Two things you NEVER want to see

When ALL OF A SUDDEN: No Steering Control!!! Whatsoever. With no warning! Yikes! We were on a 4-lane road with little traffic. The bus started to wander to the right (this part is normal…they don’t call them “Wanderlodges” for nuthin!). But I could not correct the “rightness.” Braked while the bus autonomously pulled on to

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Our first Rally

Our destination on this trip was the “Wanderlodge Owner’s Group” (WOG) Rally in Pine Mountain Georgia. This is definitely FUN.  Meeting nice people.  Seeing all manner of coaches from older and much more ragged than ours to gleaming hot rods.(There were 125 coaches here!)  The people are great with technical advice and ideas.  For example, 

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Go EAST young man. Near Sandusky, Ohio

Our trip was intended to be short…to see what else we could break — and then hopefully fix. Just to a State Park near Sandusky Ohio, to meet our good friends the McDowells. The trip did not start well. Even BEFORE we started the bus. In fact, even before we went to get the bus.

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Second Trip, First Breakdown!

First “real” trip:  400 Miles to Minneapolis. This is an Extended Shakedown Cruise.  One with Friendlies (and Parts sources) on the other end. Lots of first,  actually. First “breakdown.”  The bus sputtered to a stop just outside of Eau Claire.  We managed to pull over safely.  Engine not willing to go another inch.  In the

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Our first “Trip”

Consisted of driving the RV about 20 miles to Liz’s Folks’ place in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.  There we have spent a couple weeks “fixing” all sorts of things.  Along the way,  we have learned some things,  as well.   First what we have learned: I have learned that when presented with two options:  1)  Replace

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On the Road!!!

June 13, 2015! We made it all the way to Chicago from S. Louis (about 300 miles altogether) with Liz driving a chase car just behind me.  She reports that we did not leave an obvious trail of parts,  though maybe we did leave a trail of crumbling grey engine/generator insulating foam.  Anyway,  we have

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Bluebird Soon Come!

Looks like we might be driving down to St. Louis to pick up our BB soon. Maybe as soon as the 3-4th of June. Bus is basically operational. Title has been received in St. Louis. Unfortunately, our main contact is out of town this week. He mailed to the actual owner (his father-in-law, George) and

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