Awake 6:45 am Temp outside=55 High clouds Overnight Sun City, AZ
Call Dick & Christine who live in Phoenix. On February 1st, they will be
closing on a new home so they will only be spending one day @ the Newell
rally starting today.
Leave the Al & Wilma Rancho Ventura @ 9:40 am. Nice travel day & very
smooth roads on I-10 to Tucson, AZ. Arrive @ the Beaudry RV campground
shortly after noon time. The 1st parking spot they gave us was no good.
For the length of our coach & the slanted grade of the site, our
limitations were exceeded. We tried several times moving the coach 5 ft
aft & 5 ft forward without getting a level condition. The next site was
ideal & just across the street from the 1st one. Over the next several
days we noticed several small units were being assigned that spot & each
one of them had to use blocks to raise the rear of their 5th wheel or
trailer for leveling.
Sam, in sales @ Newell, greets us on his mini motorcycle. @ 2:20 pm, we
join the group to see the show coaches, especially the New 625. This is
the most powerful bus on the market now. It has a CAT 625 h.p. engine with
a 10 speed automatic clutch transmission. Inside, all the bells & whistles
plus a murphy bed. Later Carl, the boss man @ Newell, takes 8 of us for a
20 min demo ride. Needless to say, it was impressive.
Next is the social hour under a tent in front of the show coaches; wine
cocktails, and hors d'oeuvres. There are 10 couples who are 1st time
Newell rally attendees. @ 6:00pm, we are bussed to the Arizona Inn for
dinner: A selection of wine for starters, then fresh salad, filet steak
with mashed potatoes & asparagus. The filet was outstanding. Back to the
campground @ approx 9:30 pm.
We visit with Dick & Christina in their new 2004 coach with 4 slides. A
very nice motorhome. Dick asked me an extremely technicial question which
took a little thinking before I answered: "Monte, how do you work the
dishwasher?" He asked the right person as I am the dish doer & I gave him
a very thorough & sober review. I take my retirement duties very
seriously. They will return to Phoenix tomorrow because of their moving to
a new home.
High temp today=63 Lights out: 11:51 pm
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