Wednesday, 16 August – Elkhart, Indiana

On the road early this morning, we are on another mission - so by 8.15am we are on the way, driving south down HWY 131 skirting Kalamazoo and shortly after we  cross the state line into Indiana – the crossroads of America!

Indiana - Crossroads of America

Arrive at Master Tech RV at Elkhart IN, just after 10am and check in.  It all starts well enough and the old hose is off before noon and a new hose is ordered and being collected while the techo has lunch.  Meantime we are just stooging about inside the workshop, me inside the coach reading and Kim outside helping. About 3pm, after a couple of hours of no action, there is a rather loud ‘discussion’ with the boss about priorities, the new hose is back but the technician isn’t aware of it and now there is a rush to get it fitted and us out the door before closing time.  Around 5pm they admit they can’t get the hose onto the reservoir tank and need another elbow hose to increase the diameter from 1.25” to 1.5” to make it fit.  That will have to be in the morning!  So we are somewhat reluctantly invited to stay overnight inside the huge workshop which is about 30 bays big. 

Our home for the night

Broc, the lovely Sales Manager drops us off at Antonio's, his favourite Italian Restaurant for dinner and he promises to pick us up afterwards, we should just phone him when we are ready.  It was a fabulous authentic Italian dinner, Broc recommended the pasta in vodka sauce – now that has my name written all over it!  Only one hesitation,  I missed out on doing ‘dry July’ because basically I forgot, so started to do dry August instead, actually I started a few days before the end of July.  But as I was having vodka in my main course thought I would have a wine as well – it has been one of those days when you just need a glass of wine!  I will carry on with my dry August tomorrow : )  Kim has not sworn off alcohol for any month and enjoyed a huge 24oz chilled glass of IPA and intended to have one of the Montepulciano (we tasted a couple of wines before choosing) with dinner but it all got too much for him, what with the bruschetta, salad, fresh bread and authentic Lasagne - belly now tight as a drum!!  Both of us!!  Broc was just having a drink in the bar while we finished then he dropped us back at the coach for the night.

Yep, I'll have a 24 oz IPA