather was just about perfect for hanging around outside all weekend long. With a small group, you get a chance to get to know people a little better. Different combinations of people would be lounging by the fire at any given time, which made for smaller, more intimate conversations.
And of course, part of the fun of these rallies is checking out everyone else’s rig. One of the potential consequences of that pastime is the creation of envy. More about that later. Last year Paul and I played tennis at the single tennis court this RV park has, and this year we headed over there again, hoping to shed at least a half pound or so after eating for 3 days. We were confused once we started playing because something about the court just didn’t seem right. Somehow it felt Way Too Small. As it turns out, they turned the one tennis court into two pickle ball courts. A pickle ball court is about 2/3 the size of a tennis court. After a few minutes of accidently backing up into the fence, we gave it up and headed for the pool and hot tub.
Once the rally was over, we headed down to Howe Indiana to the DRV factory, where our trailer was made. 
Since we were pretty close anyway, we wanted to take the factory tour and see what’s new. Some of the new things they are doing is putting garbage disposals and dishwashers in the new units. I guess that would be nice, but neither is on my Wish List. 
Pretty much everyone who has met Paul knows he loves lights- especially LEDs. He definitely gave the thumbs up to the new LED recessed lights that are being put in the new units.
But in the back of his mind was something he had seen in someone else’s trailer at the rally, and that’s what we were carrying when we walked out the door of DRV. Because nothing is too good for our trailer- Paul is in the process of installing a brand new electric toilet! Ok, it’s not that exciting, but it will be (or better be, for the price we paid!) less frustrating to use and maintain than the one we have. Having the positive feedback from current owners was the tipping point on this purchase.
So, that’s what he is working on today. We’ll stay in the Howe Indiana area for a couple of days while he gets that installed and we do some other shopping. After that, we’ll meander towards New Mexico, but we haven’t even discussed the route we’ll take, or what we want to see along the way. All I know is that after all this eating, I want to do some hiking.
