We Finally Get Off

Two days before our scheduled departure our heater in the trailer stops working. We mostly can use the trailer without it unless the temperature drops into the twenties. When connected to shore power our air conditioner has a mode to output heat. Since the trailer is small it does not take lots to heat the place. What is a concern is if the heat can keep our plumbing from freezing. The heater handles that well, but we are not as sure with the air conditioner.

After a few hours of work Wells determines we have a faulty sail switch or it is simply dirty. Blowing air clears the problem but we find out the next day the fix was only temporary.  The sail switch is buried in the fan housing and Wells cannot access it. We decide that we will live with issue but head south earlier so we don’t have the freezing issue.

Later that day our dear friend Laura Carey passed away after a short and difficult onset of cancer. Laura worked with Marsha at the Rogers Environmental Education Center for many years.

One day before our scheduled departure we encounter a problem with our water pump. After troubleshooting we resolved it and it’s back to par. Up until today it’s been too cold to de-winterize the trailer but today has temperatures in the mid-fifties and not too cold overnight so we turn on the water system. By dark all is ready but we have yet to pack the truck and the trailer. We hope to have that completed by 11 in the morning and be off. We did make it out before noon. Not sure were we will make it today, but we do decide to head west to Erie, PA then south. We pull into a campsite around 9, eat a quick meal and hit the hay.