Yesterday (Black Friday) I went on my first real shakedown trip.  I went to the Tibet-Butler Preserve.  Upon entry and one trip around the  small parking lot, I did not see any spots for larger vehicles.  Then I remembered...a Ford 250 dual cab pickup truck is just a few inches shorter than my RV so I pulled into one of the standard parking spots without any trouble!  The Coach ran flawlessly on the trip.  Driving currently is a bit exhausting, as my ears and eyes are so intently tuned to every sight and sound.  The purpose of shakedown trips is to find out what is wrong, and I want to find everything before my long trip across the USA.  Every sound I hear I analyze to see if it should be there or not.  It was nice to finally get to the Preserve.

Lucky is all ready for the trip to begin!  After two and a half weeks it looks like we are finally ready to start some shake-down trips to see if there are any last minute issues that might pop up.  The details in the interior are almost complete, we finally got through the red tape of registering (taging) the coach, and the new Honda generator is finally stuffed into the compartment where the old stock generator lived for 40 years.  We've ferreted out some electrical issues, got the television and stereo systems up and running, and got some fancy LED lights to light up the exterior and interior.

​Well we (me myself and I, and the 2 dogs) finally arrived in Orlando.  We did though get here 4 hours late,  as it seems American Airlines changed airplane models on us. The "replacement" plane ended up not having a pressurized/heated cargo area for the dogs and then It only took them an hour at the counter to re-route our flight with the appropriate planes.  And.... that was only the beginning of my day.