Our Location:
Countryside Campground, Gibson City, Illinois
Rain, wind, then much more wind, and it is still blowing strong. Hopefully tomorrow is a calmer day as we are pulling out for the next leg of our journey homeward.
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| Green Acres RV Repair Shop, Clinton, Illinois. |
Yesterday we hooked up and hauled the Igloo to Clinton, Illinois to Green Acres RV Repair. We had a propane leak that we needed to have fixed. Many calls to the Bloomington area rv repair shops netted me 10 days to look at it, and I would need to drop it there until they got around to fixing it. The nice gents at Green Acres took us right away and we were back on the road in about an hour.
To add more excitement to the adventure the Dogsled decided to REGEN about 4 miles before we arrived at the repair shop, so we did an extra long loop until it stopped its new found trick. The Dogsled has only ever did this twice, once yesterday and once in March 2020 on our way homeward during Covid. At that time we were in a rest area just inside the Ohio state line, the old Igloo had a broken spring and the truck started to regen, but ended up on a flat bed back into Indiana and was fixed under warranty, they shut and locked the garage after the repair. We were on our way the next day. So as you can imagine I had a few butterflies while the Big Dog was playing tricks. However everything went well, we were back in place in the park by 1 pm.
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| Some interesting flavours. |
Today we toured around the town a bit. We stopped for fuel, toured the local market and checked out the little town park, full hookups for only $10 a night. However the spots are tight, there are about 5 or 6 spots, paved, and a cute little area. If you are able to back into tight space easily, you may want to write this one in your “possible” book.
We have enjoyed our time in this area and are thinking of perhaps coming this way in the fall. However, it is a long time until then. So far we like the convenience of this route, we avoid a number of cities, there is plenty of places to park over night, the rest areas are plentiful, the fuel stops are also plentiful and good access. So we will consider it for a good route in the fall.
The photos are just a few things on my phone.
Until next time…..
Take care, stay safe,
Deb
Glad to hear you were able to get the repair you needed done quickly!
ReplyDeleteNice photos… some of those sound really good! 😋
We were happy to get it fixed quickly too.
DeleteI thought the flavours were interesting too.
Deb
We stayed at the city park a couple of time with the motorhome pulling trailer. It's doable. We liked it there.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. I hope you and Pete are well!
DeleteDeb
Most Newer Diesels Engines Regen every Hundred Miles. Most times we are on the Highways so never notice it.
ReplyDeleteGlad it was a quick fix for the Propane.
Be Safe and Enjoy the next phase.
It's about time.
We were happy to get our propane issue fixed quickly.
DeleteThanks
Deb
Good to hear it was a quick fix on the Dogsled and the propane. Worrisome, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteI must have missed something about the chip pictures. Sorry.
Thanks Patsy. I was happy to have them working as a fine running team again. Lol.
DeleteThe chip pics were just some interesting flavours I noticed while we were wandering the local little market. I have never heard of these particular flavours before. They just caught my eye.
Deb
Oh, ok, gotcha! 😅
DeleteGood news about the repair. We don't have the regen problems some of you have and I'm happy about that but also very happy that yours seemed to fix itself quickly :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks! This regen was a shock to me. Lol. It never does it and I’ve had the truck 8 years. Others talk about their trucks regening a lot, but my Chevy has only did it twice. lol. Blessing or curse? Who knows.lol
DeleteDeb
Regen? I must have purchased my truck just in time. No regenning going on here. So lucky you found that RV repair shop. Don't you just love it when they get you in and out??? Hang on to your hat in that wind. Hopefully it stops just as you pull out.
ReplyDeleteTrucks older than 2010, I think get away with out it. I think.
DeleteI like getting things handled quickly. Wasting time waiting for an appointment is not fun. lol.
I tied on my hat and my hair, for good measure. lol
Deb