Well I finished my class yesterday at about 6:00 pm and was ready for some alcohol. The last two days pretty much sent me into information overload although I found the class to be very worth while and beneficial in many ways. I learned a lot about the maintenance of a diesel pusher motorhome including finding out I should have already had ours serviced since the maintenance clock starts when the motorhome is built and not when it is put into service. I also learned a lot about driving a motorhome and how I can improve my mileage to as high as 9.8 mpg by not cruising at 62 mph in 6th gear and by staying in fifth gear 250 rpms higher. I also learned that while I have a lot to learn I am ahead of some others who are driving motorhomes who were in my class. Two of these people thought you never used your engine brake while going down hill. I also found a great place to take our motorhome to have it serviced at the factory service center in Gaffney. I was able to buy filters at a reduced price so I now have all of the filters I need to change the fuel filter, the water/ fuel separator, the air filter, and the oil filter. Freightliner may offer another more advanced class in November or December that we may go to depending on our travel schedule. It would be good to do it in mid November on our way back to Florida. In any event we will be coming back to have all of the service done that I will not be doing myself.
We got up this morning and drove a couple hours or so to Lugoff, South Carolina. Tomorrow we are going to Pearl Fryar's house to check out his topiary garden. After that we will be heading north to North Carolina.
A journal written about life, retirement and our journey throughout the United States in a 5th wheel, along with our two Shih Tzus, Tanner and Syndey. Written not for notoriety but for our sons, family and friends, so they know where we are at any given time. And particularly for ourselves. Finally, we get to slow down and smell the roses and we don't want to forget any of it. You are welcome to join us as we go 'Down the Road a Piece'.
