The Journey Has Begun!: "Indiana wants me, Lord I can't go back there...." (some may remember that song?)

Well....not on our list of "want to do's" but a Fleetwood Factory visit was inevitable. First a stopover at the Walmart in Fort Wayne for the night as our appt wasn't til tomorrow August 19th. Then onto Decatur, Indiana first thing.....well after coffee and dropping me, Bear and the car off at Petco for a grooming! Noooo not me! Bear. :)
The Factory has yuk memories for me! You park at assigned parking spaces on gravel lot, the techs are at your door to take the coach to shop at 6:00am prompt, there is stale coffee in the waiting room but I can't stay in there because I have a dog! So I stay in a 10 X 10 no window waiting room until I can't stand it any longer and sit outside with dogs on a curb! The rig is brought back after 4:00 pm and it starts over the next day until work is complete. Then before you get to leave, you're handed a LARGE bill! This visit was $6100! And this did not include the removal of 3m and new nose paint at $900! We met a great couple here at the factory! Pat and Jon! We enjoyed having dinner out with them and stay in touch. These guys travel as much as we do! However,they do hold down fort in Port St Lucie west in Florida.
Happy to leave though......except for the fact that on our way out we discover our generator has stopped working! When it rains it pours! We'll get to that later!

It's time to move on! After leaving Decatur In and Rockford Oh. we headed east to visit our very good friends. August 27th and Columbus,Ohio bound! (Sunbury to be exact)

almost bought it

favorite place for eats near fleetwood

Tim ,Pat and John (what were you saying Pat?)

OH OHIO! Here we are!

August 27, 2013 and We arrive at our very good friends, Pam and Ron's later than expected. As we pull into this long driveway and look up to the top, I see Pam, Ron and an entourage! Lol! It was her Mom, two sons, daughter in law, two grandchildren and two girl friends!! ( and the two dogs, Harley and Daisy!) It was wonderful having the opportunity to meet all and to be made to feel like a vip! ;)
Now I feel bad for our tardiness but at least they all had their pizza before it was too cold!
We felt so very welcomed and enjoyed the company of the friends we love! We toured the business, the area, had a wonderful lunch and even got a golf cart ride around the grounds the next day! A great visit it was!
August 29th and on our way, convoy style, with Pam and Ron in the lead, we start heading south east to meet up with our Florida Keys friends and then some! (well some of them) And Boy was I excited! Deep Creek Lake area/ Swanton, Md......McCloskys, here we come!! Looking forward to seeing all and enjoying 4 fun filled days with wonderful people!