On Sunday, the Thirteenth of April, we arrived in PA for a stay and visit of a month or so before continuing our journey which will take us across some of the Northern parts of the US before we head up into Western Canada on our way to spend most of the Summer in Alaska.
True to form, we found some parts of Pennsylvania highways to be about the worst we've encountered since hitting the road in October. We were not more than 30 miles or so into PA when we noticed a tire on the the tow dolly appeared to be a bit low on air. Not being able to discover any obvious signs of a cause, we used our little portable compressor to inflate the tire and continued our trip. We were not more than 40 miles from the end of the day's travel when the tire blew and took a major portion of the dolly fender with it.
We are now on a nice pad that Mike and Lori provided for our stay with power, water, and we can even get some TV reception AND WiFi! We will be quite comfortable here while we visit with friends and family, take care of some necessary business and get the vehicles prepared for the trip to Alaska.
2 comments:
Wow, sounds like you had lots of excitement. Bummer about the tire. I hate when that happens! That was pretty cool that Mike and Lori put in a nice little pad for you guys. They must really love you guys!!! Well, have fun for the next month or so. It will be nice to stay put for a while so you can save some additional funds to cover the cost of gas it will take to get to AK. Talk to you later.
The new fender has already arrived and has been installed and Mike will be picking up the new tire today when he goes to get new tires put on his truck. Yes, we know the AK trip will be pretty much more in terms of gas than last year, but we'll be taking our time and enjoying many sights along the way.
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