9-13-15 Sunday Spartan Chassis (Spartan Chassis Factory parking lot--Charlotte MI)

Friday 
At ten we met with Brad, of BraddandHall, in Elkhart, IN, to finalize the work order for the makeover.  The schedule is to drop off the motor home on Monday, the 21st, and pick it back up on October 9.  

What? you ask, where will we stay?  Good question.  It was almost one without a good answer.  The first factor is home Notre Dame football games. Yes, motels/hotels are already booked up for those games.  The second factor was a RV Rally in Elkhart.  

We are now booked in an extended stay facility in Mishawaka, IN, about 20 minutes from Elkhart.  

Laurie and Dave, friends in Argos IN, about 40 miles away, offered their home to us.  But, we know the old adage that "friends and fish stink after three days".  No way we would impose on them for that long.  

That doesn't mean that Glen might not go down and help Dave with the harvest.  If there is an opportunity to drive a tractor or truck, Glen will be there.

Because it rained all day we chose to stay parked on the driveway at Bradd and Hall.

Saturday 
We moved to the Elkhart RV Park for the night.  
We shopped at a couple of RV surplus stores, looking for satin nickel lights and bathroom sink faucet in the same color.  Out with all the gold/brass fixtures! The new lights will also be LED, a much brighter, cooler light.

Sunday 
We have driven to Charlotte, Michigan, about two hours north of Elkhart.  This is the home of Spartan Chassis Factory.  The MH is scheduled for a 100 (?) point chassis check up at 7 a.m. Monday morning.

Yep! up and out of the rig at 7 a.m.

Spartan provides paved parking with electrical hook ups for 20 rigs.  

We are assuming that all work/check up will be finished at the end of the day Monday.
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From here we are considering two destinations.  The sand dunes at Mear, MI, where we rode jeeps on the dunes a few years ago; or, Maumee Bay State Park, in Ohio, where we have also stayed before.  Either locations is just a couple of hours away.

Then, we will be back in Elkhart a week from today.