Now, being the second day after the black water fiasco, it is time to try to again to dump. The grey tank now being completely full, I decide to release some of the grey water first. I pull the valve and nothing. Not a drop. Seems like bad news but it is actually great news. It means something other than solids was preventing the black water from emptying. The first thing that comes to mind is the leveling jacks. The jacks had lifted the driver’s side of the coach to make it level. The tank dump valves are on the driver’s side. We pull in the slides and pull up the jacks and voila, WE CAN DOO DOO AGAIN. The black water gushes out. Black tank emptied and now the grey water gushes out. A simple, no cost cure to the problem. That’s a rarity. Also, a valuable lesson - always pull up the jacks before dumping. I don’t remember that being mentioned in our 25 lbs. of manuals. I should recheck the manuals but they’re too heavy to move.
Head back to Davis clan where a delicious lunch spread is served. Afternoon is lady’s choice, the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets. Girls had fun (and did some damage) and Bob D. and I had some bonding time. Dinner at Lilac House Chinese Restaurant with the entire Davis clan, including Brian and Jamie. The fortune in my cookie would have been prophetic if it had come a day earlier (see photo). After dinner I had a black cow at Black Cow (see photo).
In Millis to visit the Davis clan. After bagels and lox for brunch, we head to Boston Harbor by car then by train/subway. Take Harbor cruise out of the Long Wharf to Georges Island where Fort Warren, a Civil War era fort, awaits. The cruise is about 45 minutes and although the weather is beautifully sunny in mid 70's, it is actually quite cool in the harbor breeze. But not too cool to enjoy a Boston brewed Harpoon IPA on the way. Catch a guided tour of the fort and some magnificent views of the Harbor Islands and the city. Back to the city and an Italian dinner in the North End. Train ride back to the car for a silly ride laughing about the black water experience of the prior day to the Dooby Brothers’ tune of Blackwater. “Oh blackwater, keep on flowing...” A beautiful but exhausting day comes to an end. No solids added to the black water this day.
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