In Massachusetts

10/2/15 -Friday - In Littleton, Mass.  The trip from NH to here was eventful. About 30 miles prior to arriving at the campground, we were driving on the freeway when we felt a surge in the motorhome that caught our attention.  When the second surge happened, Tom realized that the tow bar had come off the motorhome.  As quickly as we could, we slowed and got off the freeway and pulled over.  In the meantime, our Jeep hit the motorhome twice as it was hanging on by the secondary cables which allowed it to 'fishtail' behind us.  It hit us on both sides before we could get stopped.  Nobody hurt, no other cars involved. Just a tear or two shed over the damage to our 'Winnie' and the Jeep.  The fiberglass back of the motorhome is busted up on both sides, and the Jeep lost the right headlight and got the hood dented.  Here is a picture of the damage.

Jeep Damage

Rear bumper of the motorhome

Left Rear of the motorhome

We unhooked the Jeep and I drove it separately to the campground, which was only another 30 miles or so.  When we got parked we assessed the damage we could see, and thanked God that nobody was hurt and that it was only body damage to both vehicles.

10/3/15 - Saturday - The weather has been fine - just a little cool.  No rain, and no hurricane.  However, all tours for this stop have been cancelled.  That means we will be minus 2 castles and the town of Salem, MA.  Our first priority is getting the tow bar and hook up system working, so we can continue.  Tom spent the day running around town to get parts to fix the headlight on the Jeep as best he could.  At least it works and the car is drivable, even though the glass on the headlight is glued together.  The hood damage and front grille can be fixed when we get home. On the motorhome, he crawled underneath and found that the fiberglass body broke away from brackets that held it to the frame, so he bent the brackets back and attached the fiberglass body to stabilize the body.  He also taped up (good old duct tape) the cracks in the outer shell.  I spent the day doing my monthly bills, so nothing exciting to report.  At least we have a good internet connection and good phone reception here.

10/4/15 - Sunday - Tom worked some more on the vehicles and made a list of parts we needed.  The main one was a new umbilical cord for the electrical from the MH to the car.  The old one was was history.  We made a trip to Nashua, NH (about 25 miles from the campground) to Camper Inn.  This is a chain of RVing stores much like Camping World in our area.  Camper Inn is mostly in the eastern part of the country.  He got the parts he needed, and while he was shopping I sat and visited with four RVers in the lounge area and talked about their travels.  Making friends everywhere!  We left there and made a stop at Costco and the grocery store to restock the food, and back to the RV.  Tom worked some more on the coach.  He still has a little more to do in the morning.  He says we will be ready to travel in the morning, and I believe him.  He has been working so hard, and his work is so good.

The plan is to leave tomorrow around 11 and head for Rochester, MA.  We have a lot planned for this stop, so hope all works.