Aliner

I picked up the Aliner from the "Pimp My Aliner" shop. Very nice. I now have the front covered with diamond plate, new corner pieces, all new seals, a new door lock, etc. John Pfeil did a great job.

We are all set for the next camping trip, whenever that is.

Aliner Modifications

When we bought our used 2004 Aliner last year it was in very good shape, except for a couple of problems. It had a bad converter, which I replaced. It leaked and the front of it had a lot of dents from rocks. It is in John Pfeil's
"Pimp My Aliner" shop getting new seals, recaulked and new diamond plate front end. I haven't got it back yet but it looks great. It should be like new for our next camping trip.

Buick in the Garage

With the Aliner in John Pfeil's "Pimp My Aliner" shop to get the leaks taken care of, I was able to put my car in the garage for the first time in almost 2 years. I think cars belong in the garage whenever possible.

Chicken Pot Pie

Carol made me a Chicken Pot Pie in a bread bowl pottery thing.

She said she never made a pie crust from scratch.

"Why make one when you can buy them"

It turned out very good, including the crust. I was impressed.

Gathering of A-Frames in Argyle State Park, Illinois

We just returned, early, from another Aliner Gathering. This one was near MaComb, Il. We arrived early on Wednesday but found several others were already there. It was cloudy and cool but not bad. We set up and then did some bike riding.







Late Wednesday night it started to rain and continued to rain all day Thursday. We had a window that started leaking water. Not bad, but a steady drip. Then by Thursday night the Aliner developed a major leak. Water was really coming in. We used towels to soak up the water over and over. The rain was not letting up.

Finally I told Carol to grab what she needed we were going to abandon the ship. We threw a few things in the Buick and headed to the nearest motel. Well, not the nearest. The nearest was the Pineapple Motel, I was not staying there. We found a Hampton Inn and spent the night. It was nice to have a king size bed, large screen TV with cable, private bathroom, cell phone service, wireless internet, etc. But the best thing was it was dry!

Today we went back to the campground and threw everything together, packed it up and came home. We will miss being with all of our friends but, I had enough. Of course they all came over today as we were leaving to harass us about leaving early and I don't blame them.













Now we have got to find and fix that leak.

Binder Park, Jefferson City, MO

I found it hard to believe that Jefferson City Parks Department would have a campground this good. It's small but very nice. Each site has electric and a covered picnic table, some are full hookups. Mostly Class A's are here. We did a little bike riding but not much, major hills. I like flat ground for riding. The weather has been good, a few sprinkles this morning for 5 minutes. We went out to dinner with friends Sunday night. We have just relaxed, played a little cards, and took it easy.
This has been an enjoyable time. Vacations are good.

We are not in Kansas anymore

We just spent a very nice weekend in Abilene, Kansas at a regional Aliner Rally hosted by LOKAT and USMaCM. We enjoyed the hospitality very much. The food was great and we had the usual DIY's. It's always good to see our friends and meet new friends. Aliner people are very friendly.

Austin's 13th Birthday

We spent Saturday in Herculaneum celebrating Austin's 13th birthday. We had a nice time, it was good to meet Kristy's family. Very nice day.