Day 219

This is the last entry until fall.

We got up at 7.  Hooking up and getting ready to go was easy, but for some reason it took longer than I thought.  We didn't leave until 7:45. 

We averaged exactly 40 mph to Baker City.  We fueled up and headed west.  We stopped for fuel west of Pendleton and at the Dalles.  Fuel mileage was probably around 12 for the whole trip.  We were at the club about 3. 

The toy started right up, which was great.  After that things went to shit.  First, the water tank was no where to be found.  It's either gone, or I went brain dead and took it to the storage shed.  I got out the old water tanks I used before and started the slow process of using them to fill the tank.  I did use the pump to empty them rather than lifting them up like I used to do.

That's when things went further to shit.  After I'd loaded about 30 gallons I told Ellen to start the pump to fill the water heater.  I went back over to the well to fill tanks.  When I got back there was water all over.  The bottom of the filter housing had broken off.  This resulted in 30 gallons of water being pumped into the bottom of the trailer.  Some of it went into the basement, where it soaked a case of 12 gauge. 

I went off to Brooks for some epoxy and sealant.  They are closed on Sunday.  So I drove up to Walmart and got what I needed.  I also filled the gas can because the toy was low.  When I got back I epoxied the housing.  The epoxy was supposed to dry in 5 minutes.  It didn't.  So I finished filling up the tank and then sealed the housing.  We won't have water until tomorrow.

I should mention that the mice had turned the Mobile Suites into a disaster area.  Ellen spent hours cleaning up mouse shit while I was dealing with the water.

About 6 we were able to start moving stuff from the other trailer.  We worked until 9.  We still have a bunch of stuff to do.  Fortunately Dave came by with the keys to the house.  That way we have a toilet and a shower.  We'll just do what we usually do at a campground.

Tomorrow I'll try out my filter housing fix.  If it doesn't work I'll go to camping world and get another one.  I'm also going to stop by the storage area to look for the tank.