After months and months of travel, we re-entered Arizona
today and only an hour in I noticed a part coming out of our front end and fly
across the highway and then we lost our power steering. It could have been so
much worse since it is many miles of nothing along our travels today, but we
were only a few miles from Willcox where we were able to man handle Maggie off
the exit. A perfect exit where we found an AutoZone and then a KOA on the same
exit. There was no way Jerry could replace the part without the engine first
cooling down, so we opted to shorten our travel day.
Jerry is my hero. There was no hesitation, just a matter of
fact take over the situation and get it done. He is such a masterful mechanic
and for that reason alone is why we like the older Maggie. Jerry can fix
anything that goes wrong with her but with the new computer based engines and
all we would be dependent on others to fix her. We like it this way.
We are so blessed in so many ways, but to have everyday occurrences
happen to us at the best opportune moments has always been such a great
blessing for us.
We have also had tail winds the past few travel days so we
have been getting 11 mpg, which is an entirely different blessing since we usually
only get about 8 mpg.
We will be hanging out in Arizona for the next few months,
not in the same area but all over the state and we are looking forward to
warmer days and much warmer nights too.
We are in the process but still not finding a vehicle to tow
but we keep looking, so if anyone out there has any suggestions, please let us
know. We are currently in the Benson, Arizona area for a week or so before
heading to Casa Grande for a few weeks, so let us know.
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