We call it the Eash Factor. This time as we pulled out for the beginning of our travels we noticed the speedometer was not working. It’s always good to know your speed, especially in CA where you are not to exceed 55 MPH when pulling a trailer. Plus there is the minor details that it is illegal to drive without it working. This has happened before on this older van. We swung by our mechanic who could not recall what he did to fix it before, he had called Chrysler to get the instructions so he suggested we just zip by there on our way out of town. That worked after a fashion. Two nice mechanics were able to push the right buttons as the right time and zap, it recalibrated – no charge. While there we were drooling over a very nice Jeep Cherokee. They even offered to help us move all our camping gear from our van to the new vehicle. Sure would have been nice but the reality is we want to finish out this season in the van. We just had a once-over on it and had the bearings replaced. Anyway, just an hour or so after our first departure we were on the road again!
We made it to my sister’s house in Folsom just in time to head out to the Happy Hour at Ruth Chris with her. We ended up just a little bit late for opening and had to wait for a seat but that was fine, enjoyed that immensely. I had these grilled mushrooms, teriyaki skewers, and a little salad smothered in bleu cheese…YUM! Nice to visit with her and spend the night on the way toward our next destination. We will spend Saturday visiting with her and then head out Sunday morning planning Winnemucca as our first stop.
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