Sat. March 15 - Thurs. March 20

OWell it turned out that our RV did have a major problem. Fortunately we didn't have to have it towed. We bought a new battery and Richard was able to jump it to at least get it started, but it wasn't holding a charge. We were able to drive it to a Camping World. Being that it was the weekend, they said it won't be looked at in the shop until Mon. Our next stop was to be at Jack & Jan's, thank goodness, which was about 2hrs away. We were in contact with them by phone so they were aware of our problem with the RV. It was a chore, to say the least, trying to get together everything we would need for  a few days out of the RV, plus empty our ref. because it would not be running,we were just tossing things in bags. It turned out the problem with the RV was the alternator, a relay switch and a few blown fuses. In other words "major problems"! And the RV would have to be out of commission for several days. We thank Jack & Jan for their kindness &  hospitality in offering us to stay in their home. Had we been at a campground, we would have had to go to a motel. The RV it turned out,was in the shop for 4 days, because of the weekend.  But the bright spot was that we did have a good time with Jack & Jan. We got in some golfing, went to a bluegrass festival, spent time on their lake, Richard got to try out their new kayak paddle boats, Jan & I did some shopping, had great meals, played cards and celebrated Richard's birthday. When we went to pick up the RV, which was about 2 hrs away, we got more bad news, they told us they also found a few rips in the roof, which is rubber. It must have happened at one of the park camp sites we were at (there are a lot of low hanging tree branches)  so we got the materials needed to repair it and Richard & Jack got up on the roof and patched it, the sun was very hot up there on the roof. Hopefully it will hold till we get home & check  with our insurance co for a new roof. Sooooooo we leave tomorrow to continue with our vacation, and we hope all our mechanical problems are behind us. Again we thank our good friends Jack & Jan for  all their help and hospitality .