One of the things folks can do while waiting for their coaches to be repaired is go for factory tours of various RV manufacturers so on Thursday, we went (once again) on the Travel Supreme tour. The last time we were here Rick went alone on it because I didn’t want to see all the new features that are now available on coaches since we bought ours. I don’t know why I broke down and went this time (maybe I just like looking at the greener grass on the other side) but along I went. Anyway there have been so many changes; Travel Supreme has introduced many new models, floor plans and features that I left there feeling a little wishful.

Christine and Fred bought their fifth wheel trailer last fall; it is used but in excellent condition and today the four of us went on the Travel Supreme fifth wheel tour. It was most informative and we saw just how well built the fifth wheel trailers are built, assuring Chris and Fred that their first RV was a great choice. But once again, since their trailer was built in 2000, there have been some significant improvements and they left the tour with new ideas.

After our factory tour we drove into Elkhart to Camping World to see what little treasures we could find. Christine needed a few items for their fifth wheel and I always manage to find some little gadget that we just can’t live without. Across the street from Camping World sits International RV World, a dealer who sells a number of fifth wheel trailers, and seeing as we had already tortured ourselves at the TS factory tour we decided to check out some of the trailers on the lot. Oh my…we saw the good, the bad and the ugly and now Christine was feeling as wishful as I was on Thursday. (We really need to stop checking for greener pastures.)

An Amish style dinner at the Blue Gate Restaurant in Shipshewana completed our day and knowing that there would be no 6:00 AM wake-up call means that we can sleep in on Saturday. Yay! This is a picture of Chris and Fred’s fifth wheel and truck, parked in the Travel Supreme service lot. (Being a TS, they can stay here with us for free!)