Wednesday AM, 23OCT, since we cannot stay at the Houma Civic
Center for our entire planned stay, we decided to head north of Lake
Pontchartrain to Reunion Lake RV Resort.
This is a newer park, nice amenities (several pools each with an in pool
Tiki bar, a “lazy river”, volley ball, putt-putt & giant inflated obstacle
course floating in a pond), but pricey.
Dinner was at Roux & Brew Seafood & Steak House in Ponchatoula,
LA; an upscale sports bar with a very interesting menu.
https://www.reunionlakerv.com/
https://www.rouxandbrew.com/
Thursday not much done other than trying out the lazy river. We have been talking for some time about maybe trading our present RV in for a newer, smaller RV; so we decided to check out two big RV dealers located adjacent to the RV park. We have been checking out the latest generation of different RVs based on what is known as the Mercedes Sprinter Chassis during our travels. Many RV manufacturers are using this chassis for new designs in what is known as a diesel powered Class C RV.
Why replace our current RV? –
>we will no longer have extended warranty insurance after 150K miles (that will occur by the end of this trip); a new “used” RV would be eligible for extended warranty insurance at a lower cost
>since we no longer full time & live in it, we do not need the size or the storage
>we are reluctant to make spur of the moment short trips (like camping w/Rebecca, Raymond & grandkids) because of the effort to prepare our “large” RV for a one or two day trip
>a smaller Class C RV actually has more flexible sleeping accommodations for the grandkids with the cab over bed, if we take them “camping”
>Class C RVs have more options for routine maintenance & repair, that hopefully means no more dealing with semi-truck facilities
Friday we had to leave the Reunion Lake RV Resort because they were already pre-booked full for their big Halloween event(s). We had already decided to move to another RV park in New Iberia. But first we stopped by Berryland Campers & RV, which we had visited yesterday to take one more look at a Dynamax Isata3 RV we had seen during that visit. In a torrential downpour we looked again at the Isata3, while the Berryland reps examined our RV. So as a birthday gift to Corrie we traded in our “old” Allegro Bus for “new” used 2019 Dynamax Class C. That evening was a b-day dinner back at Roux & Brew.
Saturday wake up to discover another torrential downpour w/high winds during night causing significant local damage & major loss of power (including RV dealership). During the morning we signed more papers on our RV purchase & trading in the Allegro Bus.
Sunday AM wake up & power finally restored. Searching Yelp we decided to have lunch at Punjabi Dhaba; an excellent Indian food restaurant located in a gas station. After lunch we began prepping our RV for tomorrow’s swap-out.
Monday, 28OCT, finish paperwork on RV trade-in & purchase. We park the “new” RV next to our old one & begin the all day process of moving almost everything from large RV to much smaller RVL Tomorrow is departure back to Houma & granddaughter Coraline JaneJ
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