sunday

and so i've given up the ghost on being able to make any difference in the rv at this point. we packed it off to the rv sales/service people to let the pros do their work.

and i'm more than okay with that. unfortunately, we had to drop it off before i had taken the cabinet doors off. the cabinets are in great shape, but they need to be sanded and re-varnished. they will look awesome then. so tomorrow i'll head down to the service place to pull them off. a friend of ours has volunteered to help sand and varnish. woohoo, free help!!

this morning we decided to take the back way to tucson. we wanted to visit a church family member who had a procedure done at UofA medical center.

the ride took quite a long time, but it did wonders for my mental state. . .especially once i was leading and not eating dust. heh, at one point we pulled over, i said i was darn tired of dirt. that's when we decided i would lead. it was quite a different ride, and quite pleasant from there on out.

i noticed a bit of surging in second gear in particular. by the time we reached home, it was very noticeable in first, second and third. we initially thought it had something to do with the mapping, but upon inspection, realized the chain was shagged and the sprocket teeth were bent. yikes! good thing i didn't know that when i was heading down the freeway at 80 mph.

i'm tired tonight. a good tired. we had a great workout, saw some beautiful countryside and a wonderful friend. it was a good day.