Back in Hondo, TX - New Awnings thanks to RichardM!

 February 5

The roof tiles were delivered this morning, I didn't think they'd do it since the roof was snow-covered but it was no big deal to the delivery team!

In less than an hour, while I putzed about the garage, they cleared space on the roof, nailed down some 2x4s, and then stacked piles of new roof tiles!

February 6-7:

We left the cesspool that is the Metro Denver area just shy of 8:00 AM and would be settling into our hotel room in Lubbock, TX by dark.  Long day, we were tired and I was crabby.

Enroute, while passing through Amarillo, TX, we briefly stopped in windy conditions to take pics at the Cadillac Ranch:

We got a nice dawn sunrise to send us on our way from Lubbock:

photo courtesy Martha

We made it to Hondo, TX a bit before 2:00 PM, no issues except for one wrong turning due to Google Maps being confused.

RichardM cooked us a delicious Chicken Marsala dinner that evening.  Thanks RichardM!

February 8 - Awning Day

Today we spent the day installing the replacement awning on the right side of the VRRV.  This is the one I damaged by being too close to a picnic table shelter while in the Big Bend NP last month.  Only the awning itself was replaced, the roller wasn't damaged enough to need replacement, thankfully.  RichardM had pointed out that I didn't need to unbend the area that got dented, just use the other two channels for the new awning.

RichardM and I took about 90 minutes to accomplish the task, something that apparently can take only 15 minutes on a Youtube video that he had found.  

No major issues encountered, a couple of small issues resolved by RichardM and now we have a working brand new awning:

RichardM in supervisory mode

After lunch, we tackled the window awning for the slideout's window on the left side of the VRRV.  It'll come in handy for those sunny days to keep the sun out but still let us keep the windows open for ventilation.  Before, I was using Reflectix material to block the sun but it also blocked fresh air!

No major issues encountered, except for not finding studs behind the slideout's outer wall even though the stud sensor said there were studs.  No worries though, the 17 screws used to mount the awning's rail will be quite sufficient.

Yep, the brand new awning's bright color highlights the faded white of the rest of the VRRV, but it's all good.