Mystic KOA Kampground, Connecticut
We have spent the last three days preparing and loading the MH. I think we have everything under control but not sure. Although I feel much better still not 100% and I’m depending on Debbie to fill in the blanks for me.
I will digress a bit and state that nine months ago I truly thought my RV traveling days were over. My first inclination that there was a more serious problem was when I was told my prostate cancer was not the usual easily treatable type, but a more aggressive inoperable cancer. And based on the research and reading that Debbie and I were doing I believed that my life was essentially over. Thank God for Dr. Hurwitz, the radiology-oncologist that offered me not only hope but perhaps even a possible cure. And a huge THANK YOU for all of the emotional and physical support, phone calls, cards, visits, e-mails, gifts and great meals from my family and friends that made my difficult journey a little easier. Now
seven weeks after my final treatment I have been given hope for a real future and am doing what I love - traveling the country in the MH with my wife and dog. Sounds corny I know but even the smallest events and things make me very happy. Debbie did not think I would be ready to take a trip this soon and neither did I but wanted to give it a try. Not sure where we will end up but we are heading South and will make frequent stops along the way.Yesterday I turned 64 and was amazed at the number of Birthday wishes I received. We didn’t do much of anything but load the MH for our trip. We did get out to say good-by to our Mother’s but didn’t get an opportunity to see any of our other family members. Kelly called and sent a great gift pack and Tom called later that day. Another year gone by and with any luck more to come. Debbie will continue the blog from this point since she is the journalist in the family.
OK, my turn. I (Debbie) did not believe for one minute that we would be on the road this soon after treatment but here we are. My plan was to hang around until the end of September but Ron did a 180 health wise and insisted we get moving. We will be out and about until the end of October. We have to be back for a follow-up MD appointment and repeat PSA (hopefully will be another positive report)
We didn’t get on the road until 2:45 PM today. Had to finish up last minute loading, went out for breakfast then the MH wouldn’t start so Ron had to jump it. I think I ran the batteries down inflating the airbags. I had the key on auxiliary because I forgot (it has been a full year since our last MH trip) the engine needed to be running while inflating.
Jewel was resistant to getting in the MH and dug her heels in on the front lawn. I had to pick her up and put her in. Poor Jewel, she really hates the riding thing.
We drove to Foxwoods planning to spend the night, tour the casino and have a nice meal but that was not in the cards. Ron noticed that the steps were not fully retracted which was an indication the coach batteries were depleted. So we stopped at a rest area so Ron could push the steps in manually. Upon arriving at Foxwoods Ron checked the battery voltage and it would not maintain a charge so we could not start the generator or maintain any current to run anything in the coach.
After some thought as to our options we decided to drive back about 8 miles to a KOA and plug in for the night.
Ron hooked a battery charger to the house batteries and charged them over night. At this point it was 7:15 PM and Ron was duly tired. I made dinner and we settled in to watch America’s Got Talent. He was surprised who won – I was not.
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