Phoenix AZ and then Laughlin NV

We stopped at Cummins in Phoenix Arizona and got the oil pan leak repaired. They found that the oil pan, which was installed at Springfield MO in October of 2009 and then reinstalled in November 2009 (only 2 weeks and 300 miles later) at Memphis TN, needed to be replaced again. Due to bad workmanship at both of the other locations, this was all paid for under warranty by Cummins. The Phoenix Cummins dealer was outstanding, very good and conscientious too, they called us two times after the service to check on how things were going. We are very impressed.

We called Gina Minkin, the wife of our Air Force friend, Kyle Minkin, who passed away a few years back. We decided to meet with her for lunch while they were working on our coach. We had a good time catching up with everything going on with her and her family. She updated us on how Kyle's girls, Falen and Kayleen, and their children are doing. We picked up the motor home later that afternoon, and took it to a truck wash nearby to get it all cleaned up and the oil residue on the back cap all washed off. It looked great, then we settled in for the night at the Flying J just up the road. We stayed there for the night and Gina came over the next morning and met us for breakfast before we headed out.

Our next stop is Laughlin Nevada, we have decided to make reservations at Harrahs for the 5 nights that we are staying in town. We arrived late that afternoon, and got checked into the hotel for the night. The next morning we called our friends Frank and Regina Parker, to let them know we were in town and anxious to see them. We met up with them and went over to Avi Casino to play for a little while and have dinner. Had a great time, and of course Joe and Frank made arrangements to play golf the next day. They played a couple of times while we were there, and of course had a great time.

Harrah's has a nice and secure parking lot up on the hill from the hotel, to park the coach while we are staying at the hotel, so that was very convenient for us. It was pretty nice to stay at the hotel and take long showers in that great big bathroom. They gave us a wonderful suite, so we were very comfortable during our stay there.

We are heading for Las Vegas to see Kevin (Carol's son) and his two boys, Cory and Christain, they live in Henderson Nevada. We will be staying at the Thousand Trails RV Park on Boulder Highway in Las Vegas. Of course we have not been there for a couple of years, so it will be nice to see them again.