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Made my first solo trip

Postby Lesmusic1 » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:31 pm

Just got home after my 3 week solo trip.....Started off real bad but ended out to be a wonderful trip...

First day on the road...my daughter and her friends decided on their own mom needed to be escorted through a pass. Well thank god they did....just before pass a blew one tire and popped another tire on my passenger rear side. Got a tow truck to change the tires, only had one spare and it was in bad shape so they followed me to next exit where there was a Les Schawb, thank god! then i spent my first night in their parking lot. That next morning after tires were replaced i see I have a major oil leak so....off to a mechanic to get it fixed....Well everything work out fine, thank god I had my daughter with me through all that and I made it to my destination 1 day later then planned but had a great time camping with my daughter and friends in north California..Yreka....for alittle more then 2 weeks.

I first thought after my problems this solo trip stuff was for the birds...but now I think idf I made it through that, I can make it alone again. So here is to all of us women Rv ers.....
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby Aggiemom » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:57 pm

I'm so sorry you had troubles. But it sounds like you handled it like a trooper. Good for you!
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby cpatinjones » Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:10 pm

Happy to hear you had a good ending. You did great!
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby sharon » Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:57 pm

Good job! Never give up!
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby Rufflesgurl » Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:14 pm

Glad you didn't let the negatives take over. Have fun

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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby JudyJB » Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:31 pm

Congratulations! Some days are better than others, but all days are adventures. You proved you can do this.

Hope you had all tires checked for age and condition while you were at tire dealer. Tires are expensive, but they are really important to our safety.
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby Redwahine » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:18 am

Congratulations!
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby Bethers » Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:25 am

Sorry for the difficult start, but it is a good thing you discovered your bad guys and got them taken care of. I'm glad the Tripp overall was great. Good job.
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby JoanE » Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:50 am

My recent tire episode was frightening and expensive and it did rattle my confidence but no one was hurt and I can't fear what didn't happen. You have the right attitude. You had a few blips but you also had a lot of fun. Cheers to you!
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby carolb » Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:16 am

Good for you! If you can make it through that "start," you can make it anytime/anywhere! Not much different than sitting in your home & having the furnace go out, or the plumbing leak etc! Our "homes on wheels" need upkeep too! ;) Happy travels! 8-)
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby BirdbyBird » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:27 am

There is something for getting some of the big upsets out of the way in the beginning....so many of the smaller inconveniences will seem insignificant next to tire blowouts and those what ifs? Happy and safe travels from here. :)
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby havingfunnow » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:38 am

Hurrah for a great first trip! Now you know you can handle anything that might come up.
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby WickedLady » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:24 pm

Rough start but you did good. No holding you back now! :D
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby Olive600 » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:43 pm

You're a trooper! Let the adventures begin!
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Re: Made my first solo trip

Postby IrishIroamed » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:51 pm

Sorry to hear about the bad start but you ended on a high note - can only get better from here on out. Good job and happy travels.
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