GALVESTON ISLAND STATE PARK, GALVESTON, TX-Camp 33

After all that had gone on while we were in Gonzales, TX and since then we were very content to just sit and relax through the weekend.  We didn’t even go walking on the beach.

We did research on where we could get a tire for the fifth wheel and Gary took apart the landing gear on the camper to determine what was wrong with it.  Luckily appeared to be just the leg, but it would have to be ordered. 

We checked, via telephone and online with rv dealerships and soon found it was far less expensive to order it from amazon.com and have it shipped to us.  Only we had to be out of our campsite by Monday due to reservations.

After much discussion we decided to head straight for Stage Stop Campground back in Winter Garden, Florida and not chance any disconnection from the trailer, for fear the leg would fail completely, until we got there and got the part. 

But we still needed a tire for the trailer.  I refuse to travel any distance on a spare, especially one as old as the four tires that had already gone bad on us.

We made arrangements with Wal-Mart to have the right size tire there on Monday and went straight there when we left the campground.

By the time they got it on and the proper air in it.  Luckily Gary checked the air when setting the tire minder despite the fact it was raining, they hadn't put near enough air in it.  

By the time we got to the Point Bolivar Ferry, with the trailer in tow it was raining so hard we had trouble even seeing to get on the ferry.  The rain continued with extreme low visibility  for several miles after we got off the ferry.

So much for relaxing, our nerves were super tight again.  We drove short distances each day and boondocked every night all the way back to what we felt would be a good place to lick our wounds.

We made it safe and sound back to Florida, where we stayed for two months relaxing and celebrating the fact that Murphy had apparently given up. 

We enjoy our new truck, but not the payments.  We had gotten very use to being debt free and are now working fast and furious to be debt free again.  We hate debt.

But as always we see the silver lining.  There should be no break downs with this truck, or if there are they will be covered by warranty.  The trailer has all new tires on it, we are budgeting for a brand new spare too, I really don't want to trust the one we have. 

Another bright spot is Gary and I are learning to do the mechanical repairs on the fiver  ourselves. 

Our health is good and we are still free to travel.

Up next, more on Florida.