We left Ramona Saturday morning about 9:00 AM as the fog was lifting. Forty-five minutes later we were on I-15 heading for the 210 and finally I-5. Thankfully, the traffic through L.A. was light and we were climbing the Grapevine before we knew it. Carson and Missy, being veteran travelers, promptly fell asleep.
Keeker, our new cat, complained a little bit about being in the crate but since he had been tranquilized he didn’t appear too stressed. After a while I decided to let him out and he explored the back seat and sleeping dogs and finally decided he would feel more secure if he curled up at my feet.
Thirteen hours after we left home we pulled into a very nice rest stop near Dunnigan, Ca. I can see it’s going to be hard to get out of the habit of putting on as much mileage as possible every day.
All in all it was a good first day.
We woke at 8:30 AM this morning and were on the road by 10:00 AM. Once we leave the central valley and climb up into high country it really feels like we are on vacation. We stopped near Mt. Shasta for lunch and decided that tonight we would stop early at a campground somewhere between Medford and Grants Pass. We settled on one in Gold Hill and pulled in around 5:30 PM.
That’s when Jim discovered that one of the tires on the 5th wheel was going flat! Fortunately, the campground had one space left that would accommodate us and Jim parked while I registered. Jim called our emergency road service and an hour later a towing service arrived to change the tire. It took the poor kid over an hour to get the 5th wheel jacked up and tire changed. They had sent him out without the proper equipment! We finally had a quick dinner and Jim is watching TV while I write this. The dogs have settled down and Keeker, after thoroughly exploring the fully opened 5th wheel, is watching “whatever” out a window.
We haven’t made any plans for tomorrow except to get the tire repaired. We'll probably continue north and maybe spend some time in Portland.
Bye for now!
2 comments:
this was your first test on your greatest trip soo sorry that we are not along.. mold mess at condo is a real mess have a good time e&c
Your first bump in the road was a gentle one and found early. I saw a special last night on Alaska and thought of you both with envy.
I'll keep reading your journey.
Norma
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