Before I flew to Arizona to pick up the RV, I had mapped out a tentative route for the trip home. I ended up following it pretty closely, except for the exact places I stopped for the night. I found it kind of fun to find an RV park, or campsite as I went, but one place I knew I had to stop was Deming, NM.
Loners on Wheels Headquarters
Deming is where the Low-Hi RV Ranch is located. As I mentioned before, I had searched for folks who traveled as singles, and one of the groups that I found was Loners on Wheels. The LoW headquarters is in Deming, and since I had joined even before getting an RV, I had to go meet them.
I got on Interstate 10 going east, eager to see how the RV handled at higher speeds. I got up to a nice cruising speed of about 70 mph and was pleased that it drove like a luxury car. Suddenly there was a loud WHACK, and I jumped as the large driver's side mirror unexpectedly folded in and smacked hard against the door. The mirrors are made to fold toward the coach in case they get bumped, but I suspected that the hinge may have been a little loose. At least it was too loose to withstand wind forces of 70 mph or greater.
I found a safe place to pull over and checked it out. Nothing damaged, but I had no way to tighten it. A small piece of paper, folded a few times, fit nicely in the space between the arm holding the mirror and the hinge. It would fix the problem until I got home.
I pulled into the ranch after dark, registered at the night registration and parked in my chosen spot. I went for a great shower in their pristine, for members only, bathroom, and went to bed. I guess I should mention here that the reason I was looking forward to the shower was due to the fact that I couldn't get my water to work. When I flipped the switch to turn on the water pump, all I got was a small amount of sputtering water and air out of the faucets. I hadn't yet tried to hook up a water hose directly to the motorhome, but it was becoming apparent that something was wrong with the water pump, the plumbing, or the water pump user. I would try to find some answers in the moring.