Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Bozeman, Montana

     We are closer to home, but still with a broken RV.  Will we ever return?  Maybe the question is will our RV return home with us?
      Actually, this whole problem would not be a big deal if we were home and could just take it in to our usual repair shop.  Our broken leaf spring was replaced with one that was the wrong size.  Therefore the wheel doesn't sit properly and now the tire is wearing unequally.  Groan!  Well at least we didn't replace two of them with the wrong part.
    We had a very pretty drive into the Rockies today - near Yellowstone Park.  Lots of mountains all around us, but we drove along a wide river valley so we stayed on good, flat pavement.  When we made our first rest stop Rick started to worry about the repair.  By our second stop when we were still 70 miles from Bozeman (in the boonies) he became very worried.  The next 70 miles were not my favorite part of the trip.  However, Bozeman is gateway to Yellowstone off I90 and there are several RV places, so we have an appointment at 8am tomorrow to have all the springs and shackles replaced.  Then, with luck, we will drive some more miles towards home.
    We are staying in a sad little campground tucked in between a highway, the freeway, and the railroad.  Lots of single men with big trucks who are working in town and some tents with homeless looking people.  But there is green grass, shade, a very nice owner, electricity and WIFI.  So we have spent the late afternoon Internet shopping for our new RV.  Thinking about what we would like and what we can afford.  Free fun.
    I have no pictures.  It was just not the sort of day for hopping out and taking photos.  We are having some wine, Skyping with Arik and hoping that this fix FIXES it!

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