Summer 2020 Wrap-up

We left Fall Lake about 8:30 Friday September 25 headed for home.  Our drive was uneventful and the weather was great, except for a moderate head wind.

Rest area in central Wisconsin

We drove 489 miles on Friday and spent the night at the Walmart in Roscoe IL

Camp Wally World in Roscoe IL

On Saturday we drove 560 miles and spent the night at the Walmart in Morehead KY.  We're movin' along!!!  We passed most of Friday and Saturday listening to an audio mystery novel by Jonathan Kellerman.

Our route

We arrived home on Sunday mid-afternoon after driving only another 325 miles.

We had a great trip.  We drove a total of 3384 miles.  I have learned that the fuel milage in our Dutch Star is significantly less than it was in the Allure; ~7 mpg vs ~9 mpg.  This is due to a number of reasons: the Dutch Star is heavier, has a more powerful engine and is equipped with certain emissions control equipment that the Allure didn't have.  I hope that our fuel milage will improve a bit as the engine continues to break in.

I'm still having problems with the air system after leveling and the Comfort Drive system.  Calls to the Freightliner service center in Greensboro and to the Freightliner factory service center in Gaffney reveal it will be owes or months before I can service performed.  I'm going to do some more homework and see if I can figure out what's wrong myself for now.

Dorcas' highlight of the trip was our limited TV service.  We had only about 10 cumulative days when we had a TV signal, so we were spared watching all the news relating to COVID-19, the elections, etc. My highlight was the 27.3 miles Dorcas drove the coach on the last day of our trip.  She did great.

It is good to be home.  Life is good.