2010 - On the Road Again

Springtime in Columbia, SC

From 2010-03 Bradford Pears

We are finally back on the road. We spent seven months in the Columbia/Lexington, SC area at the Barnyard RV Park. We had intended to spend the winter in Crystal River, Florida but did not make it. Instead we stayed in SC.

Although we had what at least to us seemed a colder winter than normal, we made it fine. Even enjoyed an 8” snowfall, which of course was melted and gone within a day or so.

From 2010-02 Snow in Columbia

From 2010-02 Snow in Columbia

We came back to Columbia in October so I could have surgery to establish a new tear duct in my left eye. My tear duct had closed completely causing my eye to frequently be filled with a film of tears. I now have a “Jones tube” installed which is a small glass tube that goes from the corner of my eye into my nasal cavity. It works great and solved my tearing problem.

Meanwhile Monique was not feeling well. She went through various tests with the outcome being the removal of her gallbladder. This soon solved some of her symptoms, but others lingered for months. By the time she felt like traveling again, we were into our scheduled round of annual doctor and dentist visits. These all went well although I had to have a precautionary colonoscopy and endoscopy. Thankfully the results from these were all normal.

So in May we were finally ready to “hit the road”. We left May 11th and drove to Gaffney, SC to the Freightliner Service Center for annual maintenance on the motorhome chassis. All Freightliner motorhome chassis are manufactured in Gaffney, and we highly recommend going there for service.

From Gaffney, we traveled to Crooked Creek RV Park in West Union, SC to attend a Rally with the SC Palmetto Pals chapter of the Newmar Kountry Klub.