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 7:44 am - Saturday - November 8th - TWW  - 47° F, humidity 26%, wind 5 mph out of the east.....crystal clear, blue, sunny skies today with a forecast high of 72° F.  On this date in 2024 'we' reunited the sister Newells.....

....let me add a little context to the phrase 'sister Newells'. In March of 1982 two new Newells, one serial number apart, were delivered to the 'Law' brothers who were from Colorado.  Over the next 3+ decades the two Newells were eventually sold by the brothers.  One was bought by a man named Fred Hornbacker, and is the one we bought in March of 2008, and still own.  The other was bought by a man in Yuma, AZ (name unknown), and eventually was sold to Steve Ward from California.  Steve and I became acquainted through a Newell users forum, and became friends.  Eventually we discovered the history of the two coaches, and that they were just one serial number apart, and had been owned by the brothers Law.  We began referring to them as the 'brother coaches'.  Ultimately, Steve decided to sell his Newell last Spring, and my sister-in-law, Phyllis, bought it.  So after 42 years these two Newell coaches, owned by brothers, were once again reunited, and brought to Seligman, AZ where they are now owned by sisters Phyllis and Elaine, and henceforth are referred to as the 'sister coaches'.  Kind of a cool story, right?

So, what went on Friday at The Wilson Wilderness?  We had plans to head into town to pickup two packages at the Post Office, however, when I went out to the garage where we park the 1998 Ford Explorer I noticed the right rear tire of the Explorer was FLAT!  That's the 3rd flat tire we've had driving to and from The Wilson Wilderness on the main north/south arterial non-paved road.  Oh well, it is what it is.  I headed over to the CONEX to retrieve the floor jacks, and then back to the trailer to get the tire plugs.  It took about 30 minutes to pull the wheel off the SUV, plug it, inflate it, and then reinstall it....

....after that TLE and I got out the three 100 watt portable Bluetti solar panels and laid them flat on the roof of the trailer to see how they would fit, and they did.  Our intent is to add that 300 watts of extra charging power to the 620 watts on the roof of the Newell to aid in charging the two Cloud Energy lithium house batteries we installed last winter.  Once I get the new, additional Victron charge controller I will wire them into the battery bank, and see how much the charging speed increases.

After that we took a short break, and by 12:45 pm we were heading into town.  After picking up the two packages at the Post Office we headed east on Main Street (also US-66) to a new eatery called Highway Hot Dog, which opened this past summer....

.....I ordered their Sonoran Hot Dog, and TLE their Pastrami Hot Dog....OMG!  We ordered some wedge fries as a side.....

.....the ambience is definitely 50's motif complete with vintage vehicles out front, a jukebox, and a lot of 50's memorabilia on the walls.  We were able to meet Dean, the owner and tell him how much we like what he has done with this building erected in 1904 (121 years old).  We initially took a table in their alfresco dining area, however it was a little chilly in the shade, so we headed indoors at TLE's request to eat our meals.

After our late lunch we headed over to the Seligman Market so TLE could buy some produce, and while she was doing that I walked next door to The Commodore House to get a cup of coffee and say 'HI!' to Bryan and Jenalyn (owners).....

.....The Commodore House was opened last Winter while we were still here.  I first met Bryan when I hired him to weld a receiver hitch to our 1969 Chevrolet C-50 tilt bed truck, and we became friends.  At the time they were just finishing building out the space for the coffee shop, so as soon as they opened TLE and I checked it out.  It has that funky, low key vibe we like.  Along with great coffee (Jenalyn roasts her own coffee beans) they offer a variety of pastries, and specialty coffee drinks. It was great to see how well their business is doing!

We were home around 3 pm.  It was already getting chilly outdoors, and that trend will only speed up as we get deep into November.  I just finished a book a few days ago, so it was time to dive into a new one.  Around 7 pm we turned on the TV to watch the USC vs. Northwestern game played in L.A.  The first half ended in a 14-14 tie, but in the second half the Trojans opened up the game, winning 38-17....three touchdowns.  Last week USC finally broke inside the top 20 NCAA college footballs teams in the nation, and with the latest win should move up again.

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