It would not be an RVing holiday trip without a disaster. On Thanksgiving, we drove to Lake Medina. This was our first trip with the Big Black Truck (BBT) pulling our trailer, Beauty.

Somehow, we burned the engine up on the way to the lake. From nice to nothing in one cracked block. I was a little stressed, so Michael left me at the lake for five days by myself to calm down. LOL. It was like spa vacation. I ate well, I rode my bike and I had a great time. Ducks and deer, sunshine and 70s, a full lake and fall color.

Thank goodness we kept the Beast, the van we purchased with Beauty. Michael grabbed a ride home and returned with the Beast. It only gets 8 mpg, but the Beast runs.

Tags: trouble, truck breakdown, lake medina, fall color