Fun with our fixer upper camper Part III

We made it to Show Low AZ. With no more major problems. Bruce got it parked and jacked up and we enjoyed a week of visiting with his son. He had not seen his son in fifteen years so it was a precious time. He son was graduating from high school and then going on to the Marines.



When we got everything settled Bruce and his son went to buy two more tires. We needed one for a spare and one to replace the flat one on the camper again. He found a couple of used ones that may work for a while. Headed home on the weekend of Memorial Day. We left on Friday and we took a different route home to see some more of the country.

When we got off the interstate in Tucumcari, NM I heard a noise and asked Bruce what it was. We stopped on the side of the road and guess what??? Another flat tire in Tucumcari. I was not going to call a wrecker again here.

We went up through town and could not find a tire shop, we did pass a campground so we were turning around to go back there so spend the next two days, we thought. In turning around we passed a transmission shop that was just closing.

Bruce pulled over and flagged the man down that was leaving. He asked him if there was a place that we could get tires changed now and the man said he would do that for us. It took almost two hours but we got two more tires that were good and he put them on the trailer. That still left us with the spare that was pretty good. Now it was near eight p.m. and I was ready to quit for the night, but Bruce wanted to go farther.

So he was driving and it began to rain. It started to rain so hard that Bruce could not see the road and he had to pull over. There was no traffic on the road at all. The wind started to come up and I thought we might be blown over at any time. But we started up again in a couple of minutes when the rain slowed up. The wind stayed with us though. We got near the Kansas border and found a truckstop and pulled in there for the night.

We parked next to a big truck to block the wind and it was better. Then another camper pulled in beside us and it blocked the wind for both of us. I went into the camper to get our bed ready and it was soaked. I mean we had a pool of water in the bed. The rain blew so hard it blew the rain under the vent that is over the bed.

Now I had to make the table into a bed. It is one that folds down into a spare bed. Naturally in the rain and as late as it was we did not level the trailer and when I lay down on the bed I almost rolled out on to the floor. I turned a little so that I would be sideways and slept soundly the rest of the night.

We woke up early the next morning and went inside to eat breakfast. We heard that there was a tornado in the area. We were lucky that we were on the edge of it and protected in God’s arms.

We got under way again and as we drove through the area we could see the wind damage that the tornado did. The entire town of Greensburg, KS was gone. We had to go around it, the highway patrol had all roads blocked.

We took lots of pictures, I always do. We took a very scenic route home and arrived home about ten p.m. on Sunday. We had a very nice time and were relaxed when we got home.

Now, let me tell you, this could have been a very bad experience for some people. It could be very stressful. You need to learn to let each day be what God intended it to be and live your life for God. Have fun and enjoy each day. We do and no matter what happens we figure a way to enjoy and fix it.

I hope this true story will inspire some one and that you get out and enjoy this world. Enjoy our country.

Stay in the saddle and God Bless you