We are in Babler now. It was about a 45 minute drive from the Casino Queen to Babler and all went smoothly until we arrived. We made the reservation online several months ago and realized when we arrived here that we had selected the worst , unlevel site in the entire park. Our auto leveling system is great; you just press a button and all the jacks come down and level the coach. However, they will only extend a specific length, which is equivalent to one bubble from level. Welllllllllllll, this site was more than one bubble off, both from front to back and side to side. We had to drive up on boards stacked 3 high under the front tires. Everything looked good so I started the auto level. I was inside and Barb outside watching. The next thing I knew, Barb was banging on the door , yelling, "STOP"! It turns out that the levelers were going down on the concrete barrier at the back of the rv site. Whew, no broken leveler pads.
So we had to move the coach. We brought all of the levelers back up, drove off the boards, moved forward, drove the front tires back on the 3 boards and punched the levelers again. When the green light showed we were level, we thought we were finished. But noooooo, one of the rear tires was off the ground. So, we put the levelers back up, drove off the boards on the front tires, put another board under the back tire, drove up onto 3 boards under each of the front tires and one board under the rear tire, punched the auto level, and waited. Green light! Check all tires...........after one hour, finally all was level.
But we had one minor complication. In order for the front to be level , the front of our coach was so high that our steps did not even help to get inside. So now we are using a small step stool and the extra step to get in the coach. Quite a challenge but part of the fun of rv'ing. We do love it!
The sites here are lovely. Trees and grass all around us. We have always liked Babler State Park.
We will probably be here for about a week. Our original reservation was for two weeks but we want to be in Sedona, AZ by the middle of October. Our leaving time is flexible. We had hoped to leave by Sept. 25 but still have too many things left to do.
Hopefully we will be finished with returns. Yes, we have taken a few days out to go shopping. We purchased shoes for me, Barb and Elsie. And new containers and organizers for the motorhome. And other stuff. So we have returns to do and then go back to the condo and clean it for the next visit.
We also have some socializing planned. Of course , we will spend time with Elsie. Tomorrow my cousins and Aunt Edna are coming for brunch. We also have some plans with friends.
I think we will be leaving no later than Friday, 9/28. And then we head to Sedona with stops in El Reno, OK and Albuquerque/Santa Fe.
Love and hugs,
Linda and Barb
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