tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53931952009-11-24T22:36:01.122-07:00Tioga & George travel the roads of the west searching for adventureTiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-18166820593472603262009-11-24T08:29:00.012-07:002009-11-24T22:36:01.131-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/chicken-soup.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Chicken soup!</span></u></a><br />What is it about chicken soup that is sooooooo good! Hmmmm?<br /><br />Reader Dick from Torrance brought chicken soup yesterday. I had some for breakfast this morning. Why is it so good? Is it because the chicken soup is warm? Tasty? I don't know what. But I ate every drop. Every noodle. Every chunk of chicken. <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2PM - Lake Murray Camp.</span></span></span></b><br />MsTioga and The Team are now at Lake Murray, east of the City of San Diego. We spent the morning and part of the afternoon, visiting with our friend John who lives nearby.<br /><br />John and his wife Mimi, have invited me over for Thanksgiving Supper! Pretty neat, huh?<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-24-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-24-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">George at Mission Trails Regional Park</span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Overlooking Lake Murray</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Reader Diugo wonders?</span></span></span></b><br />Diugo wonders in ShoutBox about our visit to American Battery yesterday? Where did we Nite Camp yesterday? What about Thanksgiving? What about my upcoming birthday? Stuff like that! How could I have forgotten about these things? Hmmmmmm?<br /><br />At American Battery I bought some battery acid which will be used to bring up the specific gravity in some of the cells that are low. I also bought one of their hydrometers, which are excellent quality and easy to read.<br /><br />We told you about our Nite Camp yesterday, November 23rd. Look at our 5pm post yesterday.<br /><br />I've just posted above about Thanksgiving. We are invited to John and Mimi's home for Thanksgiving.<br /><br />And for my birthday? I will likely be spending my birthday somewhere in Arizona, close to the Mexican frontier.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I met a man on the edge!</span></span></span></b><br />Yesterday afternoon as I was approaching Shelter Island in San Diego, there was an old Tioga RV in front of me. I followed the Tioga, and it entered Shelter Island, me right behind. <div><br /></div><div>After the Tioga parked, I went up and asked the man driving how his Tioga was doing. He told me that he just bought his Tioga a few days ago for $900 from the Goodwill. It was a donation. He told me that it runs pretty good.</div><div><br /></div><div>This man had been well off. Then, his wife divorced him and he moved into an apartment. He hurt his back bad, and went on disability. Recently for some reason, his disability was denied. Being unemployed, his resources dwindled. His cash is down to hundreds of dollars. Paying rent is out of the question. He now lives fulltime in his aged Tioga.</div><div><br /></div><div>The fridge does not work. Neither does the heater. His roof leaks in front and back. He has a car, that is about to be repossessed. But this man, who is down and out, believes that he will make it back. This man who is on the edge, still has hope.</div><div><br /></div><div>Man-O-Man! I watched as this fellow cleaned the exterior of his 1976 Tioga. And I thought to myself, how well I am doing, by comparison.<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/deep-cycle-batteries.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/Tomorrow.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://map.datastormusers.com/user1.cfm?user=105" target="_blank"><u>MsTioga Datastorm Location Map</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=32.72103,-117.2293&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=32.72103,-117.2293+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-1816682059347260326?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-61192837611343768162009-11-23T08:09:00.010-07:002009-11-24T08:36:16.272-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/deep-cycle-batteries.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">7:30AM - Deep cycle batteries.</span></span></u></a><br />Our visit to American Battery this morning initially was for them to check out our batteries. However, we really do not need the batteries checked out. We on the TiogaRV Team are fully capable to do the checking.<br /><br />The main problem with the batteries, is that the specific gravity needs equalizing. We have been unable to do that equalization with a daily controlled overcharge. So, we are going to do the equalization by the careful addition of battery acid [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://jgdarden.com/batteryfaq/carfaq9.htm#adjust" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>].<br /><br />While at American Battery, we want to shop their store. Mr. Sunny would like to buy a new hydrometer and perhaps some new battery cables.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Flu report.</span></span></span></b><br />We have good news about the flu! Today is the third day with no fever. Lung congestion is greatly reduced, likely due to over-the-counter medication, "Mucinex" which was recommended by Son Dave.<br /><br />No report on the diarrhea yet this morning! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">12 Noon - Beautiful Shelter Island.</span></span></span></b><br />We have made an Afternoon Camp on Shelter Island, in the City of San Diego. This is a gorgeous place. Across the bay we see downtown San Diego.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-23-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-23-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">MsTioga at Shelter Island along San Diego Bay.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">5PM - Nite Camped near the water.</span></span></span></b><br />MsTioga has made a Nite Camp, close to the water. This Camp is not far from our Shelter Island Afternoon Camp.<br /><br />While we were at Shelter Island, Reader Dick from Torrance, California came by for a visit. Can you imagine that? All the way from Torrance?! <div><br /></div><div>In the pic below, Dick is watching a slide show prepared by Son Dave for Little A to remember his good times at Dave's Home.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-23-2009B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-23-2009B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Dick watching slide show.</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/time-before-dawn.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/chicken-soup.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=32.7222,-117.2287&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=32.7222,-117.2287+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-6119283761134376816?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-26343659240514781482009-11-22T05:32:00.008-07:002009-11-23T08:22:02.687-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/time-before-dawn.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4AM - Time before the dawn.</span></u></a><br />You may still be sleeping, warm in bed. Nice dreams, misty in your head. MsTioga is rolling down the road. It is the time before the dawn. And we felt the need to be moving on.<br /><br />Interstate #5 is sort of quiet at this hour. The traffic that is there, passes MsTioga fast. We are in our far right lane, at a comfortable 45. <div><br /></div><div>Why are we moving at this early hour? We do not really know. MsTioga got the feeling to be heading down the road. So we are rolling along in the time before the dawn.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Little A is gone!</span></span></span></b><br />As you may know, my Son Dave is a foster parent. Last Friday, one of his three foster kids left Dave's Home. We call him "A", using only the first letter of his name to maintain anonymity.<br /><br />Though I am now far away, Little A's leaving is a sad thing for me. I got to know Little A who is only 7 years old. Son Dave prepared a slide show for Little A, showing many of the things done while he lived at Dave's Home. I've watched that slide show many times. The pics and music of that slide show pull on my heart strings.<br /><br />Lord! Why do little kids have to suffer? May Little A be happy in his new home! [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://daves-foster-home.blogspot.com/2009/11/sad-feelings.html" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">12 Noon - American Battery</span></span></span></b><br />We have gone to the City of Escondido, which is the home of American Battery. We bought six deep cycle batteries here in 2007. We want those batteries checked out, because they appear to be discharging too fast.<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/strange-disease.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/deep-cycle-batteries.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.11253,-117.07994&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.11253,-117.07994+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-2634365924051478148?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-40044586539109979212009-11-21T07:46:00.006-07:002009-11-22T05:47:31.276-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/strange-disease.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7AM - A strange disease!</span></span></u></a><br />Yes! This flu that I have is a very strange disease. For the past 24 hours, it seems that I have no fever. I've needed no Advil. But I am still sick!<br /><br />This strange disease seem to be heading south in my body. Into my lungs with congestion, and into my bowels with diarrhea. There seems to be no infection in my lungs. Not from the color of the stuff I cough up. <div><br /></div><div>Diarrhea? Well, I am not going to write about the color of that here! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /> </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, I feel better. Is this how the flu ends?<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4PM - Camped at Roadside Rest.</span></span></span></b><br />We have made a Camp at a State of California roadside rest. There is a small hill between this Camp and huge Interstate #5, which somewhat buffers the traffic noise.<br /><br />There is a dump station at this roadside rest, which MsTioga has already used!<br /><br />We may stay the nite here. A sign at the entrance provides notice that limits staying here to no more than eight hours.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Still no Advil!</span></span></span></b><br />It has NOT been necessary to use any medication, all day long. No Advil! Wow!<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/why-tiogarv-team-went-north.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/time-before-dawn.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.27321,-117.4443&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.27321,-117.4443+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-4004458653910997921?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-78416085908879908702009-11-20T04:27:00.004-07:002009-11-21T07:58:48.650-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/why-tiogarv-team-went-north.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Why the TiogaRV Team went north!</span></u></a><br />On Friday morning, October 16, 2009, we were happily camped in Mexico at the lake of Santa Maria del Oro. When Mr. Datastorm tried to go online, he crashed! Mr. Datastorm no longer worked! <div><br /></div><div>Mr. Steve O'Bosky our Datastorm dealer suspected that our Datastorm transmitter went bad. For a few moments I considered having the transmitter shipped to me in Mexico. But, I gave up that thought because I was unsure of how to install the transmitter.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, just because I was unsure of the transmitter installation, the decision to travel all the way to the USA and back was decided! I made no consideration of the dollar cost of such a trip. Little consideration of the time required. No thoughts about the weather. I did not consider the risks of such a trip. I just headed north!<br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br />What broke and went bad?</span></span></span></b></div><div>As we traveled north to the USA, things began to break. What caused things to break? Who can say? Just traveling over bumpy roads?</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 16); font-weight: bold; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Tuesday, October 20, 2009: Air conditioning went bad. Cost to recharge $107.16</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Wednesday, October 21, 2009: Water pump broke $183.16</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Thursday, October 29, 2009: Isolator switch broke $47.50</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Saturday, October 31, 2009: Starter motor solenoid relay switch $10.91</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Tuesday, November 03, 2009: First noticed my flu symptoms</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Monday, November 09, 2009: Dometic fridge cooling unit replaced $630</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Friday, November 13, 2009: Leveler failed. Self repaired $0</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Thursday, November 19, 2009: Went to hospital for flu examination $?</b></span></span></li></ul><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Cost of this trip.</span></span></span></b></div>The TiogaRV Team has paid a great deal to go on this trip north to the USA. From the day we headed north until today. $3,938.23 has been spent. $999.90 for just the gasoline cost alone. And, we still have 1,700 miles to go before we reach Aticama!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our $dollar$ costs are not our only costs! MsTioga will have traveled over 4,000 miles by the time we return to our winter home base of Aticama in Mexico. Who can say what this long trip has done to MsTioga?</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Wondering why things went bad?</span></span></span></b></div><div>I wondered to you in my blog writing, why things were going bad during this trip? My experience has taught me that things happen for a reason. However, it never occurred to me before yesterday, that the reason may be bad judgment! My bad judgment to make a trip to the USA instead of shipping the Datastorm transmitter to Mexico.</div><div><br /></div><div>This month I will celebrate my 72nd birthday. I want to live my life without worry. I want to live my life without fear. However, this trip has caused me to re-think my decision making process. Risks are greater for me as I get older. I've got to be more thoughtful and considerate how what I plan to do will impact me. Getting the flu, for example, is likely something that happened only because of this trip and this flu could still turn into pneumonia.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Reviewing the trip.</span></span></span></b></div><div>There is no doubt that although a lot of things went bad during this trip, that I have had a wonderful time traveling. I love to travel. Love to feel the motion of MsTioga moving along the road. To get into MsTioga's rhythm as we roll along is my destiny.<br /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/going-to-hospital.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/strange-disease.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.04897,-118.0529&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.04897,-118.0529+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-7841608590887990870?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-57553959227643460002009-11-19T07:50:00.011-07:002009-11-20T05:48:31.695-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/going-to-hospital.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7AM - Going to the hospital!</span></u></a><br />The flu is descending into my chest. I've had this happen before. And if I don't see a doctor quickly, the flu becomes pneumonia!<br /><br />Our little Garmin Nuvi GPS has a search feature for things like hospitals. The <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital"</span></i></b> is very close to our Nite Camp. I'll be going to this hospital this morning.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">8AM - Emergency Care.</span></span></span></b><br />When I entered the Emergency Care section of Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, there were no other patients waiting to be seen. I went directly into admitting, and then to an examination room.<br /><br />After a short while, my doctor arrived. She asked the usual questions, examined me and prescribed a chest Xray. The Xray showed my lungs to be clear. No pneumonia. However, since I have had much experience with flu going into pneumonia, the doctor gave me a prescription for the antibiotic Azithromycin in case pneumonia comes.<div><br /></div><div>By 10am, I was back inside MsTioga. My Medicare is going to pay for some or all of this visit. A subsequent billing by the hospital may happen sometime in the future.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2PM - Courtyard Marriott Hotel</span></span></span></b><br />Awhile back we were given a voucher for a one nite stay at any Courtyard Marriott Hotel. Since I am sick, today seemed to be a good one for using that voucher!<br /><br />The hotel is in Oxnard, California. There is a big screen TV. A very nice tub/shower. A huge bed! And it is very quiet! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_start --><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Raving about our Garmin Nuvi GPS.</span></span></span></b><br />I've written to you before about our Gamin Nuvi GPS. I love this little thing. It is much better than either DeLorme or Microsoft Streets and Trips. The Nuvi is small, and portable. Fits in my pocket for walking around.<br /><br />Finding a hospital, a gas station or restaurant is a fantastic feature of our Nuvi. There is a huge database inside this little GPS. I can find nearly everything that I need.<br /><br />Never one time has the Nuvi led me the wrong way on a one-way street. Never has it led me to a street that was not there. The Nuvi knows underpasses from overpasses.<br /><br />We on the TiogaRV Team recommend the Garmin Nuvi GPS.<br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">What happened to the TiogaRV Team, and why.</span></span></span></b><br />You may have read in my blog recently, about me wondering about all the things that have happened to MsTioga and other Team Members since our trip north to the USA. All of the breakdowns. All of the challenges. The tremendous costs. Both financial costs and stressful costs.<br /><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Tomorrow we will devote our entire blog post to what happened and what broke.<br /><br />We will illuminate why these difficult things happened to us.</span></i></b><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/third-day-in-santa-maria.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/why-tiogarv-team-went-north.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.2284,-119.1711&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.2284,-119.1711+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-5755395922764346000?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-29000177491372470302009-11-18T09:38:00.013-07:002009-11-19T07:59:19.469-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/third-day-in-santa-maria.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">8AM - Third day in Santa Maria!</span></u></a><br />This is MsTioga's third day Camped in Santa Maria after our decision to stay put until the flu disease is cured. I am a cranky patient. Feeling sorry for myself when sick. What a baby!<div><br /></div><div>It's hard to know if I am getting better. Have to wait until the Advil wears off, to see if the fever<br />is still there. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hate having the flu. Because, I never feel good when I am sick! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Why am I here?</span></span></span></b><br />Yesterday in the evening, Son Joe phoned to find out how I was doing. We got to talking about the reasons things happen. Joe does not believe, as I do, that stuff happens by Supreme direction. Joe is confident that stuff just happens. So, sit back and enjoy.</div><div><br /></div><div>My experiences have taught me that things that happen in my life, appear to happen for a reason. So, I am looking for the reason to answer, <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Why am I here?"</span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Why am I here in California, in these cold days as winter approaches? My little Ipod Touch has programmed into it the weather in places that I live, or where relatives live. Down in the Pueblo of Aticama, where I would like to be now, Ipod reports that it is 84°F and sunny.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">10AM - Solar panels up in park.</span></span></span></b><br />MsTioga found a park where we are able to Camp perpendicular to the path of the Sun. Positioning MsTioga like this, is best for solar panel charging. We leveled out, Mr. Datastorm went up, and we raised our solar panels.<br /><br />Things were looking good! Then, a park law enforcement guy drove up and threatened a ticket because MsTioga occupied three parking places. Man-O-Man!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">11AM - Heading south.</span></span></span></b><br />We had a TiogaRV Team meeting to discuss our situation.<br /><ul><li>It is cold. </li><li>The Sun is too low in the sky at this latitude and time of the year to charge our batteries. </li><li>Nobody knows when my flu will be cured.</li></ul><div>MsTioga proposed that we continue heading south. Since I am sick with the flu, this decision means that we will not be visiting Aunt Shirley and Uncle Seymour. Also, some Readers have sent email wanting to visit MsTioga too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Everybody on the TiogaRV Team apologizes to Readers who wanted to visit. However, stuff happens. We do not know why yet, but maybe soon, we will know!</div><div><br /></div><div>So, with the Winds of Winter Whistling around MsTioga's Windows, we now head south! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4PM - Nite Camped in Goleta.</span></span></span></b><br />We have made a Nite Camp in the Town of Goleta. On the street of our Camp, are many big rig trucks. It has been our experience that where the big rig trucks park, MsTioga will be OK. Even here in California!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-18-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-18-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">MsTioga and The Team Camped among the big rigs!</span></b></div><br /><br />Here is a pic of tonite's supper. Tortellini with meatballs and a movie!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-18-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-18-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Pasta tonite!</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/still-sick-with-flu.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/going-to-hospital.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.43257,-119.85407&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.43257,-119.85407+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-2900017749137247030?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-13901867810116866182009-11-17T05:24:00.012-07:002009-11-18T09:49:02.595-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/still-sick-with-flu.html" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4AM - Still sick with the flu!</span></u></a><br />Guess what? I am still sick with the flu! Yesterday when I thought my fever had broken, it was only because of the Advil. Thank God, for Advil. Because when the effects of Advil go away, the fever and terrible tiredness come back with a vengeance!<br /><br />Aunt Shirley wrote email wondering if I have the Swine Flu? I replied with, "I don't know". But now, a day later, it seems as though I sure have some kind of flu.<div><br /></div><div>Quarantine myself seems to be the right thing to do. I'm going to get some face masks for when I have to go out to buy something. Otherwise, I am going to just rest, drink lots of fluids and mess around inside MsTioga.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">10AM - What are we up to?</span></span></span></b><br />Our little 1KW Honda generator is hooked up and recharging the battery bank. When the batteries are completely charged, we want to do perhaps a one hour equalizing charge. You may recall a few days ago that we promised to update about our equalizing.<br /><br />Things are going well. All cells are now above 1250 specific gravity. Before some cells were at 1225. We would like all cells to be at 1265 with little variation between cells. In other words, equalized.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some readers have asked what equalizing is and how it is done? Equalizing is the process where a controlled overcharge is done to a flooded lead-acid battery, in order to get all cells to have the same specific gravity. Here is a site that has good info [<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: arial;" href="http://batterytender.com/resources/technical-info.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>].<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">2PM - A Mexican neighborhood.</span></span><br />MsTioga has been Camped in a Mexican neighborhood. In the morning, the Mom's walk by MsTioga with their kids on the way to a nearby school. In the afternoon, a street vendor on a bicycle parked right behind us. The vendor sells chips to the kids, which are topped with various chili spiced flavors. Same as in Mexico!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-17-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 380px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-17-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Kids buying chips from vendor.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Viewed from MsTioga's rear window.</span></span></span></span></b></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-17-2009B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 420px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-17-2009B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">George and Tioga at Santa Maria Camp.</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/fever-has-broken.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/third-day-in-santa-maria.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.93794,-120.4434&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.93794,-120.4434+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-1390186781011686618?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-17333090317895867402009-11-16T05:53:00.012-07:002009-11-17T05:40:43.954-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/fever-has-broken.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3AM - Fever has broken!</span></u></a><br />Last nite I talked with Son Joe using my TracFone. Joe advised that I take aspirin to reduce my fever. Onboard MsTioga, there is Advil, and I took one of these.<br /><br />Just a little while ago I woke up and my fever had broken! It is not clear if this fever is gone forever or not. But it sure is amazing how fast a fever can come on and go!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">7:30AM - Feeling great!</span></span></span></b><br />MsTioga moved away from giant Highway #101 and all of that traffic noise. We are now Camped in a shopping center parking lot. There is a pharmacy here to buy a digital thermometer.<br /><br />For breakfast I made a nice omelette with cheese, onions and mushrooms. <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Hard to find a thermometer!</span></span></span></b><br />Over the passed few weeks, four thermometers have been bought. None of these thermometers measured temperature correctly and were returned.<div><br />The temperatures on these returned thermometers varied from 96.4 to 97.6.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1PM - MsTioga's brake adjustment.</span></span></span></b><br />Over the past several weeks, MsTioga's brakes have slowly gone out of adjustment. This afternoon we went to the Ford dealer in the City of Santa Maria. The service department told that our brakes could not be adjusted! However, MsTioga has had her brakes adjusted several times over the years. Wow!<br /><br />We went to Wayne's Tires where employee Armando is the head brake man. Armando found that MsTioga's rear brakes had the 'starwheel' adjuster installed backwards! May have happened when our brakes were last adjusted at Ford-Tepic.<br /><br />The brakes are working great now!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">6PM - Nite Camped in Santa Maria.</span></span></span></b><br />After making our Santa Maria Nite Camp, we checked email. A surprising email was received from Reader Jack from Massachusetts who wrote:<br /><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">George, You have a very active imagination. A disaster almost every single day. Water pump breaking. Datastorm breaking. Leveler failing. Refrigerator cooling unit failing. You getting sick. And today you had to have your brakes adjusted.<br /><br />Do you really expect readers to believe all these disasters are happening to you? Hmmmmm? I sure don't believe it.</span></i></b><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/firedude.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/still-sick-with-flu.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.93794,-120.4434&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.93794,-120.4434+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-1733309031789586740?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-41289265413671384962009-11-15T07:53:00.011-07:002009-11-16T06:02:36.135-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/firedude.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Firedude!</span></u></a><br />Are you a friend of Firedude, the famous RVer? We have been wondering about Firedude as we approached the Town of Morro Bay. And then yesterday, Reader Otto of Montana emailed wondering if MsTioga and The Team were going to stop and say, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Hi!"</span></i> to Firedude.<br /><br />This morning we are heading down to Morro Bay State Park where Firedude is a camp host! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">10AM - Ramblin' Ralph and Firedude!</span></span></span></b><br />Guess what happened? Ramblin' Ralph and Firedude are hanging out inside MsTioga! Wow! This is such a neat thing! Ralph phoned up while we were visiting with Firedude.<br /><br />Ramblin' Ralph has his own blog [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://www.hogtimemusic.com/nomad/" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-15-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-15-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Ralph &amp; Tony.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1PM - Seeing sights with Ralph.</span></span></span></b><br />We drove to Ramblin' Ralphs home and then went to see the sights of the Town of Los Osos. Ralph wanted to show us Spooner's Cove in Montana del Oro State Park. A gorgeous place!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-15-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-15-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Spooner's Cove</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3PM - Hamburgers and home.</span></span></span></b><br />I mentioned the word, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Burgers"</span></i> and Ralph said, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"There's a great burger place in Los Osos named Sylvester's."</span></i> Ralph was right! Sylvester's burgers are wonderful.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-15-2009B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-15-2009B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Ralph and MsTioga at Ralph's home.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">7PM - George has a fever!</span></span></span></b><br />Yes! It's true! This afternoon MsTioga and I made a Nite Camp in the City of San Luis Obispo, close to the famous Madonna Inn. We had done our laundry early this morning, and after making this Camp, were putting away the clothes.<br /><br />I felt soooooo weak! Could barely stand up to hang up my washed clothes. I crawled into bed and slept for two hours!<br /><br />There is something wrong with our thermometer. I bought this thermometer a few weeks ago. It shows low temperatures. I'm going to buy a replacement electronic thermometer tomorrow. Son David recommends the Braun brand.<br /><br />I still feel punky, and have that familiar 'slight pain above my eyes' when looking up. A sure sign of fever<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/pleasure-of-being-older.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/fever-has-broken.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.25094,-120.6837&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.25094,-120.6837+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-4128926541367138496?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-84452830414673993442009-11-14T08:41:00.010-07:002009-11-15T08:02:30.496-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/pleasure-of-being-older.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The pleasure of being older!</span></u></a><br />Yesterday's blog post included the story of my dizziness and nausea that I experienced while repairing the busted leveling jack. After that post, email and ShoutBox messages arrived worrying about me. Encouraging a visit to the doctor.<br /><br />If you have followed my blog for awhile, you may know that I've decided not to stay close to medical care. I've given up testing for problems with annual medical checkups. When I am sick, I still go to doctors, however. <div><br /></div><div>I've chosen this way for my life, because I want to live free. Going the medical insurance route would not allow me that freedom. I'm not concerned about how long that I live. I just want to enjoy the pleasure of being older.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you understand? Hmmmmm?<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2PM - Cayucos Camp.</span></span></span></b><br />MsTioga and The Team would love to make a Nite Camp in the Town of Cayucos. As in most towns in California, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"No Camping"</span></i> signs are posted. We stayed here October 15, 2005, and had no problems.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">NOTE: A local police car just stopped across the street from MsTioga and the guy inside gave us a very long look, before driving off! Hmmmm?</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Equalizing deep cycle batteries.</span></span></span></b><br />If you use deep cycle batteries in your RV, you may know about equalizing the cells of your lead-acid batteries. Although I know about the value of equalizing [even wrote about it [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/deepcyclebattery.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>], for some reason lately I've been negligent lately in checking specific gravity.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a result, the cells in our solar battery bank now have unacceptable differences in specific gravity. The range of specific gravity readings go from 1225 to 1275.</div><div><br /></div><div>With our Solar Boost 50 battery charge controller, we are able to perform equalization on most sunny days. We are doing an equalization right now. This will be a 30 minute equalization charge. And, we will report the results in subsequent days to let you know how the equalization is going.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/pfeiffer-big-sur-state-park.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/firedude.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.45111,-120.90625&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.45111,-120.90625+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-8445283041467399344?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-70492326934102441722009-11-13T08:03:00.014-07:002009-11-14T10:08:34.067-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/pfeiffer-big-sur-state-park.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7AM - Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park</span></u></a><br />This morning MsTioga and The Team woke up in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. We stayed the nite in the park, because it is almost impossible to dry camp for free around here. <div><br /></div><div>Do you forgive us for paying rent? Hmmmmm?<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-13-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-13-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">MsTioga at our Big Sur Camp.</span></b></div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Oh how George gets frustrated!</span></span></span></b><br />I have to admit to you, that with all the breakdowns that have been occurring to the TiogaRV Team lately, I have gotten a bit frustrated. Testy too! </div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday on the phone with Mr. Steve O'Bosky [our Datastorm dealer], I snapped at Steve. Told him that "I had enough of this Datastorm nonsense!" I said other things too. Things that were threatening and angry!</div><div><br /></div><div>I wondered what I had done to be treated like this? Then, as soon as I had uttered my angry words, everything straightened out. The Datastorm passed re-installation. All five lights on the modem glowed a pleasant blue.</div><div><br /></div><div>Did I have to lose my cool for this too happen? Am I being tested? Did I fail the test? Hmmmm?<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">11AM - Partington Cove where leveler fails!</span></span></span></b><br />As MsTioga was wending her way along the gorgeous California coast, we came to a familiar place. It is Partingon Cove! A lovely place! Years ago, we published a MsTioga Magazine story about Partington Cove [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/PartingtonCove.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>].</div><div><br /></div><div>Mr. Levelers went down to level out MsTioga. That is when we heard the now familiar sound of the big bronze leveler nut failing. Clunk!</div><div><br /></div><div>We have three replacement leveler nuts on board, because these nuts ALWAYS eventually give out. If you have read the story of our leveling jacks, you may recall that we do NOT recommend them to our Readers. Click [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/levelers.htm" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>] to read our jack story.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1:30PM - Jack repaired!</span></span></span></b><br />A young man came walking up the Partington Cove trail with his wife. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Do you need help?</span></i>", he asked. Why didn't I ask him to help me? I sure could have used help!<br /><br />Do you remember when I went to the cardiologist in Tequiquiapan last summer? This doctor diagnosed my dizziness and accompanying nausea as coming from heart disease. I have a congenital heart defect. An aortic valve which leaks. Going underneath MsTioga to repair the busted jack triggers this dizziness and nausea. Oh Lord! Was I feeling sick down there!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I kept telling myself not to quit. I knew that I could do the repair. But actually, I really should not be doing this kind of stuff anymore.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3:30PM - Nite Camped at Rigdon Fountain.</span></span></span></b><br />This part of the California coast is soooooo very beautiful. Indescribable! We on the TiogaRV Team have never really believed that RV camping here is restricted. Practically the entire coast is not available to anybody but land owners. Surely allowing MsTioga to make a Nite Camp here will be allowed.<br /><br />We are making our Nite Camp at Rigdon Fountain. We last Nite Camped here on October 13, 2005 [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2005/10/looking-at-stars-on-clear-nites-skythe.html" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]. If you click on this link, you may find another link, the one to MsTioga Magazine's story on Rigdon Fountain. Take a peek!</div><div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">5:30PM - Terry the bike rider!</span></span></span></b><br />A young man named Terry pulled up on his bicycle next to MsTioga wanting to know how far it was to Kirk Creek Campsite. It was about 12 miles away. So, Terry made his Nite Camp across the highway behind the Rigdon Fountain.<br /><br />I invited him to have supper with me inside MsTioga. Little Mavicita took a pic of Terry about to eat!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-13-2009C_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-13-2009C_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Terry about to eat pasta supper!</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/do-you-ever-get-tired-of-fulltiming.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/pleasure-of-being-older.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.05544,-121.5894&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.05544,-121.5894+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-7049232693410244172?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-86551982923766489672009-11-12T07:35:00.012-07:002009-11-13T08:15:08.951-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/do-you-ever-get-tired-of-fulltiming.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Do you ever get tired of fulltiming?</span></u></a><br />Readers sometimes want to know if we on the TiogaRV Team ever tire of fulltiming? Do we ever long to stay in once place? In a real home?<br /><br />Recently we were thinking about traveling south along the coast of California as part of our journey to return to Mexico. All of us got soooooo excited about that thought! We love the feeling of traveling down a road. Does not matter where we are. We love to be moving.<br /><br />We also love the feeling that we get when we are walking around a town and return to MsTioga. When we see her. When we see our home. Our MsTioga who is home every where we go! We feel so happy.<div><br /></div><div>How can we ever tire of that!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">8AM - Carmel By The Sea</span></span></span></b><br />In past years I've been very taken by the seaside town of Carmel By The Sea. So much so that MsTioga Magazine even has a story about this enchanting town [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/Carmel-By-The-SeaNew.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>].</div><div><br /></div><div>Today however, MsTioga just drove past Carmel By The Sea. Finding a place to park in the tiny streets is challenging. Instead we continued down the hill and made a Shopping Camp near a Safeway store which has WiFi!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">12 Noon - Mr. Datastorm has news!</span></span></span></b><br />Hi! This is Mr. Datastorm typing at you. And, I have news! I am changing to a new space station! Yes! It's true! Way up high in the heavens, 22,500 miles above our Earth, are a bunch of space stations. One of these space stations is where my signals go when I am writing to you. Pretty neat, huh?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, we have had a naughty space station for awhile, whose name is SatMex 5. We are changing to a nice space station called SatMex 6.</div><div><br /></div><div>For the past few hours, our Datastorm dealer, Steve O'Bosky has been helping us do this changeover from SatMex 5 to SatMex 6. And, after several attempts, we finally got the thing done. Well, not completely. We still have to wait about an hour for everything to settle down and get checked out.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the meanwhile, we are remaining in the Safeway parking lot and using the Safeway WiFi to let you know what is going on.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2:30PM - Heading down the coast.</span></span></span></b><br />Well, poor Mr. Datastorm has worked soooooo hard to transfer over to his new space station, SatMex 6. Finally it was determined thru trial and error, that the ethernet cable connecting the router to the modem was bad. This ethernet cable was replaced.<br /><br />Mr. Datastorm managed then, to get thru to SatMex 6. However, the required download did not occur. Bad, bad thing!<br /><br />So, we are going to continue down our journey along the coast. We have spent much to much time messing with Mr. Datastorm, and that's not fun when it lasts soooooo long without success.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">5PM - Nite Camped <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">AND</span> Mr. Datastorm is online!</span></span></span></b><br />Well, we have very good news! First, we have made our Nite Camp in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. We had to pay to stay here at Big Sur. Hopefully, we will not lose our Vagabonder-Supreme status with this rare event.<br /><br />Mr. Datastorm went up, found his new Space Station [SatMex 6], and went thru the registration process one more time. This time registration took. According to our Datastorm dealer, Mr. Steve O'Bosky, sometimes it is necessary to do the registration several times to make things work.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">7PM - Supper and a movie.</span></span></span></b><br />This evening for supper is the left over tortellini from yesterday. Left overs are often soooooo much better than fresh. Why is that?<br /><br />For entertainment, we watched the fabulous movie, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Gone With The Wind"</span></i>. Wow!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-12-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-12-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> Tortellini and a movie.</span></b></div><br /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/bad-battery-goof.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/pfeiffer-big-sur-state-park.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.24201,-121.7756&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.24201,-121.7756+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-8655198292376648967?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-56411680420700951222009-11-11T07:41:00.013-07:002009-11-12T07:52:38.587-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/bad-battery-goof.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">6AM - The bad battery goof!</span></u></a><br />A couple of days ago while Camped at Son Dave's home, we plugged Mr. Sunny's solar battery bank into the 120 volt AC power. We were all very surprised to find that our batteries were NOT getting charged!<br /><br />Immediately we figured that the problem was our Model #2012 Xantrex Inverter/Charger. Had the Xantrex gone bod? So, we checked the Xantrex out and it was working fine! What could be wrong?<br /><br />Well, after inspecting the cable connections to the battery bank, the culprit seemed to be some stuff that I had bought about a week ago. I thought that this stuff [a thick grey liquid in a squeeze bottle] was for increasing conductivity between electrical connections. But in re-reading the product description I found that it was to "prevent" conductivity between connections. This liquid is an INSULATOR! Wow!<div><br /></div><div>After removing this stuff from the cable connection to the Xantrex, everything seemed to work fine. The batteries were getting charged.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Batteries not holding a charge.</span></span></span></b></div><div>One of the first things that we check each morning, is our little TriMetric meter which is mounted on the wall panel behind the computer workstation. Lately, the TriMetric has been showing a much larger Amp Hours needed for a complete recharge. </div><div><br /></div><div>We decided to take a specific gravity reading of the battery bank using a hydrometer that is carried onboard MsTioga. The specific gravity readings were low! Wow! We have pretty new deep cycle batteries! What could be wrong?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, it turns out that I must have put this grey insulating liquid on several battery cable connections! Just forgot about that. So, this morning those battery cable connections are being cleaned off.</div><div><br /></div><div>Later on we plan to go over to Son Joe's home which is only a few blocks away from our Nite Camp. We will use his 120AC power to charge and equalize Mr. Sunny's solar battery bank!<!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">9AM - Reader Marilyn.</span></span></span></b><br />Marilyn, a Reader who lives in the City of Santa Cruz has asked to meet MsTioga! Isn't it wonderful how popular is MsTioga? No wonder, since MsTioga is the most powerful, best equipped RV in the history of the World! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br />While talking with Marilyn, we learned that she has the same birthday as as George! November 27th! Isn't that something?<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-11-2009B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-11-2009B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Reader Marilyn of Santa Cruz.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">12 Noon - Battery equalization.</span></span></span></b><br />Over at Son Joe's home in Santa Cruz, Mr. Sunny plugged in his shore cable and completely charged his solar battery bank. Then he did an equalization charge for 30 minutes to balance out the specific gravity in the battery cells.<br /><br />We do not believe in doing a massive equalization for several hours. That causes the batteries to cook. We cannot do a complete equalization in only 30 minutes. Many daily 30 minute equalizations are required for that.<br /><br />Our solar panel charging system is capable of doing these equalizations. But not here in Northern California with the present cloudy days. So we will do equalizations daily when Sun conditions are right, and keep a close eye on battery condition.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3PM - City of Seaside.</span></span></span></b><br />The TiogaRV Team has decided to spend the nite in the City of Seaside, California! We have made an Afternoon Camp next to a city library. Our Hawking WiFi booster antenna looked for a free WiFi access point, and found the one in the library!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">6PM - Nite Camped.</span></span></span></b><br />After sooooo many years of making Nite Camps, it is somewhat easy to find places where it is not likely to be bothered by local authority. Our Nite Camp is in a commercial neighborhood. Near us are body shops, auto mechanics, stuff like that.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the stove is Pesto Tortelloni, purchased at the Trader Joe's in Santa Cruz this afternoon. <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/best-mr-dometic.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/do-you-ever-get-tired-of-fulltiming.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.60999,-121.8497&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.60999,-121.8497+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-5641168042070095122?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-58862335528862175812009-11-10T10:19:00.010-07:002009-11-11T08:11:27.984-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/best-mr-dometic.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Best Mr. Dometic!</span></span></u></a><br />This Mr. Dometic appears to be our best Dometic that we have had on the TiogaRV Team so far. And we have had no less than <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">SEVEN</span></b> Mr. Dometics since February, 2003.<br /><br />This Mr. Dometic runs cooler than any of the others. He cools faster than any of the others too. The guys at Crane's RV Refrigeration [where the Dometic cooling unit was installed yesterday] told me that every cooling unit runs different. Wow!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Summons for Jury Service.</span></span></span></b><br />A letter from the Superior Court of California arrived for me at Dave's home yesterday. The letter contained a summons for jury service on Monday, January 4, 2010. I phoned the court this morning and asked for a postponement to April 14, 2010. And they gave me the OK for this date!<br /><br />I really like to serve as a juror. Got a lot of summons during past years, but was never called to a trial.<br /><br />With this new summons date, it means that I will be flying back for a visit to California next April!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3PM Camped in Santa Cruz.</span></span></span></b><br />Tioga and The Team have made an Afternoon Camp at Twin Lakes, in the City of Santa Cruz. Looking out across the beach, surf of the Pacific Ocean pounds in. Do you see the lighthouse at the right of the pic below?<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-10-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-10-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">MsTioga in Santa Cruz.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">8AM - Reader Mike.</span></span></span></b><div>We have received email from Reader Mike Lockridge, who wanted to visit MsTioga and The Team. Of course we answered, "Yes!" Because we love visits! </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a good time sharing stories with Mike! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-10-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-10-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Reader Mike in Santa Cruz.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dave's Pumpkin Bread dessert!</span></span></span></b><br />Yesterday evening my Son Dave prepared a wonderful dessert. Pumpkin Bread. You may read about that by clicking [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://daves-foster-home.blogspot.com/2009/11/pumpkin-bread-with-tioga-george.html" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>].<br /><br />This morning, Dave gave me two luscious pieces of Pumpkin Bread to take along on my journey. And, this evening I enjoyed another wonderful dessert.</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-10-2009B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-10-2009B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Son Dave's Pumpkin Bread.</span></b></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/mr-dometics-new-cooling-unit.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/bad-battery-goof.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.975054,-122.021616&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.975054,-122.021616+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-5886233552886217581?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-25245005853360216212009-11-09T07:47:00.014-07:002009-11-10T10:28:52.367-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/mr-dometics-new-cooling-unit.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7AM - Mr. Dometic's new cooling unit!</span></u></a><br />MsTioga and The Team are at Crane's RV Refrigeration in Vallejo, California so that our refrigerator, Mr. Dometic, may receive a rebuilt cooling unit. You may recall that Mr. Dometic sprung a leak last week [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/mr-dometic-died-yesterday.html" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>].<br /><br />It seems that these gas-absorption type refrigerators like Mr. Dometic, are not built to last. Not all of them, mind you. It could be that you have a Dometic that has performed well for many years. However, many RVers have had their Dometic fridges fail time and time again!<br /><br />This morning, Little Mavicita and I will be watching and recording Mr. Dometic's repair job. And we will be asking questions too! We want to learn why these Dometic's fail so often? Seems that the people at Crane's should know the answer to that question.<br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">9AM - Why did Mr. Dometic go bad?</span></span></span></b><br />Can you guess why our hardworking Mr. Dometic went bad? Hmmmm? Well, we just found out! Mark, who works at Crane's RV Refrigeration showed me that the boiler tube cracked at the end of a weld.<br /><br />Mark also told me that I have been parking out-of-level, and that is what caused the Dometic failure. As you may know, I never, ever, ever do park out-of-level!! So, MsTioga and I believe that the weld was faulty. Or, it could be that the boiler tube is designed with too thin a wall?<div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-09-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-09-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Arrow points to the cracked weld.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">11AM - Mr. Dometic is cooling again!</span></span></span></b><br />The folks at Crane's installed Mr. Dometic's rebuilt cooling unit and returned the fridge to its place inside MsTioga. </div><div><br /></div><div>Reader Don dropped by to say hello and also to watch Mr. Dometic's repair job. While Mr. Dometic was cooling down, Don and I went over for breakfast at the Butternut Grill around the corner. When we returned from eating, Mr. Dometic's freezer was down in temperature to 32°F.</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-09-2009B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-09-2009B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Reader Don and Mr. Dometic</span></b></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Cost for Dometic repair</span></span></span></b><br />The remanufactured Dometic cooling unit cost $550 plus $80 to remove and re-install. There is 1-year parts and labor warranty included on the rebuilt core.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Note about leveling an RV fridge:</span></span></span></b><br />Several readers wanted to know how to level out an RV so that fridge problems do not occur? Very good question. So we asked the guys at Crane's RV Refrigeration.<br /><br /><b>They instructed to:</b></div><div><ul><li>Place a level on the fridge shelf. </li><li>Level out the RV to the level on the shelf. </li><li>Mount a level in your RV at a convenient location..</li><li>Zero out this mounted level to the level on the fridge shelf.</li><li>Always keep RV leveled to this mounted level.</li></ul><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">PS: Sorry for all the times we used the word "level" in this instruction. But, how else could we do it?</span></b><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4PM - Nite Camped at Son Dave's home.</span></span></span></b><br />We had a Team Meeting, and decided to Nite Camp at Son Dave's home in the City of Concord instead of trying to return to Santa Cruz during the afternoon rush.<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/cranes-rv-refrigeration.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/best-mr-dometic.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No map links at Dave's Home.<br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-2524500585336021621?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-91856457670859193232009-11-08T19:59:00.006-07:002009-11-09T08:05:55.362-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/cranes-rv-refrigeration.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7PM - Cranes RV Refrigeration</span></u></a><br />MsTioga and The Team are Nite Camped at Cranes RV Refrigeration in the City of Vallejo, California. We drove north from Santa Cruz this afternoon. Tomorrow morning, Cranes will remove Mr. Dometic's bad cooling unit and install a remanufactured cooling unit. Then, we will have our Mr. Dometic refrigerator working again.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Why didn't we make a post until 7pm?</span></span></span></b><br />Well, I really do not know? My Son Dave phoned me a few minutes ago wondering if I was alright. Did I have a senior moment or something? Hmmmm? I just forgot to make a blog post!<br /><br />This was a real good day though. In the morning Tioga and I drove over to the Santa Cruz Diner and waited for Son Joe to walk there to meet us. We had a nice breakfast, and then drove down to the Santa Cruz beach.<br /><br />There is a place where MsTioga may park at the beach. We have Day Camped there many times. It is called, <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Twin Lakes"</span></i></b>. Joe and I hung out there watching the waves come in, the birds flying, the sail boats sailing.<br /><br />Joe told me, <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"I like hanging out here with you, Dad."</span></i></b> [Music to my ears! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" />]<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/wonder-of-wifi.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/mr-dometics-new-cooling-unit.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.12052,-122.2534&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.12052,-122.2534+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-9185645767085919323?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-86842516457536160632009-11-07T08:08:00.008-07:002009-11-08T20:05:38.304-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/wonder-of-wifi.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7AM -The wonder of WiFi!</span></u></a><br />The TiogaRV Team is in the City of Santa Cruz in California. We are here to spend a wonderful weekend visiting with Son Joe! We Nite Camped next to a little park where it is quiet.<br /><br />Mr. HP, our rather new Notebook Computer, turns on. He is not connected to the internet. Then, an amazing thing happens. We plug our new little antenna into one of Mr. HP's USB ports. Like magic, this tiny Hawking Antenna [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=32&amp;FamID=60&amp;ProdID=386" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>] looks around, finds an unsecured WiFi signal and we are online!<br /><br />Oh my! The Wonder of WiFi!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-07-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-07-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Hawking Wireless Dish Adapter</span></b></div><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2PM - Santa Cruz Diner &amp; Star Trek.</span></span></span></b><br />Son Joe and I went for a late breakfast to the Santa Cruz Diner. I love this diner, because the food is fantastic and it is an old fashioned restaurant, the way such places were fifty years ago or more!<br /><br />After breakfast, we walked back to MsTioga and watched Star Trek, the 2009 movie. Joe and I both love movies, and this Star Trek is a great story!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-07-2009B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-07-2009B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">MsTioga's rear window signs.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">NOTE ABOUT THE NEW ADS:</span></span></span></b><br />If you Read Weng's blog, you may know that AdSense disabled her account. My Son David suggested using InfoLinks in Weng's blog to replace AdSense. I decided to test InfoLinks on my blog too.<br /><br />The InfoLinks ads are now appearing in my blog. This is an experiment for now, and I have to decide whether to keep InfoLinks on my Tioga-George blog.<br /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/mr-dometic-died-yesterday.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/cranes-rv-refrigeration.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.975158,-122.02163&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.975158,-122.02163+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-8684251645753616063?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-22763837005621594502009-11-06T07:03:00.017-07:002009-11-09T07:55:46.592-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/mr-dometic-died-yesterday.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Mr. Dometic died yesterday!</span></u></a><br />Yesterday evening we found that Mr. Dometic, our noble hard working refrigerator, had a temperature of 65°F. Checking the back of the fridge, we found that the propane burner was working fine. But the coils which should be at least warm, were completely cold!<br /><br />Our experience has been that when this happens to a Dometic refridgerator, this means that the cooling unit is gone. Likely the ammonia refrigerant leaked out somehow. So, the cooling unit needs to be replaced!<div><br /></div><div>In the pic below, Little Mavicita has captured the dreaded "yellow cake", the sure sign of a cooling unit gone bad.</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-06-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-06-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">The dreaded yellow cake!</span></b></div><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">What to do?</span></span></span></b><br />So, what are we going to do? Well, first of all we are going to defrost the freezer and clean up Mr. Dometic. Then, we will shop around for a rebuilt Dometic cooling unit. There are companies that rebuild Dometic cooling units for about $600. A new Dometic cooling unit might cost $1,000!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Selecting a cooling unit rebuilder.</span></span></span></b></div><div>I'm thinking about ordering my rebuilt cooling unit from RVCOOLINGUNIT.COM [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://rvcoolingunit.com/" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]. Have you heard about this company? RVCOOLINGUNIT.COM received some recommendations in the RV.NET forum.</div><div><br /></div><div>What do you think? Have you bought a rebuilt cooling unit for your RV?</div><div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We made a decision!</span></span></span></b><br />Several Readers have written both in ShoutBox and in emails, advising to buy a new Dometic refrigerator, not a rebuilt. However, we on the TioogaRV Team have considerable experience with Dometic. We have had installed in MsTioga, two brand new Dometic refrigerators in the last six years! Both of these new Dometic fridges went bad.<br /><br />The last time that Mr. Dometic went bad in 2006, we had a full service warranty contract with Dometic. This contract provided for a "NO COST" replacement when a failure occurred. </div><div><br /></div><div>And here is what happened in 2006:</div><div><ul><li>A factory rebuilt cooling unit was installed, and it was bad upon installation.</li><li>Another factory rebuilt cooling unit was installed, and it was bad on installation also!</li><li>Dometic decided to ship us a brand new refrigerator. Brand new! And now that brand new refrigerator has gone bad in only three years.</li></ul><div>We have made arrangements with Cranes RV Refrigeration Inc [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://www.gasrefrigeration.net/" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]. Cranes is located in Vallejo, California and will exchange our bad cooling unit and install a replacement rebuilt cooling unit this coming Monday.</div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Talking about our Mr. Dometic</span></span></span></b><br /><ul><li>Our Mr. Dometic is a Model RM2620. The current Dometic recall does not include this model number.</li><li>We never, ever park out of level with our Mr. Dometic turned on. </li><li>We cannot use an electric fridge, even one that only uses 6 amps. This is actually 6 amps per hour, which would mean at least 60 amp hours to power the fridge during the nite!</li><li>Cranes RV Refrigeration is the company that we are going to use for our rebuilt cooling unit. Here is a [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://www.gasrefrigeration.net/" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>] to Cranes website.</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/crab-season.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/wonder-of-wifi.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.975158,-122.02163&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.975158,-122.02163+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-2276383700562159450?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-35913396612411596762009-11-05T05:53:00.019-07:002009-11-06T07:15:15.423-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/crab-season.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Crab season!</span></u></a><br />Crab season apparently begins this weekend and many RVers gather to party in the lot where MsTioga is Camped. Yesterday when we first arrived, there were no RVs here. But minutes later, other RVs began arriving for this crab party.<br /><br />We were talking to one of these RVer celebrants, who told that the harbor rents out space here at this time of year for $30 per nite! And sure enough we got a "Warning Notice" during the nite which was placed on MsTioga's windshield! Imagine that?<div><br /></div><div>So now at 5am, we are moving to another parking lot about 200 yards away. A parking lot for the restaurant, shops and Oceano Hotel. MsTioga refuses to pay $30 rent just because the crab season is opening! </div><div><br /></div><div> Well, maybe we would pay this rent if free crab was included! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Note:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> If you click on one of the Google Map links below, you may see that we are Camped at the north end of famous Half Moon Bay!</span><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Great Reed Brothers Story!</span></span></span></b><br />Sometimes things happen which are just plain impossible. Sometimes too many coincidences are involved. The odds too great to happen. Yet things happen!<br /><br />Yesterday Reader David Reed emailed wanting to visit MsTioga and The Team. We emailed back and forth with David, and we made a date to meet this morning. An amazing set of events had to happen before David arrived at our Camp. After David arrived, and while we both were sitting inside MsTioga talking, David's brother Ron walked by MsTioga while talking on a cell phone.</div><div><br /></div><div>If I had not received the "Warning Notice" written about above. If I had not moved because of that Warning Notice. If I had not decided to rotate MsTioga 180° so that Mr. Datastorm would have an easier time finding his satellite. If I had not tried to logon to the nearby Oceano Hotel WiFi. If I had not opened MsTioga's front curtains for a clearer shot at Oceano's WiFi. If brother Ron had not stopped to talk on his cell phone right next to MsTioga. If brother David had not glanced out of MsTioga's window just when his brother Ron stopped next to MsTioga.</div><div><br /></div><div>All of these things had to happen for these two brothers to meet this morning. These two brothers had last seen each each other for two years! </div><div><br /></div><div>You may believe in coincidence. We on the TiogaRV Team used to believe in coincidence too. But no more! Time and time again, things like "The Great Reed Brothers Story" have happened to us. Now, we believe different. We believe in the magic of destiny. </div><div><br /></div><div>Brings tears of happiness to our eyes, to share this story with you! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile1.gif" /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-05-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-05-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">David and Ron Reed meet inside MsTioga <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">[L-R]</span>.</span></b></div></div><div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4PM - Pescadero State Beach.</span></span></span></b><br />We have made an Afternoon Camp at one of the few pieces of California State property we found along the Pacific Coast that does not have posted a demand for a visiting fee. Wow!<br /><br />The waves are rolling in only about 75 yards from MsTioga. Our plan is to stay here close to Sundown. Then make a Nite Camp a bit inland at a place we scouted out a few minutes ago. We have named this Nite Camp location, Bird Park Camp, because it is on bird sanctuary land.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">6PM - Bird Park Nite Camp.</span></span></span></b><br />MsTioga and The Tioga RV Team have just setup in our Nite Camp in Bird Park, a sanctuary for birdies on California State Property. We are pushing the limits a bit staying at this place. However, nothing ventured, nothing gained!<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/heading-down-highway-one-trail.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/mr-dometic-died-yesterday.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.25615,-122.4077&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.25615,-122.4077+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-3591339661241159676?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-90197045805084804772009-11-04T09:37:00.012-07:002009-11-05T06:12:30.471-07:00<u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> <a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/heading-down-highway-one-trail.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); ">Heading down the Highway #1 trail!</a></span></u><br />You may have noticed that we have been going down the coast road. The Highway #1 trail. Well, it is not exactly a trail, it's a road that follows the Pacific Coast of California. MsTioga wants to explore this road a bit, looking for free Nite Camps! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br />Hwy #1 will take us south so that we may be in Santa Cruz this weekend, to spend time with Son Joe who lives there.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Sometimes computer stuff is tough!</span></span></span></b><br />This morning we installed a new wireless router. It is a D-Link brand. The installation was pretty easy. But guess what? We could not connect to our modem! Also could not connect to our Motosat D2 controller.<br /><br />So, we phoned D-Link for support. D-Link it turns out, has farmed out their support to a company located here in California. If you want real help from this company, you must pay for it. $32/hour.<br /><br />OK! I needed real help, so I paid for that help. Turned out to be one hour's worth of help. $64 bucks got us going again. There are still some bugs that need to be worked out. Still cannot connect to the Motosat's D2 controller. But we are using Steve O'Bosky our Datastorm dealer and the Datastorm Users Forum for this problem.<div><br /></div><div>Are you one of those who finds that computer problems sometimes are tough? Hmmmmm? I have been using computers since 1980. And I still have problems with them.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">What has happened this morning!</span></span></span></b><br />Now is time for me to do a little introspection into my brain. Because this morning has been extremely challenging for me. Something was wrong with a component of my internet system. Things pointed to the wireless router. So, I changed out that router.<br /><br />The router would not hookup correctly, so I phoned for support as I wrote above. However, I had to phone support up again, because Mr. Datastorm's controller would not hook up right. Now that is fixed.</div><div><br /></div><div>But that is not all. Isn't there always some more? Hmmmm? <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Mr. Datastorm is still having problems getting online. Takes a half hour or more. So, I should change out the MODEM too. But I am reluctant to do another change out this morning. Because there always is something that goes wrong with these change outs.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, for now, I will reflect on all of the things that are going right with the TiogaRV Team. And I will get a perspective on the stuff with Mr. Datastorm that is giving me concerns.<br /><br />Then, I am going to put all that aside and proceed exploring down the Hwy #1 trail. All of this computer stuff will eventually work its way out.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1PM - Camped in El Granada.</span></span></span></b><br />The entrance to where we are now Camped, is El Granada. We like that name because it means The Pomegranate in Spanish. </div><div><br /></div><div>As you may see in the pic below, MsTioga is surrounded by crab pots. We were told that we likely would not be bothered staying overnite with these crab pots.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-04-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-04-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">MsTioga among the crab pots.</span></b></div><br /><br />After we visited with Uncle Joe yesterday, Little Mavicita took a pic of the Golden Gate Bridge. The pic came out pretty good and Little Mavicita wants to share it with you.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-04-2009PanoC_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-04-2009PanoC_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco Bay.</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/flu.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/crab-season.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.50445,-122.4809&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.50445,-122.4809+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-9019704580508480477?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-66259124819327812432009-11-03T08:28:00.009-07:002009-11-04T09:47:48.094-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/flu.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The flu?</span></u></a><br />Yesterday while on-the-road, I began having allergy like symptoms. Runny nose that would not stop! This morning I woke up without the runny nose, but feeling like I have the flu! A cough with some upper lung congestion.<br /><br />The thing that bothers me most about this, is that yesterday I invited Reader and friend, Pete Olson [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://peteolsonmusic.com/" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>] to visit me inside MsTioga. If I had suspected my runny nose was actually the beginning of the flu, I would not have put Pete at risk!<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1PM - Uncle Joe's resting place.</span></span></span></b><br />Every time we drive thru the City of San Francisco, we visit Uncle Joe who rests in the National Cemetery in the Presidio. The cemetery is a gorgeous place which is located close to the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge.<br /><br />I am the only person left who knows exactly where Uncle Joe rests. When I have passed, no other person will likely visit Uncle Joe. So, we decided to place a permanent marker locating our Uncle Joe. <div><br /></div><div>He rests [<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.798290,-122.465867&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>] at the green arrow. He is right next to the water hose bibb.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-03-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-03-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-03-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-03-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Uncle Joe and George.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3PM - Nite Camped in San Francisco.</span></span></span></b><br />It may be commonly perceived that Nite Camping on the streets of San Francisco is not possible. The TiogaRV Team is testing that perception!<br /><br />We have made a Nite Camp just north of the famous Golden Gate Park and a couple blocks from the Pacific Ocean.<br /><br />If the powers of San Francisco knock on MsTioga's door tonite, we may be moving this Camp!<br /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/heading-for-coast.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/heading-down-highway-one-trail.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.77175,-122.5088&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.77175,-122.5088+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-6625912481932781243?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-15709525110679644282009-11-02T08:44:00.006-07:002009-11-03T08:38:51.960-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/heading-for-coast.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Heading for the coast!</span></span></u></a><br />This morning MsTioga and The TiogaRV Team are leaving Son Dave's home and heading for the Pacific Coast. We want to explore the north bay, the area north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-01-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-01-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">George and Dave in the kitchen.</span></b></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">10AM - Carquinez Bridge and Suisun Bay.</span></span></span></b><br />MsTioga drove over to our friend, Mr. Dick who lives in Martinez. Mr. Dick showed us his huge new computer and we visited for awhile. Then MsTioga headed west on Hwy #4.<br /><br />We came to the Cummings Skyway turn-off to the Town of Crockett. Being explorers, we took this road thru barren hills. Little Mavicita spotted a gorgeous view of the Carquinez Bridge and the Suisun Bay and asked MsTioga to stop for a pic. So, she did!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-02-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/11/11-02-2009PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">View from Cummings Skyway</span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Carquinez Bridge and Suisun Bay</span></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3PM - Nite Camped in Novato, California.</span></span></span></b><br />We have made a Nite Camp behind a Trader Joe's grocery store in the City of Novato. We picked this location after cruising this town. Nite Camping in California is challenging, and this place might be a safe place for us.<br /><br />Trader Joe's is Aunt Shirley's favorite grocery. We will be sure to go over there to do some shopping! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/trip-north.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/flu.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://map.datastormusers.com/user1.cfm?user=105" target="_blank"><u>MsTioga Datastorm Location Map</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.11165,-122.5668&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.11165,-122.5668+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-1570952511067964428?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-81938487046169036272009-11-01T07:46:00.006-07:002009-11-02T08:52:15.201-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/trip-north.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The Trip North!</span></u></a><br />Mr. HP and I just updated our 2009 Trip Plan for November [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/TripPlans/2009-Trip-Plan.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]. As you may read, MsTioga traveled 2,068 miles during October. Much, much more than our usual monthly distance. The trip out of Mexico was exciting. MsTioga put the pedal-to-metal to achieve max WARP speed! Even so, everybody on the TiogaRV Team agrees we had a real good time during that trip.<div><br /></div><div>We also updated our Budget Expense Reports [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/BudgetInfo/BudgetInfo.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]. We had a loss to our savings because of this huge trip. But as you may see, things did not come out that bad, in part due to the generosity of several Readers who sent donations to help out! Thank you sooooooo much! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Note:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Our Trip Plan and Expense Reports may be seen anytime from links off of our Home Page. There is a link to our Home Page at the bottom of all of our Web Pages, including our Tioga-George Blog.</span><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/10/halloween-accident.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/heading-for-coast.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No map links while at Dave's Home.<br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-8193848704616903627?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-68841688335516322682009-10-31T10:13:00.006-06:002009-11-01T08:07:19.233-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/10/halloween-accident.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Halloween accident!</span></u></a><br />This morning Son Dave had a terrible Halloween accident. A large screw fell from the sky and went clean thru Dave's head! But strangely, Dave is still able to prepare breakfast, as you may see for yourself in the pic below!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/10/10-31-2009A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/10/10-31-2009A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Dave screwed by Halloween bolt</span></b>!</div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1PM - MsTioga broken down!</span></span></span></b><br />We had just left an oil changing place where MsTioga had her oil changed. The engine starter seemed sluggish. I may have mentioned this engine starter problem before. Anyway, we pulled MsTioga over and I went to clean the cables that attach the engine battery.<br /><br />On re-attaching the cables, the connection broke! Literally came away!! I did not know what the thing that broke was, and I phoned Son Dave for help. Dave suggested that I put a pic of this broken thing on the internet for possible identification by a Reader. So Mr. Datastorm went up to get us online.<br /><br />While Mr. Datastorm was doing his thing, I looked for this unknown part in our Chilton Ford Manual. And guess what, there is a whole section on this same part!<br /><br /><b><i>It is called, "Starter Motor Solenoid Relay Switch".</i></b><br /><br />When Mr. Datastorm was online, we looked for an AutoZone store and found one not too far away. Using our TracFone, we called AutoZone, and they have one of these things in stock! Man-O-Man!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/10/10-31-2009C_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2009/10/10-31-2009C_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Starter Motor Solenoid Relay Switch.</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/10/battery-isolator-part-2.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/trip-north.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No map links while at Dave's Home.<br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-6884168833551632268?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.com