Dick Eastman's RV

On the Road Again

It's travel time again. So what else is new? If you have been reading this blog  for a while, you might not realize that I have been home for three weeks. However, that is about to change.

On Tuesday, I will fly to Birmingham, Alabama to attend this week's conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, co-sponsored by the Alabama Genealogical Society. This year's conference will have a theme of Indians, Squatters, Settlers and Soldiers in the "Old Southwest." I wrote about that conference earlier at http://goo.gl/ypPf9 and again later at http://goo.gl/NDMrU. If you are thinking of attending this great conference, you might want to read those earlier articles.

I was in Birmingham three weeks ago and left my motor home there in an RV resort. I flew home to find cooler weather. I will move back into the motor home Tuesday evening and will remain in town for about a week, then will move to Florida to prepare for the next few events I will attend.

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David Castillo’s ‘Alaskan Cruiser’ - a customized Harley motorcycle motor home.

David Castillo’s ‘Alaskan Cruiser’ - a customized Harley motorcycle motor home. One of a kind. It is described as a "customized Harley motorcycle motor home" but I doubt if Harley-Davidson manufactured many of these parts!

Click on the image above to see a larger picture.

 

The Motor Home Sprung a Leak

I woke up to the sound of water running. I hate that.

It seems that a valve under the dining room seat burst and was spraying water. I am not sure how long it was spraying before I woke up, but there was a lot of water on the floor. I opened the door of the motor home to retrieve a mop from my "basement storage" and the ground outside was wet with little puddles all around the motor home. Water was dripping from several places under the motor home.

I shut the water supply off.

That "Funny Looking" Airplane

Several people asked about the picture of the "funny looking" airplane I used in the previous article. I saw this up close at the Oshkosh Airventure airshow. It is an airplane/motorcycle "hybrid."

Look closely at the tailwheel. Actually, it isn't a normal tailwheel at all. It is a motorcycle.

After landing at an airport, the pilot/driver folds the wings, fires up the motorcycle engine, and drives out onto the highway to the final destination. I saw it driving up and down the roads at the air show and it seemed to work well.

Here is another picture: