We awoke freezing, but determined to get this situation fixed and get on with our vacation. There was an IHOP close by and we went there for a warm breakfast. Happy for the chance to unthaw. After breakfast, Derrick drove the motorhome and I drove the Jeep to the tire place. While they were working on the tires, we started making phone calls to see where we could get the heat fixed.
Quick explanation. This particular motorhome had a very specialized heat/hot water system in place. It worked well when it worked, but when it doesn't it's awful. And it is very hard to find someone that can fix it. You can only go to authorized service places. No one else knows how to deal with them. Hence our problem.
We finally located a dealer in San Antonio - 7 hours away. If we could get there, he could look at it that day. But, it was 10am by the time we got done and there was a one hour time change from Mountain Time to Central Time, so we knew there was no way we could get there in time.
Now what?
We made an appointment for Monday morning and then started looking at hotel options. Since we are Marriott people, we called the Courtyard closest to the repair place. They could take pets, but she referred me to the Residence Inn. Bless them. They were so accommodating. They gave us a room that was upstairs and fairly quiet. Gryffindor is NOT a fan of hotels. He spends a lot of time staring nervously at the door thinking someone is going to com in and get him! Silly boy. He acclimated pretty well to this situation, though. Even took to walking on the window ledge and checking out the birds!
It turns out the problem with the heat was a wire that got cut by the slide out. An easy fix. Great. There were a few other little issues we decided to have them look at. One of the "little issues" needed a part. No, they didn't have it. Yes, they could get it in a couple of days. Okay. Long, sad story short, we hung around San Antonio for almost a week. Granted, San Antonio isn't a bad place to get stuck, and we were warm and the kitties were not traumatized. It's just that the clock was ticking on our vacation and the room price per night was not part of our plan.
We did get to go to the San Antonio Temple and the San Antonio Riverwalk.
To be continued... again...
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