Jim woke feeling much better, having slept most of the previous 24 hours. We broke camp and drove to Unique Customizations (2737 Punk Rd, Little River SC) to see the Truma tech. He/ Josh, is an active duty/ reserve veteran trying to get to retirement, while running his own RV repair shop. Huge three bay building, lots of tools and clear expertise. He jiggled and reseated several wires/ harnesses on the Truma and it began working again. Yay! Hot water! One minute of work, and Jim gave Josh $20.
We continued our way toward Joint Base Charleston. Rt 701 is 50 miles of bad road … corrugation and pot holes. Better once we got back on US 17. We stopped at a Subway in Georgetown for lunch about 2pm, missing the historic downtown. Server/ GM Martrice was perky and the Califresh sub was great! Gate clearance at JB Chas was ID check only. MWR only takes VISA! We registered, then drove to the Xchange/ commissary/ Class 6 store on base for supplies before actually heading to our site. Site 17 at the campsite is fine, the SFC (ret) camp host was helpful. Advice from the Outdoor Rec Office is that the coach is not a good bet for driving into Charleston proper, so we rented an Enterprise Corolla from the commercial airport about seven miles away. Back to the camp site. Salmon and green beans for dinner, then catching up on receipts, travelogue and email. Hearing lots of big jets from both mil/ civ bases.
