Nov 06, 2017
We got off to a late start….
The cold weather truly affected our departure routine. It took much longer to do everything that needed doing. We ended up having to use the engine block heater before we left and the heated mirrors. We didn’t leave the house until 10AM. Colin drove the RV to Kal Tire while I took the Jeep to an RV parts store to pick up replacements for some mysteriously missing locking clips for the tow shield. When I got to Kal Tire he was waiting for me but it turns out that they were unable to deal with the tire pressures and sensors ( too many clients ) for at least a few hours which we did not have. So he decided we would press on and deal with the sensor issue later. We eventually got hooked up at Home Depot, the only place large enough for us to do so. It took a while to prepare to leave as it was only the second time towing the Jeep. We were finally on the road shortly after 11AM.
Taken thru the RV window, adios snowy Kelowna, see you next April.
It is always a lovely drive to the US border and the time passed quickly. We got to the border by 1:20PM.
A very easy crossing and even though I declared my 50 bottles of wine they did not ask me to pay duty for which I was expecting to. Perhaps it was because we said that we were headed to Mexico and that we likely would not be consuming the wine in the US. The agriculture agent took away our tomatoes but left our eggs, a lone potato and pea pods. You just never know what is or isn’t allowed from one month to the other. We had to get fuel in Oroville and ended up with the slowest pump in the world. It took 25 minutes to pump 50 gallons of diesel which by the way we lucked out at getting @ 3.08 per gallon. Every other station was charging 3.18. I checked tonight and Vegas is charging 3.28/gallon. I know that fuel went up at home, before we left it was 139.9 per liter ( up from 1.18 per liter ) and in Vancouver they are paying among the highest prices on the continent at 1.459 per liter. We then had to stop at our U Ship It place to pick up several items that I had ordered in the last month. It was over an hour before we left Oroville but then we just hit the road and kept driving and driving. As we drove the tire sensors came on one at time over several hours. We assume that they were very very cold as were the tires and took a long while to thaw. We appear to have a problem with the auxiliary fan to the AC. We heard noises as we drove with the heat on and when Colin checked it out, that is the area he narrowed the issue down to. So he pulled the fuse but thinks the fan may have seized up. So we at least have heat but we don’t have A/C. We will have that looked at in Vegas as we certainly will need it as we get closer to the Mexican border.
Always a lovely drive and the time seemed to pass quickly. Please forgive the dirty windshield. We think that we may be lucky and have no precipitation at all this trip.
Just caught the sun as it was about to go down, yes that is snow in the foreground.
We got here at the Moses Lake Walmart at 5:40PM. 257 miles which took us just over 7.5 hours.
We are tired and cold. It isn’t as cold as it was at home but for us sitting in an RV with only single pane windows, we are chilled. Fortunately we have the furnace running as well as the generator which allows us two electric heaters which makes it comfortable enough if you have two fleece sweaters on 😕
Forgive any errors but I really need to hit the cold 😯 bed ( no wieners to keep us warm ) as tomorrow is a much longer day on the road.
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I had to go to Brewster today to get some skin cancer cut out…I kept an eye out for you two..Of course you wouldn’t know what the Silverado with flashing headlights was up to..
Safe travels,
Upriverdavid
Nice to see that you got on your way and an easy border crossing travel safe and enjoy the journey.
I bet if felt good to be back on the road, getting away from that snow and cold weather. From crossing the border to the highways you traveled it looked like traffic was light to non existent. I love reading about your adventures and see those great photos from the beach in Mexico.
We have a little Globe Warm propane heater that Eric plumbed into the RV. It always keeps us toasty warm when we boondock. We rarely use the furnace. Safe travels, it will be warm soon .
We had similar prob. with heater dash heat and a/c cpntrols, was vacuum pump that switcjes from one to the other. D
A good first day on the road. Nice that the tire sensors woke up along the way, one less problem.
THEY NEVER LET YOU TAKE TOMATOES ACROSS THE BORDER AT LEAST SINCE 1980. MY MUM WOULD SIT AND EAT THEM RATHER THAN HAND THEM OVER TO THE AGENTS. THINK THEY FEARED THE LITTLE OLD LADY. HOWEVER, I DID GET A SLICE THROUGH. I DECLARED IT AS MY FRUIT ON MY BORDER DECLARATION. I WAS ASKED WHAT IT WAS AND I SAID I HAD 1 SLICE OF TOMATO ON MY SPICY ITALIAN SUBWAY SAMMY. THEY DID NOT REMOVE IT. THE VEGETABLE WAS THE LETTUCE AND PICKLE AND THE MEAT WAS THE SALAMI, ETC. JUST MAKE CERTAIN YOU ALWAYS DECLARE EVERYTHING. ALL THEY DO IS ASK ME WHERE MY SAMMY WAS MADE AND I TELL THEM AZ.
HOPE BY NOW YOU ARE MAYBE GETTING OUT OF THE MISERABLE WEATHER. WE HAVE COOLED TO THE LOW 80S AND ON THE 13 SHOULD BE CLOUDY AND AROUND 84. I AM BACK TO WEARING SOCKS WHICH EVERYONE KNOWS MEANS WINTER IS HERE AS IT’S BELOW 85!!!
BE SAFE. HUGS,
Glad the tire sensors came on, one less thing to worry about. Las Vegas in Fall should be a good spot to get your AC checked as they are the pros. Stay warm!
Looks like a good start to your trip south. Glad you had no problems at the border.
Ruth
I’m happy to see you guys are on your way. Mexican fuel, although it’s expensive, is still cheaper than in Canada or Vancouver at least.
Warm sunshine is headin’ your way!