Tuesday Toodling

RV Route Tuesday Test Drive
Triking Route this Tuesday Evening

Tuesday I wasted much of the day without getting much of anything useful done.  Feeling guilty later on, my so called "smart phone" reminded me it was time to start and drive the RV around the block to make sure it would still start after months of sitting, run, and see if the tires were still round and not settled flat on the bottom from lack of use.  I have set the "reminder" for once every month or so but have neglected to obey such reminder for several months now.
Sure enough, it actually started and ran, and I decided to drive it around the eastern perimeter of town to put a few miles on it and warm it up.  Warm indeed it did become.  Though the engine temperature was fine and everything seemed to be fine, the AIR CONDITIONER failed to produce much in the way of cool air when I turned it on.  It was in the 90's outside and probably hotter inside the RV, and the A/C is definitely a system that needs to work.
When I got to the east end of town, about to turn back for home, I remembered I had done this exercise before:  Recharge the A/C refrigerant.  I recalled also that I usually kept a couple of bottles of R134 refrigerant and a kit to inject it in one of the storage compartments.
Finding a wide clear spot just off the roadway, I pulled over and dug out the necessary stuff and did my best to get it recharged, without much effect.   It was still blowing mostly warm air when I started up again, so I stopped at Wally World and purchased 2 more bottles in hopes I can get it working.
If not, then we gotta spend the $$$ to have someone that knows what he's doing fix it FOR us.  BAH.
Having arrived home safe and sound, we decided to take another evening trike ride together.
Jacque has always enjoyed triking but in recent months has not done that much, but nowadays she is almost always "in the mood" to go riding.   How cool is that??  - VERY Cool -
It was late enough that we still had plenty of daylight, but enjoyed lots of long shadows from the lowering sun and leafy trees shading much of the roadway.
Going around the "City Square" again, as usual, We encountered a friendly inquisitive young couple who had lots of questions and interest about the trikes.  We even offered to let them take a spin to try them out but they demurred, maybe from the horrible nasty COVID-19 hysteria that has overcome the world. (I think there have been 3 confirmed cases in our town of 4500 and all have recovered.)
Enough of that.  We resumed our enjoyable ride and looped around through neighborhoods, finally going around our non operational AM/FM radio station that looks impressive with its tall towers and antennas and location but produces no voices nor music since we moved here.
A few dozen more friendly waves and comments from passers-by and we again got home safe, sound, a bit tireder, and refreshed.

Ride Started:   7:39 PM      Ride Ended:  8:33 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage:  13.0 
 Ending Battery Voltage:  12.8   Lowest Voltage:  12.7

Beginning Blood Glucose: 133 Ending BG: 128
Lowest Temp:  70 F    Highest Temp:    78 F

Stats from the GPS:  Total Miles:   3.52

Distance Walked: .6 mile (Dog Potty Trips)
Overall Average Speed       Moving Avg          Max Speed
  4.1 MPH                              5.2 MPH               17.6 MPH 

Total Trip Time                   Moving Time        Stopped  Time
  51  minutes                      40 minutes            11  minutes