A Good Day at Myrtle Beach

Well, after waking early this morning and successfully getting those receptacles working again there was more relief later in the day -- as the temps climbed from the 30s into the 60s.  After repacking things in the Jeep for Tuesday's possible visit with Tim and Kathryn, I decided to tackle the problem with the "Rogue Awning" and that started with having to get the ladder out and some wire cutters to cut loose the wire ties I had installed to keep it closed.  Visions of the awning flopping open wildly had me thinking of borrowing a 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 from a construction site just across the road but, that turned out not to be necessary.  Before climbing onto the roof, I tried the awning over the entrance door and found it still working properly -- gave me some hope about the patio awning.

When I got to the wire ties, I found them slackened as if the awning was staying closed on its own -- that indeed was the case and that gave me a big feeling of relief.  So, it did go back to the "house batteries" and the fact one of the three had been really low on electrolyte (distilled water, lead and acid) -- thanks again to the service technicians at Reines RV.  Same problem I detected on the old batteries which caused them all to go bad -- hopefully, I caught it in time on these new ones.

After that, I even flushed the sanitary tank for the first time, followed by flushing the line with the grey water tank contents -- no spilled sewage either -- more relief.  Life is good when things go right.

Now, if my cell phone will just begin working again -- went for a long walk down the beach and got it wet wading through waves at the inlet to a tidal lake near some beautiful, large houses on the beach.  Just had to get a closer look at them -- huge homes, with stucco finish and clay tile roofs.

Time for beer or martini and watching some of the President's Cup -- go USA.