Found the truck

Have a look at the truck in the middle.

It's Friday today and we get to scratch one more thing off of the "to do" list. A big one. After weeks and weeks of searching we decided on a truck yesterday and did a handshake deal. It's the 01 Freightliner I mentioned before.

Bernie came back from Vancouver Wed. and we went to see it yesterday. She realized right away that it was far and away the cleanest, and we believe best maintained, truck we've found. The seller agreed to do a few cosmetic things to it, bargained some on the price, and we shook his hand. We're still going to get the oil tested in the engine, transmission and each of the differentials to be certain there's no issues. The transmission was just rebuilt and the engine seems fine so we're confident we have our rig.

It's sweet, a real trucker's truck. Chrome wheels, big exhaust stack, sleeper, 13 speeds, 435/470 HP Detroit diesel, all the things you want your truck to be, and CLEAN..............

I have my first class for commercial driver training next Monday night. Our new truck is one of the schools trucks so I think I'm going to do just fine. We both have allot at stake in my passing.

So that was the last of the big decisions, and now we can go after the dozens of little things that have to be done. We started a list of them and it was off the page in a heartbeat.

Yesterday on our way back to the city we stopped at a campground we had researched and we had visited before. It's called the "Arrowhead RV Park." We've decided to stay there, after we move from our home, until we head for the South. Nice place, smaller, very clean, friendly people, some other full time rvr's, and full services. With Internet access, $430 a month (power in). That was within our budget and being 7 minutes from the city will make for easy access to the kids and services.

I'm anxious to post some pictures of the new truck and will do so as soon as I get some.

That's all for now, have to go and work on the "To Do" list.