Sunday morning we successfully backed the Beast out of Barbara and Michel's driveway with only minor damage to the mud flap, and proceeded to head east. This is going to be a travel day, as we need to get as close to possible to Concord, NH, to get the fridge problem diagnosed on Monday. And guess what? We drove all the way to Concord, almost 400 miles, through parts of 6 states: PA, NJ, NY, CT, MA, and NH. Spent the highest so far on diesel in NY state - $4.42/gal. Pulled into a Wal-Mart parking lot outside of Concord around 7 pm to spend the night, and woke up in the morning to find a total of 14 campers of all shapes and sizes around us. It was like circling the wagons.
Camping World was just down the road, so we pulled in and waited a couple of hours while they checked it out. Sure enough, the cooling unit on the fridge was shot, which usually means replacing the entire fridge, provided the warranty company approves. This means spending the next week to 10 days in Maine while waiting for the parts to arrive, then going back to Concord for installation. Good thing there's lots to do and see in Maine.
We left Camping World and headed east to Maine, arriving in Kennebunk around 2:30, and spent a couple of hours visiting with Dad and Peg. We even wheeled both of them outside and sat at the front of the home to enjoy the beautiful weather.
We left Kennebunk with the promise to return within a week, and headed north towards Augusta. Our old friends from Wakefield, Dave and Lynn Costa, live in Winthrop, on the edge of Lake Maranacook. Arrived at their home and had to maneuver the Beast down a small hill into his back yard with a tree on the left, stone wall on the right, and about 3 inches to spare on the gate opening. Parked just a few feet from the edge of the lake, and slept without air conditioning and with open windows, as it was so nice and cool.
I am not looking forward to getting the coach out of here in a few days.
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