Heading east towards Mississippi after New Mexico we decided to stay on Interstate 20 instead of I-10.
Traveling through Texas is always a joy which is a good thing because it takes so long!
The rest areas are usually generous and well situated.
Only one overnight stop was made outside of Texas in Louisiana.
Arriving in Mississippi we stopped at the Flying J overnight showered and had breakfast the next morning.
After running a few errands we arrived at the boat and started setting up.
The cheap 2-stroke generator would not function so we hooked into the motor home and used the onboard Genset.
When the boat's onboard charger kicked in and the power switch was turned on the bilge pump started and ran continuously for maybe 10 minutes. Thus solving the mystery why the batteries died!
When the one solar panel got knocked out and water from rain turned the pump on there wasn’t enough solar to keep up.
After getting us set up we treated ourselves to dinner at Shaggy’s.
Then we parked overnight at the I-10 rest stop at Gautier, Mississippi, to take advantage of the Dump Station.
During the night a Thunderstorm blew down a tree which narrowly missed our motor home.
Naturally it rained all night the day we got here.
At the month’s halfway mark we are at Harris Marine and waiting on new batteries and solar panels.
We are parking next to our boat “again” while we work.
Work started in earnest as the solar system is once again “Rebuilt” which is the 4th time.
There is just enough difference in the new panels to require some retooling to fit. The new panels are more efficient adding another 30 Watts in nearly the same space.
Once more the month ends with a Semi-Disaster. The morning we were scheduled to get the brakes replaced the gear lever stuck in park.
After camping behind the break shop for the weekend, the motor home was towed to the repair shop.
We spent the night in the sailboat (Dawn Treader)!
This is going to be a significant delay for our plans.
