It has been a hectic day. After sleeping in our new motorhome last night (on a wonderfully comfortable king bed) at the dealer’s lot in Colton, CA, we woke up early and had the service department fix a few minor issues. Then it was time to follow our new home to Primm, NV which is just over the state line. The driver, Gary, was very nice and answered a whole bunch of questions. We had actually run into him at the October Pomona RV show where we bought the motorhome. We signed the delivery paperwork in front of Whiskey Pete’s Resort and Casino.
Then Gary left and we were on our own. We first had to hookup our Honda CRV to the back of the motorhome. We had thoroughly researched this process and already had the motorhome and car modified. We are happy to say there were zero issues! The lights, brakes, and tow bar all worked perfectly. Here is a picture of our new home and car hooked up and ready to go. Notice how small our CRV looks compared to the motorhome!
We have decided to name the motorhome “Meriwether” and our towed car “Lew” (aka “Blue Lewie) in honor of one of our favorite explorers Meriwether Lewis.
We then had the daunting task of driving the coach/dinghy to our first RV park in Henderson, NV which is a suburb of Las Vegas. We drove around the truck stop parking lot practicing turns, braking and using the mirrors. The motorhome and dinghy combination is wide and LONG! After about 15 minutes of practicing, it was time to hop on the interstate and just go for it.
By the time we got to metro LV, it was getting easier to drive. But it was rush hour and the route we carefully had planned was no longer showing up on our GPS. So we followed the new route which pretty much took us through the LV airport access road and a whole bunch of turns on secondary roads. It was a trial by fire, but we made it safely to the RV park just at dusk.
We will have more pictures soon. But now it is time to organize our belongings, do a little shopping for RV necessities, and wait for our SD tags and title.
Bon voyage!