Picture of the Day - 7/22/2010

Tundra at Sunset, Montgomery, AL - Well, I eventually had to show you our tow vehicle! It's the only thing that hasn't broken on this trip! The last couple days have been eventful, but little in the way of photography was done. We stopped to visit Sheila's cousin, Jeane, who recently retired from the USAF. She had spent the last five years as an AWACS officer, running battlefield strategies in various parts of the world. She's also a talented artist, mainly painting horses (her specialty) and other wildlife. We hit it right off; comparing recent photos. The next day, we headed across the ROUGH roads of Arkansas and (yesterday) managed to blow out a trailer tire, which I replaced in 102-degree heat. Then, some time later, a leaf spring broke on the other side...something I didn't realize for at least a couple hours. Finally, limped into our next camp in West Memphis, AR, right along the Mississippi River. Sure glad the A/C in the trailer works as well as it does! The next day - today, actually - we were able to find a shop to replace the leaf spring (bought an extra!) and replace four tires - one of which was about ready to blow out. They had scrubbed badly, wearing off much of the tread, due to the catywumpus angle of the axle. During the time they were replacing the spring, I noticed that one end of the bracket holding our 40 gallon water tank had torn off from the frame, so they were able to weld it back. Lesson: avoid I-40 through Arkansas! Hopefully, we'll make it to Florida and more photos!