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Oct 16, 2011 - Moving south

. I’ll be the first to admit that I was moderately terrified by our departure from Riverview RV Park in Loveland this morning. The approach to the two lane highway from the park is intimidating at the very least with a steep dirt ramp leading to a narrow rickety looking bridge which exits directly to the highway with sharp curves on both sides hiding approaching high speed traffic. Because of a abrupt drop off on the inside of our turn to the highway, I needed to use both lanes of the highway to exit the park. Well, we made it and I was...

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Oct 18, 2007 - Beginning of Shakedown Cruise

We finally got to head out for our first trip with our new fifth wheel! When we tried to fill our water tank we found that we had forgotten to change the lock on that door and of course I had thrown out the old key. Fortunately a local dealer had a key to give us. This was the first time our ten year old cat was riding in a vehicle not bound for the vet. After about twenty minutes he started to cry. We had gotten him a nice roomy soft kennel. Once we opened one side and he could move around he settled right down. But we sure got some laughs...

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Oct 17, 2007 - Colorado City, Colorado

Wednesday, Oct. 17: Finally made it from Santa Fe,NM, to Colorado City, CO. The wind blew so hard, broadsiding the motorhome, that it blew up under the living room slide awning, causing it to unroll and balloon up over the coach. I finally got bungies on each end of the awning to contain it. Made it on to my nephew and niece's (Jim & Sharon Pollock) house by late afternoon and got set-up in their back yard OK. They had a site with full hook-ups waiting for us. We had a great time playing Mexican Train Dominoes and sightseeing with them....

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