Our stay here in Southern California's Coachella Valley is soon coming to an end. Our daughter, Allie is expecting her second child in early April and we'd kinda like to be home a few weeks before the blessed event. By the time we get home we will have been on the road for nearly 5 months and we are very much looking forward to spending time with family... and welcoming a new member into the fold!
Having remained static here at Indian Wells RV Resort in Indio, California for the past couple of months, I haven't been particularly motivated to blog on a regular basis. It's not that Suzanne and I haven't done anything blog-worthy during our stay here, but the things we see and experience while on the road, to my way of thinking, seem to make for more compelling reading.
Rather than a chronological accounting of our time here in the California desert I thought I'd simply upload a bunch of photos with a bit of added commentary.
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There are always projects to be done on the coach. For a long time I have wanted to do something about the entryway. I've always thought it looked a little cheesy and it has always been very difficult to keep clean. There is a hidden platform at the top of the stairs that, with the push of a button, moves out and up, closing/capping off the stairwell while the vehicle is in motion. There has always been a gooey, greasy residue around that contraption that I assumed was lubrication for its moving parts. Much of Travis' shedded hair finds its way into the stairwell and cleaning the resulting hairy, sticky mess has been a frequent and unpleasant task. As it turns out, the goo was some sort of adhesive for the vinyl & carpet stair and wall coverings. I'm not sure if it is supposed to be that way or if it just never set properly. At any rate, getting rid of it, after peeling off the vinyl & carpet, was a bear, and took three days. A heat gun, various scrappers, putty knives, razors, steel wool, caustic chemicals and patience finally got the the job done.
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