The Rolling Hills: Traveling West along I-10 Jan 14

We left Bassfield sadly saying good bye to Chuck and Anita. Because the temps along I-20 were dropping into the 20's, we decided it best to drive south and head west on I-10. We spent one night outside of Lake Charles, LA and then headed toward Canyon Lake, TX, planning to visit our friends Carol & Don. Along the way, the steps on the coach decided to act strange. They kept trying to open and close as we drove down the highway. We stopped and called Tiffin support for some ideas. T had to tie up the steps until we got to the RV Park. It happened to be a holiday weekend, so we ended up at a rather run down RV park. Everything else in the area was booked.

We called three places before we found someone who had the parts we needed. It being a holiday weekend, we were lucky to find a place open on the weekend. T crawled under the steps to remove the motor and of course needed my help. I sat on a stool and when I stood up, I tripped and fell backwards landing on my elbow and my bad hip. Klutz that I am.

We were able to connect with Don & Carolyn and had a wonderful dinner at a nearby Italian restaurant and caught up on the happenings since we last saw each other 1 1/2 years ago.

Luckily the only thing that hurt was my bad hip, when I got up the next morning and I wasn't any worse off than I was before I fell. After driving 30 minutes to pickup the part and 30 minutes back, we installed the part in the rain and hit the road around. Had the weather been nice, we would have stayed another day. We drove to Fort Stockton and called it a day. Stayed overnight and headed to Fort Bliss, TX outside of El Paso.

FINALLY, we were in the land of sunshine and warmth! We decided to stay an extra day and enjoyed our neighbors in the Fort Bliss RV Park. We also drove up to Mount Franklin Scenic Overlook and looked out over El Paso where we could see Mexico in the distance.