We left the Boston/Cape Cod KOA yesterday around 11 a.m. with a stop at an RV parts place for a new electric brake controller. The electric brake controller activates the electric brakes on the travel trailer - a wonderful thing 'cause the truck has difficulty stopping itself and the trailer without the trailer brakes. I found a Walmart parking lot and installed it in place of the old controller. I thought it was going to solve the "issues" I was having. Not completely. The trailer braking issue isn't resolved yet but lets just say I'm not tailgating in the least.
We drove all the way from the KOA to a Walmart near Trenton, NJ and stayed overnight. I'm glad that part of the trip is over because New York and northern New Jersey tend to be very congested. The traffic is a bear and too many people can't wait to cut in front of you so they can get 10' further ahead - and then they hit their brakes. They have no clue to the struggles I'm having with the brakes. Oh well!
We met up with my niece Lori. She and her husband Cliff live in the Trenton area so we got to meet her for coffee this morning. It was nice visiting. Then it was off to West Chester, PA just west of Philadelphia to visit with my sister Belva and her husband Clayton. Clayton and Belva "mentored" me while I was growing up through junior and senior high school. They took me to church and youth group. Belva was a sounding board for me when I thought my parents didn't understand me. They lived on my paper route and I was always "raiding" their refrigerator while I was delivering papers. I learned to play the organ while I was baby sitting her kids. Clayton got me interested in amateur radio, even loaning me a receiver to get me started. They are doing okay but it's hard watching people you love getting older. Belva especially had a good day and we enjoyed our visit. But it was time to press on. We're tired of cold nights and not so warm days. Like the blog says: "The Trip to Warmth." We're not there yet, but we soon hope to be.
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