Saturday was a good day. We made it to Route 125 RV & Marine to take delivery of our 2008 Winnebago Sightseer 35J. Our license plates were attached and the walk through began. We started inside by first leveling up and then running out the slides. We then moved on to systems inside. Our guide showed us how to light the stove, how to light the oven, how to play a DVD, how to start the furnace, how the refrigerator works on electric and propane, but was unable to demonstrate how to run the generator. The fuel tank had gone below 1/4 and would not allow the generator to start. A good feature if you plan to boondock. A very good thing because we plan on boondocking in some wilderness areas where we would not want to be stranded. A quick trip to Irving gas had the fuel level up enough to start the generator. Outside we learned how to deploy and store the awning. We also learned where and how to make connections for water, electric, phone, cable and waste. We completed the tour by examining storage compartments, looking under the hood at the chasis fluid reservoirs. We signed off on all systems listed on the inspection sheet and our rig was re-winterized for us.
I drove over to the Irving gas station (all by myself!) and filled up for the ride home. $100.00 later we had a full tank and were on our way home. The further we went the more comfortable I got. Donna had given specific instructions to ignore all of the buttons bells and whistles including the radio and to focus on driving. It was good advice. A 35 foot long 8 foot wide motorhome ( I don't know the height) is lot different going down the road than my F150 is. 105 miles later I was a confident driver pulling up in front of home. Yay, we made it.
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