Initially we expected to have our last leveling jack rebuilt, but to everyone's relief, the only problems with it were a loose-fitted hydraulic hose and a missing foot. The foot we had ordered in advance and had ready for installation, and in less than an hour the jack was back in working order. Praise God for small blessings!
While Mark was waiting for our jack repair, he took advantage of the time to install new lighting in the coach. Boy, does it make a difference! He took out all the old dim fluorescent lights, several of which were flickering like strobe lighting, and replaced them with bright LEDs. Now I can see to crochet after the sun goes down.
This week we are parked in the church parking lot at Sunrise Assembly of God in Saint Peter, MN. We've discovered that churches are often an underused resource for short-term dry camping, especially if you're visiting someone in the congregation and the usual RV parking options are limited. A call to the church office for permission is certainly necessary but, especially if your stay is only during the week and doesn't impact Sunday service parking, we've discovered churches to be mostly agreeable. In our case, due to the Minnesota governor's shutdown of all the county parks, we were left without any options at all. Sunrise Assembly was the church where Mark's youngest daughter attended when they lived here. Another church, Bethany Alliance, where his oldest daughter is currently a member, also gave us permission to park in their lot. So we had a choice. Mark chose Sunrise because the lot was bigger, and also because it had fewer trees to interfere with satellite reception.
We're here through Thursday, and then we'll head back to the APT Machining parking lot for the weekend to finish out the month. On Friday, our granddaughter, Heidi, has her virtual graduation, and we hope to be able to share in that event.
Until next time, safe travels, and may you always find a suitable place to put down your jacks!
God bless!
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