OUR TWO WEEKS IN A PARKING LOT IN UTAH

On our way through the Navaho Reservation in Arizona, I was surprised by how many “Hogans” we saw. These are hexagonal or octagonal structures that were originally the primary home of the Dine’ people. Now they are mainly used for ceremonial purposes. Entering into Utah, we saw a few sod huts, reminders of the pioneers that settled this area.

Our goal in Utah was Charlie’s RV Service. Charlie is renowned among Alfa RV owners for his excellent repair/maintenance service and innovative improvements for the rig. He also owns an Alfa so is very knowledgeable of its workings. Our original service was to have a new awning put over our slideout (it had blown off driving down the road in Oklahoma) and to replace the window in our door (the seal had broken on it and moisture hindered visibility through it). We ended up waiting two and half weeks for the parts to arrive and finding all kinds of neat improvements to put on the rig in the meantime. We wondered if we would be able to afford to leave by the time everything was fixed.

Charlie provides water and electric hookups and though his parking area is small, it is constantly filled with rigs. A camaraderie is established with those there for repairs with happy hours in the evenings and shared dinners out. Even after a hard days work, Charlie and his wife Vicki (who does the scheduling, ordering and accounting) joins the group and often suggest the places to go.

We spent one Sunday driving out to Antelope Island to have a picnic and to see the Great Salt Lake that Lovern had never seen. Unfortunately the lake was down so low that we weren’t able to actually walk to the lake with Lovern’s restricted walking ability but had a lovely day anyway.

Repairs finally completed, we are a fine tuned machine and are headed for north of Denver to a clinic to find out what is causing Lovern’s major back and leg pain that inhibits walking.