{"id":11128,"date":"2018-06-11T00:48:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T04:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tusentakk2.com\/wordpress\/?p=11128"},"modified":"2018-06-11T00:48:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T04:48:29","slug":"back-in-the-states-april-30-june-9-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tusentakk2.com\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/back-in-the-states-april-30-june-9-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in the States — April 30 – June 9, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

While still in Bonaire, we bought a 40′ 2011 Allegro Bus, sight unseen (by us).  After months of searching on the web, it was the first (and last) to meet our desires.  It had less than 23000 miles, and virtually no hours on the generator.  We wanted a single-bathroom floor plan.  We wanted a propane stove, the better to support boon docking.  We wanted a propane\/electric refrigerator, for the same reason.  Paradoxically, Barb also wanted a dish washer.  And a stacked washer\/dryer.  Barb wanted more counter space than we had on the 32′ gasser.  We wanted a queen-sized fold-out bed\/couch for guests.  I wanted Diesel power to better handle hills.  We wanted a bigger Diesel pusher than Bill’s 36-footer.  \ud83d\ude42  (Just kidding.)  We had a contact in Eugene, OR, who took an initial look and reported back positively.  On March 13, Bill (nee Dolce Vita<\/em>) and Bruce flew to Eugene and took delivery at RV Corral and drove it all the way back to Parks, AZ.  How amazing are that kind of friends?  After winterizing, Bill took it to Rt. 66 RV Storage in Belllemont, AZ, to await our arrival.<\/p>\n

We left Bonaire about a month earlier than we had planned, because 99 yr-old Mom was experiencing some health problems.  Spent a few days putting Tusen Takk II to bed at Curacao Marine, and then flew to Bismarck, ND on April 30.<\/p>\n

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After about a week, when it appeared that the crisis had passed, we flew from Bismarck to Phoenix, where Bruce and Jan Dodge put us up and let us use their car so we could search for a vehicle to tow behind the bus.  On May 10, we chose a 2013 Honda CR-V, because we were impressed with it, and because Bruce and Bill had each also recently purchased CR-Vs and had already successfully modified theirs for towing by adding a base plate and braking system.<\/p>\n

On May 11, 2018, we arrived with our new Honda in Parks, AZ, at the home of Bill and Colleen.  Next day, we began a month-long project to get the Allegro Bus and Honda CR-V ready for extended travel.  Why did it take almost an entire month?  Because we undertook so many tasks.<\/p>\n

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