7:30 am - Monday - October 27th - Newell House, Wittmann, AZ - 61° F, humidity, 26%, wind 6 mph out of the northeast.....crystal clear, blue, sunny skies today with a forecast high of 86° F. On this date in 2017 TLE and I were boondocking on the shores of Lake Powell....
....taking a walk near Lone Rock on the shoreline of the lake, and having an evening fire. I miss that stainless steel washer drum fire pit.....we'll be using it again soon at The Wilson Wilderness!
My only goal for Sunday was to work on trouble shooting the issue with the trailer lights. It's been very frustrating, to say the least, trying to solve the problem, and get everything working as it should. Before I did anymore troubleshooting I decided to try them one more time, hoping they had began working again on our trip here from Andrade, AZ. This is not entirely unprecedented. On several occasions after sitting for 5, or 6 months we've had the same issue, but they would usually begin working again. I turned the ignition key left to 'ACCESSORIES' mode, then turned on the left turn signal, which has not been working consistently since we arrived in Bishop. As I walked to the back of the trailer to see if it was working I had my fingers and toes crossed (well, not literally....how could I walk with my toes crossed?). As I rounded the back of the trailer I could see that the left turn signal was working perfectly....WOW! I then turned on the right turn signal (they have never both worked at the same time for long) and it worked. I then turned hazard flashing lights and they both worked. Then I turned on the running lights and they worked, also! WOW, WOW, WOW!! Everything works again, and I have no idea why they work now, and did not work at all when we were in Fontana. There is obviously an issue, and I believe I'm going to need to buy a new 7 pin cord/plug for the trailer, and a new 7 pin receptacle for the Newell, and just replace everything when we get to TWW later this week. Sometimes things go your way!
With the trailer lights working I was done for the day, and spent a little time moving stuff around inside the trailer that shifted on our trip south. That took about 30 minutes, then I was really done for the day. I spent the rest of the day reading, and watching some NFL games, mainly the Broncos vs. Cowboys. I expected a close game, but the Broncos, who are now 6-1 following a one sided game ending 44-24, which really wasn't that close, continue to play above everybody's expectations. It seems, at least for now, that they are for real.
On Wednesday (at least that is our current Jello plan) we'll finish our journey back to TWW to begin another winter of 'home improvement'. There are about 180 miles left to traverse, and we hope to be onsite by early Wednesday afternoon. As of this Tuesday we will have been on the road for 3 weeks, traveling at our own deliberate pace. On Monday I'll tackle cleaning the big Newell rear facing radiator, and then my short 'to do' list will be complete.
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