Not as cold last night, wake up temperature was around 5C. After breakfast Lyn headed out to see her therapist (aka shopping!) and I sorted out some of my electronic gizmo’s. In retrospect yesterday was a bit of a lost day as the weather was not the best for outdoor activities and I was less with it than usual after three days of driving.
After lunch we headed out to the beach, I know, only crazy Canadians head out to the beach when it is 5C outside, but it was the last chance we would get to go to the beach before the Pacific coast. In reality it wasn’t too bad as there was little wind today. On the way home the truck was treated to a wash and wax as it was still wearing a coat of salt. We filled up with diesel at the great price of $2.44 / gallon. This is the cheapest diesel we have bought since we got the truck four years ago.
Back at the trailer I got the “new” compressor out to get all the tyre pressures up to the correct values. Well the compressor got the first tyre up to pressure in about 15 minutes. The next tire inflated for about 2 minutes and the compressor decided enough was enough and quit. Well the compressor went back to the store, and it was time work out what to buy to replace it. In the end I got a “real compressor”, albeit a small one. It isn’t big enough to run a big nail gun, but should be good for the tyres.
Got the compressor home and set it up, it worked very well and pumped a tire from 50 psi to 80 psi in a couple of minutes without struggling. Now the next problem raised its ugly head, the digital tyre pressure gauge I have seemed to go up to 80 psi, then it rolled over and started showing a decrease in pressure, so a reading of 75 psi could be 75 or 85, making life difficult. With the weight that is carried on the wheels it is important to have the correct pressure to avoid blow outs. Out to the store to get a tire pressure gauge that would fit on the compressor hose. OK problem solved…. wrong, the old inflator had a female connector, this one needed a male. Back to the store again! Finally, I got it all set up. I went around all the tires, the pressures were too high on three of them, which could have been problematic when towing.
Now all that is sorted, it’s time to warm up then sit down and relax. Tomorrow we move out to New Orleans. The move will be different for us in so much as it’s only a 3 hour drive, so there is no great rush to get going early.