A Good Day

With a service appointment on the agenda, today could have served up just about anything. But, as it turns out, it was a very good day.

It started out early with us enjoying a deal of a breakfast in the park cafe. We joined our new friends from Winnebago County for pancakes and biscuits and gravy and more wonderful conversation. Then, we packed up the moose and headed south a few miles to Crestview RV in Buda for the followup to our service appointment. And, as luck would have it, we had discovered a couple of other minor issues that we wanted them to check out. Traffic on I-35 was a breeze and we were there in a jiffy. Chris, our very helpful service tech, welcomed us warmly, checked out our additional issues and pulled the moose into a service bay.

Unlike our recent visit, this time we prepared ourselves for a wait. With Kindle, knitting and iphone loaded into the Jeep, I was ready to entertain myself for a good long while. But, this time, entertainment came easy...and relatively cheap!

When we pulled into the dealership, we parked next to a new Winnebago Via. This 26-foot diesel Class A has been the talk of the industry, and we had yet to see one. No, we're not shopping. We're planning for the future! The one we parked next to was spoken for, but Chris encouraged us to look at another one that was on the sales lot. We stepped inside and explained to a trio of salesman that we were waiting on service and just wanted to take a look at the Via, if it wasn't too much trouble. Rob gave us a nod and graciously took us for a tour of this cute little thing. When the day comes that we find where we want to have a house and need a smaller rig, this could be the ticket. We thanked Rob for the tour and asked for his card.

If you're in the Austin area shopping for a Winnebago, stop in Crestview RV and ask for Rob Hoffman! You'll be glad you did.

And, that's what you get for being super hospitable to a couple of non-buyers today, Rob! We hope somebody stops in and says "Howdy!"

With our future RV shopping complete, we had a couple of hours to kill, so we decided to head down to the Camping World in New Braunfels to see if they had anything we needed. Sure 'nuff, they did! We've been looking for black moose-sized tire covers and we found them here. That made the time-killing trip worthwhile.

Back at Crestview RV, our Tour was ready to roll. We are so grateful for the good folks there for making our on-the-road service stop a good one. We really have a great feeling for this place.

We pointed the moose and squirrel north back to our park well in advance of holiday rush traffic. Before we knew it we were all settled in our familiar spot.

And, with all that, we were tired. The two of us and the cats all caught naps. When we awoke refreshed, we reflected on what a great day it has been. Our service needs are all taken care of, and we are ready for a holiday weekend in one great town.

More soon from Austin.