April 4-5, 2014: The Car

Each day on the water brings a new adventure - sometimes the adventure is on land! On Friday morning Ger took the car to the local Honda dealer to get a "clunking" sound fixed. I guess 12 years in the desert and 181,000 miles does some damage - like it needed: Engine mounts, transmission mounts, ball joints, shocks and struts! I made the mechanic show me everything twice while the surprise was wearing off! Then I got the estimate and barely avoided cardiac arrest. They  would need 2-3 days to gather the parts and a day to do the work - nice of them to provide a free loaner!

I returned to the boat, picked up Judie and we had a catfish and Bloody-Mary lunch while discussing how to proceed. Long story short, we returned to the dealership, looked at several new models and are now the proud owners of a 2014 Honda CRV. Judie choose white with beige interior (Honda red is more deep burgundy). Since we were out of town, had to move money, make special title arrangements and blah, blah blah - took until about noon on Saturday to finish the paperwork.

It is amazing the difference 12 years makes - comfort, convenience and mostly electronics! We love it!!