Woke up at the normal time and had breakfast in the motel. We headed out to the truck and admired our 4 new tyres! Then we headed off to Moab, Utah. This was a trip of 300 km, with only about 50 km on Interstate.
The first thing we noticed was the smoothness of the ride, its amazing what difference round tyres make. We figured the tyre must have been going out of round for sometime, and we just put the ride down to having the trailer on the back, anyway all is smooth now.
Almost immediately we started climbing up to 7750 ft. Again the scenery was varied, from desert to fertile valleys to scrub land to fantastic rock formations. Below is a mix of the views.
We had taken 5 pictures with the new camera, and when Lyn went to take another it wouldn’t switch on …….. I am getting a tad p*******d off wit all these things going wrong. As well as that little incident, I think we both get a little jumpy if we go over some road surface that causes the truck to bounce, or if there is a jumpy gear change as we go up hill!!
As has been the norm for the last few weeks we could drive 20-30 miles without seeing a house or any other type of building.
Anyway, we arrived at the campground and checked into the office, we got back into the truck to pull onto the site, guess what the truck wouldn’t start!!!! Wasn’t too worried this time, I was sure I knew the cause AND the cure. It was the same problem we had a couple of weeks ago, when the engine has been working hard and everything gets pretty hot a vapour lock forms in the fuel filter housing. All that is required is a few pushes on the priming pump to expel the vapour. Now I know the problem and the cure I need to look around for the cause.
The temperature climbed up to 39°C (102°F) today, and our poor air conditioner is struggling to keep the trailer around 30°C. The saving grace is the 8% humidity. At least we can look forward to the temperature dropping at night time down to around 20°C
Finish on a good note….. once I recharged the camera battery it worked fine, evidently the USB charger in the truck doesn’t provide enough current!