A Bit of a Delay

     On the way to Phoenix to visit with family and friends, we had a couple of small issues with the new coach (you always do). We decided to stop in Tucson and have the folks at LazyDays do some warranty work for us. The temps in the area have stayed consistently over 100 degrees since our arrival! We found a nice campground in Casa Grande. Being the off season, we had our pick of almost any of the sites. Our daughter Amanda and the grandkids (Tori and Belle) came out to visit us while we were here. We all trooped off to visit the Casa Grande Ruins and the kids had a great time.

Checking out the Casa Grande Ruins

     Unfortunately, they picked the wrong time to come! Not only was it hot during the days, one of the two air conditioners in the motorhome went out towards the end of their stay. The temperature in the coach, even with the other air on, was upwards of 99 degrees by 3:00 pm. I took the coach back to Tucson to have the AC looked at while Barb and the girls travelled to Sedona for some hiking and sightseeing.

Hiking in Sedona

     Naturally, when I got to the service center, they could not get the AC unit to fail!! I drove back to Casa Grande in a "not too good" of a mood, but the AC continued to work so I wrote it off to "gremlins". Barb and the girls came back the next day and guess what ??? Shortly after their return, the AC began to act up! Well, I was NOT going to go back to Tucson just to have it work OK so I contacted Tiffin (the coach manufacturer). I received a call back to my email in short order. Bob Tiffin was not in Red Bay but another executive called me. We discussed the issue and Tiffin agreed to ship out a new AC unit to Tucson and pay for the installation. They also agreed to authorize the second AC unit to be checked out and serviced if necessary (since it was pulling double duty in extreme conditions). THIS is why I buy Tiffin motorhomes. They support their products and are very responsive to customer inquiries.

    We did go up to Phoenix and visit with family. Our niece delivered her first baby and Barb and the girls got their "baby time". They also took every opportunity to swim. They had a good visit but I think that they were glad to head home and get to cooler temperatures.

     So the down side is we have to wait a week for the AC unit to arrive. This throws a kink in our plans and we pretty much have decided to skip visiting both the Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks. We've been to both before, but were looking forward to a re-visit. We now are sitting in the LazyDays delivery lot waiting for the unit to arrive. Luckily they have a place for us to plug in but it is still unbearably hot. We had to break down and stay at a hotel for a couple of nights. After some whining and inquiring, we were moved to a covered site to help ease the heating of the coach and make things easier for the poor second AC unit. Hopefully we are back on the road by this weekend!