On our first day back, the priority today was to unload the RV (all those dirty clothes & linens, food, etc.) and to get more keys made for the storage compartments in case the one remaining key was to break. Lowe’s couldn’t do it – no blanks that would work for that particular key. So Mark found a small local locksmith and we drove over there Monday afternoon. Had three extras made, just in case. They do seem a bit more ‘sturdy’ than the ones from the manufacturer, so they will likely hold up a bit better. The other task was to make a list of all the stuff we need the dealer to fix, since we are dropping RoVer off to them this week so they can work through the punch list over the next 2-3 weeks. It’s not a horribly long list, but it’s enough stuff to keep them busy for a while.

When I retired, some of my amazing co-workers gave me a wonderful pin board to keep track of each National Park we visit…so it was time to put the first pin in it (even though we’ve been to several parks, this is going to track our RETIREMENT visits!). Hard to see, but there’s now a purple (!) pin next to number 53 on the map!

We made the 45-minute (each way) trek out to the dealer on Tuesday to drop off RoVer and run through all the warranty repairs that needed to be done. When we said we need it back in 2.5 weeks for our next trip, she said “we should be able to take pictures by then”. What? Well, apparently, they need to send pictures of the issues to the manufacturer to get ‘approval’ to fix them under warranty. Not really sure how you take pictures of some of the issues we reported, but anyway, she basically said there was no way anything would be fixed in 2.5 weeks. Ugh. Fortunately, none of them are show-stoppers…they’re just inconvenient and/or annoying. I did ask her NOT to undo Mark’s hard work on the touchscreen, so that he won’t have to re-create his perfect taping job!

Wednesday morning, Mark had been looking at the weather forecast and was concerned because we had some snow and cold weather coming and the RV isn’t ‘winterized’. Pipes could freeze, which would be horrible. So, drive 45 minutes back to the dealer, put antifreeze down the drains and in the toilet and set the thermostat to keep RoVer warm. Kind of wishing we’d found a dealer a little closer to home after all these trips…with another one coming in a couple weeks to pick up RoVer, likely in the same condition we left her in.