Song - Learn, Learn, Learn (Sorry Turtles)

A constant in the whole rv experience for us has been learning.  Thus, the title above is most appropriate.

The next morning after our first night on the back lot of the dealership, we were up and out with questions for the sales and service folks.  There is just so much to learn for the truly new newbie.

The service folks were gracious and patient. They helped us at length in our next endeavor- the first towing of our car.  They were meticulous in following the manual of the car and adding in their own personal knowledge and experiences.

Towing can slow an rv down to practically a snail's pace.  However, in one shining moment, I threw caution to the winds and passed a dump truck going up a hill.  At that point and every opportunity after that, the refrain of, "Eat my dust," has been used.

Long story short in regard to the one hour and fifteen drive, we made it nearly home and began fretting about disconnecting the towed car.  At times, I had anxious moments about the unhooking and at other times, I was too blase.  At any rate, we plotted a strategy  that was carved in Jello and proceeded.  The handles for the release of the tow bars were stuck, in hindsight, as we learned very quickly.  Following the advice of the service folks and a video I had seen online, we tried several things that eventually worked.  The old saying is, "The hurrier you go, the behinder you get."  Well, I was not behind at the end, but between the rv and the car when the tow bars became disengaged - on a slight hill - downward toward me - with the car in NEUTRAL.  Newton, a man of gravity, being the guy that he was, dictated that the car would drift toward me and catch me between the rv and car.  NOT A GOOD THING!  Fortunately, both Ginny and I recognized what was occurring and she jumped in the car to apply the brakes and put it in park.  We had been told to do that, but in the increasingly frenetic situation of dealing with the unknown of unhooking, we forgot.  Needless to say, it will not happen again - until the next time....

Our first night was a qualified success with much learning.  The towing experience was the same.  Because this is being written about five to six posts behind,  the reader, if there are any of you out there, will find that Roger has much to learn, learn, learn, about towing.  To be continued.....