MAJOR DISASTER AVERTED -- Whoo Hoo!  We were on the road for about 2 hours when we decided to stretch our legs and hit the restroom.  Our location was in the middle of nowhere Georgia.  We pulled into a gas station that had an area big enough for us to pull into and turn around.  After taking our break, we began to pull out of the gas station onto a side street before getting on the highway.  I just happened to look in the rear camera and noticed that one of the two tow bars that hold the car onto the RV was OFF THE CAR and DRAGGING ON THE Pavement!  This was freaky and dangerous.  The car was being towed at an angle and whipping back and forth.  I managed to slow down as best I could to avoid the car from slamming into the back of the RV.  The car did sustain some damage when it ran into the back of the RV, but not as bad as it could have been had I not noticed the tow bar being detached.  This just gives Linda another reason to buy a new car when we return!

We stopped the RV, unhooked the car and drove both the RV and the car back to the gas station.  The tow bars are connected to the car by a cotter pin.  Lucky for us, the cotter pin that fell out, was in the parking area where we stopped for our break.  We were very lucky both in finding the cotter pin, but also the tow system seemed to still be functional.  So, we hooked the car back up to the RV and off we went!  Everything seems to be working fine.  We might have a clue as to what happened, but we don't know for sure.  This could have been a real downer so early in this trip.

I guess that's what makes these trips "adventures"!  :):)

So, now we are in Atlanta visiting with Julie and Vaughan and other good friends, Ray and Dale.  In fact we were supposed to golf with Ray and Dale at their club, a Jack Nicklaus course, tomorrow morning.  However, no one wants to golf in 40 degree weather, cart path only due to the rain.  So we'll just work on a few things that have broken on the RV, one shade, freon for the AC unit, etc.  Never boring on RV trips, always something to fix!  Then we'll hook up with Julie, Vaughan, Ray and Dale for dinner.  Always fun to spend time with good friends!

Sunday will be or first travel day on our way out to Phoenix.