I purchased a 2004 Winnebago Minnie Winnie 31C about a month ago. It’s not so Minnie at 31ft and a super slide. It’s actually quite roomy. Was it just another of my impulse purchases? Well, we are yet to discover the answer to that.
Next step was to sell my car, which I actually kinda enjoyed. I was not towable so I would need something to pull behind this big rig. The day before I left town, it sold! Crazy!
I set out on my first journey. It was only a few weeks after my purchase. I headed back to Texas where the work would begin. We (Ruby and I) intentionally made it a 2 day journey. I was trying to find that magic number of miles to drive in one day. I think I discovered that it is about 5, however, we made it 7. We stopped in a very nice part of the Davy Crockett National Forest. Radcliff lake I believe. It was beautiful and first come first serve. All went well. All the hook ups were easy, the slide worked, the A/C worked. We got a good night rest.
Unfortunately, but handled, I woke up to a somewhat flat outer tire. It was drivable so I found the closest tire store. There was a breakfast spot right next door, so that worked perfectly. It didn’t take long and we were on our way.
Here’s the best part… on the way home, I basically sold the 5th Wheel. I had been advertising it for a couple weeks, not knowing how long it would take to sell it. The first guy that text me wanted it, sight unseen. There were several hundred lookers. Anyway, a couple days after I returned, Leonard came and put a $500 deposit down. It was his. So let the games begin. I had now severn days to get all my crap out of the 5th wheel and either sold or put into my Motorhome. So I began selling. I sold everything, even my beloved yellow couch. I miss it already. Isn’t it silly how we get attached to “things”. It just had special meaning and it was literally the last piece of furniture I owned. Oh well, it sold on the very last day.
Once the 5th wheel was gone, I could move back into my old spot at Bastrop RV Park. Well, that didn’t go as planned. It had been raining and apparently my new rig is much heaver that my old rig. Anyway, easy peasy, I backed into my new spot and BAM!!!!! My right back tire sunk into the mud and into the electric box – knocking it completely over and putting a nice big tear in the side of my new “near perfect” motorhome. Yes, I cried a little. The troops had to come pull me out with the tractor and I moved to the spot across the street. Geeze, now I see why my friends call me “Mayhem”. They moved me once more 3 days before I was checking out.
The last night I was in Bastrop RV Park I thought would be my last here on this earth. Really, I am not usually scared of storms but wow! I can see the lightening in the distance and it’s beautiful. However, it seems to be getting much closer. Now I have no TV. I did get a weather update on my phone of a severe storm. They weren’t kidding. It was raining and blowing so hard. Ruby was shaking like a leaf and I was right with her. The hail started to come down. I actually called Katie, which I am not sure why. I was scared and she felt it. She knows me. I am not a scaredy cat. We (Katie and I) decided I should make a run for it. No use in feeling like a sitting duck or a target in shooting practice. I hung up the phone and Ruby and I covered ourselves in a blankie and ran for the concrete building that was the community bath house. By the time we got there, we were drenched but safe. I was very happy we had a back up plan. I should always have a back up plan. We finally got some sleep. When we woke up I saw the building next to me had the entire metal roof torn off of it. Two trees had been uprooted. I wasn’t scared for no reason. Geeze!
Now I am in the Buescher State Park in Smithville. This was my first night here. Another totally new experience. There is nothing but woods surrounding this motorhome. It is eerily quite. There was so much road noise and people coming and going at the other spot. When I decided to go to bed, a gun actually popped into my head. It probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to learn to use it. Oh, I have it. I have two! They are pretty useless at this point. I wasn’t scared, just felt somewhat vulnerable. I wake up very early. Ruby usually sleeps in. So it’s 5:30 am I am doing my reading and writing and she wakes up. She wants to go outside. Nope! It’s too dark out there, so I make her wait. Now, it’s 7:00 am and she is still sleeping with me here on the couch. At least there is light now, so maybe we will take a walk.
We will be here 6 nights then we will be heading back to Brandon, MS. Stay tuned.
