Sept. 12, 2015 - Sat.

Well Paupers Pride is on the road again! This is the first time we are on the road twice in a year. We decided to see if the weather in Florida would be better this time of year than in the spring when we usually go, and since yesterday was our " 50th " wedding anniversary, this would be a nice way to celebrate. The weather was nice , in the 60's but we were not even out of our subdivision when we heard a loud bang! The sliding door to the bedroom (which I forgot to latch) fell off the track! So we had to pull to the side of the road so Richard could put it back on, which was not an easy task. So after about 15 - 20 min. We started out again. After about 1/2 hr later, I remembered that I forgot to return to the library an audio book I was listening to in my car. Since we are going to be gone around 6weeks, I would have a hefty fine. It was a new audio book & there are holds on it, so It could not be renewed. Richard said just have Nancy (our daughter ) return it. I said that would be fine except that it is in my car which we are towing behind us! So when we get to Florida I am going to have to mail it to Nancy to return. ( Leave it to me). When we got to our first rest area, Richard checked the straps holding our car on the tow dolly &saw that the wheels were a little turned. He decided to readjust the car on the dolly, but ..... The car would not even turn over to start!  The battery was dead. He had to get the spare battery he has in the motor home and jump the car. So after he got the car back on the tow dolly, we were back on our way! We made it to our first campsite in Whittington, Il ..about 277 miles which with the delays took us about 6hrs. We stayed here last time. It is right on Rend Lake and is right next to a golf course, which unfortunately  we did not have time to play. Richard said we should get a new battery for my car so it would not give us problems. After we got the motorhome hooked up, we got the car started & went to an Auto Zone nearby. We discovered that there is no way to remove the battery unless by a Ford dealer. The fellow that worked there said several of the newer cars are like that. So we will have to go to a Ford dealer when we get to Florida. It was a long day. We had a light supper, played a game of dominos & called it a night.