We were convinced that the electrical problem we diagnosed while camping in Pensacola wasn't going to fix itself. The best course of action for us was to take Rosie, our Airstream trailer, to Foley RV/Airstream of Mississippi in Gulfport and let them figure it out.
We hitched-up the night before so that we could get an early start to Foley RV. We were able to leave Battleship Row and start our trip to Mississippi before sunrise. Our goal was to arrive at Foley RV around 9 a.m. We knew we could eat breakfast at the restaurant next door while Rosie was being worked on.
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| Foley RV in Gulfport, Mississippi |
We arrived at Foley RV before 9 a.m. and they immediately started working on Rosie. We walked next door for breakfast. I had it in my head that the battery converter was questionable. As we sat in the restaurant enjoying our breakfast, we saw Ron, the manager of Foley RV, walking across the parking lot headed to us.
It is never a good sign with the dealership manager hunts you down while your Airstream is in for service. Yes, Ron was looking for us and yes, he knew what the primary problems was. Rosie's AGM batteries were toast.
Airstream suggests replacing those batteries every three to four years. Rosie's batteries were five years old, so i felt we had a bonus year with our batteries.
Foley RV had the batteries in stock and Rosie was ready around 11 a.m. We were able to start for home.
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| Unloading Rosie as the sun sets |
We arrived home with less than an hour of daylight remaining in the day and quickly emptied Rosie before driving to the storage lot. We had to park Rosie in the dark and had to go back the next day to winterize for the coming cold weather.
We have to say that our abbreviated camping season was a success and we have already started making plans for next year.
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