Fri
– We took the bike and did some shopping this morning. I made
lunch when we got back and then we goofed off. We went to the Elks
for dinner & music. I had really good fish & chips, Terry
had a so-so stuffed green pepper. We were really looking forward to
some dancing and danced to 3 of the first 4 songs. Then the female
singer switched to undanceable bluesy music, Terry's stomach didn't
react well to dinner and we left.
Sat
– The wind really came up overnight and is predicted to last a
few days. We walked to a flea market a short distance away and were
amazed at the amount of totally useless “stuff”. Lots of guns &
ammo (?), rusty tools, jewelery and ancient household goods. Bought
nothing. When we left the merchants were reinforcing the tie-downs
on their shelters.
Sat - I
made a late breakfast and then Terry decided to modify the GPS in the
truck as the suction cup that holds it on a little bracket keeps
letting go. He wanted to put in a couple of screws so intead of
finding & running an extension cord for the drill that he would
us an inverter that we've had for some time. The truck was running,
he plugged in the inverter and is not even sure if he used the drill
at all when the truck quit – and would not start again! We checked
& double checked fuses and searched the internet for ideas before
deciding that we better get a tow truck and see about getting it
fixed. Of course on Saturday the dealership shops aren't open or
open only half a day. We made tons of phone calls and Terry took the
bike to a dealership. One mobile repair guy probably could have
helped but he is waiting for back surgery so can't work. A couple of
fellow campers had suggestions which we had already tried. Finally
got a tow service which was working on the weekend and a very nice
guy showed up a hour later and took the truck to a Chev dealer.
Terry followed on the bike and had the guy drop the truck right in
front of the door so they would have to do something with it first
thing Monday. Being wound up, Terry had eaten nothing all day so I
had dinner in the oven when he got back. We were rocked to sleep by
the wind moving the rig.
Sun
– The camp host came over this morning and told Terry that we
could use his truck to move our rig if ours isn't back in time for
someone to move into our site. About an hour later he came back and
said the new person was here so we needed to move. We looked at each
other in disbelief and informed him that we booked for a week and
were leaving Monday. He checked his records and said “my mistake,
the new guy is in the site beside you”. Someone suggested that
perhaps the truck had “lost its prime” so Terry made a trip back
to the dealership but no luck. We were lucky enough that our site
was empty tomorrow so we went and paid thinking that even if we get
the truck back today it will be too late to leave. Remainder of the
day very quiet.
Mon
– Terry was up early and at the dealership at 7:30. They
couldn't do anything as the batteries were run down so Terry came
back to wait while they charged. I had everything packed up and
optimistically ready to leave. We got a call just before noon saying
they couldn't find any problem once the truck was charged, started
and put on the diagnostic system. We picked up the truck, went to
WalMart across the road for groceries, stopped for a burger for lunch
and fueled up the truck before going back to the Elks and relaxing.
Lots of rain & wind in the evening & night.
Tues
– Luckily it quit raining long enough to finish packing up and
get on the road. Lots of road construction once we hit I40 but no
delays. We stopped for fuel in Kingman and pulled into Main Street
Station RV park around noon. We had lunch before going across the
street to register for 3 days. We made a donation to the casino and
then walked up & down Fremont Street. A little early for all the
crazies but entertaining anyhow. Back to the rig to relax &
have an easy dinner since I put a roast in the crock pot when I got
here.
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