Bye bye Baby(Blu) ~ December 09, 2007, 10:50:32 am Yahoo Message Number: 86951Constant Readers may recall that on October 11 I began the saga of delivering a '93 23.5TK I trip-christened "BabyBlu" from SFO/Redwood City to BOS/Lexington Mass, a most-expenses-paid gig I got from a posting here. On Thursday December 6th I finally completed the mission when I handed the rocksalt-and-ice encrusted BB back to owner Chris at his office parking lot in Lexington after a grand total of 4,706 miles at the helm. Along the way, I replaced all six tyres (at the outset) with new steel-belted Michelins, had the tranny rebuilt by Aamco here in The Burg after the overdrive went splat just north of Richmond on the last-leg attempt in early November, and endured various known and previously-undiscovered gremlins along the way, to include the failure of the Prosine inverter, the death of the fridge, and a few minor 12v issues. Things were also enlivened by three straight days and over 1650 miles of 90-degree, 25 to 40mph crosswinds, and then a 12-hour northward dash last week thru about 500 miles of moderate snow, sleet and freezing rain. So it was little more of an adventure than I expected and considerably more of a hardship stint (no fridge, microwave, TV, etc) than my bride, used to the commodious expanses of our 35ft pusher, would have preferred. But I turned over the keys to Chris satisfied with the fact that I had not put a scratch on our charge nor contributed to its various ailments. And I hasten to add that Chris couldn't have been more emotionally or financially supportive thru the succession of my calls that began, "Guess what happened NOW?" So it was a memorable experience. If you'd like to see some pix, try http://picasaweb.google.com/gwa1225/LDTrip07Gary Allen Former Custodian Pro Tem of BabyBlu '98 Allegro Bus DP Williamsburg, VA "Life in the Bus Lane"
Re: Bye bye Baby(Blu) ~ Reply #1 – December 09, 2007, 05:57:38 pm Yahoo Message Number: 86972Gary: You are a most splendid dude!Tina P 2006 26.5 MB "Wild Thing"
Re: Bye bye Baby(Blu) ~ Reply #2 – December 09, 2007, 11:13:07 pm Yahoo Message Number: 86995Why, thanks, Tina, but I think you've confused me with Andy! ;-)Gary SOB The Burg
Re: Bye bye Baby(Blu) ~ Reply #3 – December 10, 2007, 01:16:02 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87010Quote Constant Readers may recall that on October 11 I began the saga of delivering a '93 23.5TK I trip-christened "BabyBlu" from SFO/Redwood City to BOS/Lexington Mass, So it was a memorable experience. If you'd like to see some pix, try http://picasaweb.google.com/gwa1225/LDTrip07 Gary: your pics were great, and a trip down memory lane. We just preceded you in Yosemite, and I thought a couple of time I was looking at my own photos. Much appreciated the shot of Modesto's WWCH arch. I went to high school there. You had an amazing trip, considering all the hassles! -- Jon
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