We arrived home after our winter away on April 18th to cold weather, with lots snow and ice on our driveway. We were three days late due to icy roads and very iffy driving conditions for motorhomes towing a car. Thankfully we were nestled in with brother Don and Mary in Indiana.
We waited for the weather to warm and then about another 5 weeks for a replacement windshield to be shipped to Ontario. A date was set in mid June for us to go to a Speedy Glass location close to where we store our motorhome to have the windshield installed. Not to be. On the scheduled day the store called to say they did not have a big enough bay to handle our 37' motorhome. The windshield would have to be shipped to one of their other locations in Toronto. We waited another 5 weeks for an appointment at the alternate location. Finally on July 24th we were able to deliver our motorhome for the work to be done. By then the crack in the windshield had traveled all the way from the bottom to the top of the windshield. On July 26th we picked up the motorhome. During the drive north to the storage lot we drove through strong winds and heavy rain --- a test to prove the windshield had been installed properly --- no whistling or water drops! Thankfully our insurance paid the bill for the windshield -- the estimate was $5,000.
The motorhome is back safely in storage with the solar panel connected to trickle charge the batteries.
In Summary:
Total miles traveled 5,874 from Oct 31st to Apr 18th.
RV Fuel $4,098.41 Propane $151.75 Camping* $3,423.47 Tolls $623.58
Total$8,423.47 CAD
* campground fees includes electric (which was $162 CAD for 3 1/2 months in Mexico -- mainly running our air conditioner, water heater, TV)
And in just two and a half months, we will hit the road again. How fast time flies!
We waited for the weather to warm and then about another 5 weeks for a replacement windshield to be shipped to Ontario. A date was set in mid June for us to go to a Speedy Glass location close to where we store our motorhome to have the windshield installed. Not to be. On the scheduled day the store called to say they did not have a big enough bay to handle our 37' motorhome. The windshield would have to be shipped to one of their other locations in Toronto. We waited another 5 weeks for an appointment at the alternate location. Finally on July 24th we were able to deliver our motorhome for the work to be done. By then the crack in the windshield had traveled all the way from the bottom to the top of the windshield. On July 26th we picked up the motorhome. During the drive north to the storage lot we drove through strong winds and heavy rain --- a test to prove the windshield had been installed properly --- no whistling or water drops! Thankfully our insurance paid the bill for the windshield -- the estimate was $5,000.
The motorhome is back safely in storage with the solar panel connected to trickle charge the batteries.
In Summary:
Total miles traveled 5,874 from Oct 31st to Apr 18th.
RV Fuel $4,098.41 Propane $151.75 Camping* $3,423.47 Tolls $623.58
Total$8,423.47 CAD
* campground fees includes electric (which was $162 CAD for 3 1/2 months in Mexico -- mainly running our air conditioner, water heater, TV)
And in just two and a half months, we will hit the road again. How fast time flies!
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