WEATHER: Cooler. Highs around 70
We had planned a day trip to the beach today, but our plans were thwarted....... The washing machine quit working. It displayed an error code, so I looked it up on the internet and found that it had to do with drainage. George tried working on the drain tubing, thinking that it was clogged. Nothing. Then, I found a You Tube video with a guy with the same problem. It was a blocked filter in the drain pump. So, George followed the video's steps, taking it all apart. When he was able to get the pump out, cleaned out the filter with lots of goo. Then, he put it all back together again. These machines are built to discourage home maintenance like this....really hard to get to the parts you need. They want you to pay for a service call. George spent about 8 hours on the floor, in all kinds of awkward positions, with a lot of curse words wafting from the laundry room. He is a genius! It works fine now.
Since the trip was out, we spent a few hours cleaning around the Airstream. We will have a day off tomorrow.
In the afternoon, we hauled buckets of water around to water baby walnut and chestnut trees. As we were returning to the house, I was gazing at the beautiful clouds. I looked down and saw that I was about to step on a 4-foot rattlesnake! I backed up just in time.
The day ended well.....washing machine fixed, my blog site restored, and emails from two couples we have met on the road. Daniel and Minnie are from San Francisco. We first met them in Texas, then rendezvoused with them in Alaska. Since then, they have been traveling in Eastern Europe and Asia. We are hoping to see them in San Francisco when we return here in August. Then, we heard from a couple we met in Great Basin National Park just a few weeks ago. They, too, live in the Bay Area. We hope to meet up with them in wine country or the Bay Area in August. Thus is one of the best parts of traveling.
The day ended with George doing one of his chores.....winding the 1807 grandfather clock.
DINNER: I grilled an asiago cheese-stuffed rabbit burger that we had bought at the farmers' market. Wow! We had a nice salad with freshly picked romaine. I toasted slices of baguette from a Ukiah bakery to go with the burgers. A tasty treat!
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