Finally! Tree Damage is Repaired!

You may remember that back in June we had a tree fall on the edge of our RV, causing some damage. HERE is the blog post about the damage. We finally got our rig repaired during a visit to Mike's Collision Center in Wilmington, North Carolina.  We chose this facility as they have a downdraft paint booth in which our rig fits.

Getting parts and repair shop availability is quite an issue when you have to repair a large vehicle like our New Aire, and you're constantly on the move. The window was on a six week backorder. It, along with the topper and window awning, were forwarded to Mike's from Minnesota. 

Mike's was busy too. We literally camped in front of one of their buildings for about two weeks. We were quite thankful that they had full hookups.

Fred and Ethel Approved!

They replaced the bedroom slide out topper, window shade, and window. They repaired a hole in the fake top awning, and did some paint work (all three colors) and buffing out some scratches.

Window removed, and damaged spot primed

In the downdraft paint booth with masking applied

They did an outstanding job. 

Out of the booth awaiting final buffing and caulking.

Where Are We Going Next?

Cape Fear Kite Festival

We left Ft. A.P. Hill and overnighted at Seymour Johnson AFB before arriving in Wilmington, NC. We had an appointment of sorts at Mike's Collision Center to get an estimate of the work to be done from the tree damage sustained back in June.  Estimate completed, we settled in at the Wilmington KOA for a week.

Earlier in the year, our friend Will had reminded us about the Cape Fear Kite Festival the first weekend in November. You can guess what we did over the weekend. 

This festival, more so than others we've seen, is geared toward the big show kites. There's even a night fly with lighted kites. Not really seeing a lot of room for sport kite flying, we opted to sleeze some canopy shade from friends and enjoy the show. 

It's a banner day

It's a bubble day

Duck, duck, goose

It had been awhile since we'd seen Andy

Aliens, octopus, fish, rays, and divers

Chris, another friend from awhile back

Katy, Chris' wife

Where Are We Going Next?