One evening while we were still in the Grand Canyon, Joe was on the phone with his friend Drew. I turn on a light and noticed it was very dim. So I turned a couple more lights on and they were dim too. I thought Joe would have noticed it as he talked on the phone, but he didn't seem to. I started to do the dishes, and the lights seemed to be getting dimmer. As the room kept getting darker, I told Joe I thought we had a problem that needs to be looked into. He got off the phone, and he tried to figure out what was going on. Joe realized the refrigerator and air conditioner weren't working either. He gave our friend Jim, (an ex RV owner) a call to see if he might have some answers. Jim gave Joe some suggestions and told Joe it didn't sound good. Joe checked the fuses, and they were all OK. He checked the auxiliary batteries and found they were dry. He had forgotten to check them lately, as the idiot lights had been registering them good. Joe added water to the batteries, and then checked their levels. They were almost dead. Joe got out his battery charger and started to charge the axillary battery. (Our house lights are run on these 12 volt batteries. That is why we can have lights when we stay at Wal-Marts). We turned off all the lights in the Nest to conserve the batteries. Then we turned on the computer and the TV( which use 110 volt, or what we call shore power, so we would have lights in our Nest. With the lights off and the battery charger on, the air conditioner and the refrigerator idiot lights came back on which are needed to run both. We did this the last 2 nights we were in the Grand Canyon, till we could get some where to buy new batteries. When we arrived in Page, Az, Joe unhooked the two batteries and bought 2 new ones at Wal-Mart. He then reinstalled them. The lights came on, but really bright. Then a light went completely out. What now.? Joe took the bulbs out of the light that went out and found that the bulbs were good in the other working lights. The bus needed to have an oil change, so Joe made an appointment with a RV dealership to have it done. While in for service, he had the serviceman check why the light went out. Right before we took it in, we realized the water pump was not working also. To make an all ready long story short, we found out that when Joe put in the new batteries, he had installed them wrong and blew out the light and water pump. The batteries that had been in the RV were 6 volt golf cart batteries. Joe knew they were golf cart batteries, but did not see anywhere on them what voltage they were. Our owners manual said that we needed 12 volt batteries. So joe bought 12 volts and installed them the same way the previous batteries were installed. I guess 12 volt batteries are not installed the same way 6 volt are installed, so that was what caused things to over charge and ruin things. We were told we were lucky Joe didn't blow out all the lights and many other things in the RV.
While waiting for our bus to be worked on at the dealership, we stopped at a roadside shop of Indian handmade art and crafts on our way to Antelope Pass.
We were heading back in the car to Antelope Pass so I could check out the Navajo vendors at the top of the pass, that Joe wouldn't stop at when we were coming to Page, AZ. It was just 15 miles south of Page.
Antelope Pass driving from Page south on Hwy 89.
Going through the pass.
On the other side.
We step out of the car and check out the view before we walk over to the roadside vendors. Do you see the two house's below. We are 1500 feet up. We checked out the 9 vendors, but didn't find anything I loved, or just couldn't live without. We headed back to Page.
On the way home we stopped to walk through these houseboats, that you can timeshare for 1 to 2 weeks a year on Lake Powell. They were sitting next to McDonald's and Wal-Mart, our two most visited places.
Screened in back porch on Houseboat #1
Lower floor on Houseboat # 1. Lower floor has 6 queen size bedrooms, 2 bath, living room, and kitchen. The upper deck had another open air kitchen with bar and stools around the kitchen. It had a back sundeck with 2 futons. The front deck had places to board 2 jet ski's. For $64,000. and $3000. a year, you share ownership with 7 other people and have 2 weeks per year.
Houseboat #2- Looking from lower back deck through 6 queen size bedrooms and two baths, to kitchen and living room.
Houseboat #2- Looking from lower front porch to living room and kitchen.
Houseboat #2- looking out living room to lower front porch.
Houseboat #2- looking out living room to lower front porch. Upper deck has small bar with a few chairs around the bar and a sun deck and places to store jet ski's. For $34,000. and $3000 a year you get 1 week on Lake Powell and share ownership of this boat with 18 other owners. What a deal. When I win the lottery, I will buy a share and I will take all you on a trip. Won't be long. Make your plans.
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