0024 - Never a Dull Moment

On today's episode of The LeBlanc Travel Diaries...

We got our carrier back, Bruce did an awesome job, and our generator is nice and secure. The RV park was nice enough to let us stay a little late, sort of like a late checkout in a hotel room, and we left around 2:30 pm.

We made it just past Texarkana, into Arkansas, and were pulled over by a State Trooper. I knew he was checking us out... he got in the lane next to us, got even with us then dropped back... and then came the lights. He said we were riding the line and didn't know if it was just the trailer or what, then he proceeded to ask Mike twenty questions - one of which was... ahem... "LeBlanc... what nationality is that?"

I am not joking. I wanted to say "American, dumbass..." but that's inappropriate.

He gave us a warning, so at least there's that. Arkansas is a very welcoming place. *cough*

Our truck has been acting up a little. While Mike is driving, the acceleration suddenly cuts out and he can floor it and maintain about 60-70 mph... starting from a standstill is painful. It doesn't do it all the time, but was happening enough to concern us. So about fifteen minutes from tonight's campsite the truck tells us under no uncertain terms that we need to get to a dealer. Wouldn't let us change the display back to mpg or miles to empty, just kept that message up... find dealer... need immediate service.

So... we may be here for a day or two until we can figure out what's going on. It's a nice place... lots of people here... it's on the water and it's a weekend so I guess I should have expected that. Didn't get to check it out much since it was almost dark when we pulled in and there was a nice storm brewing. We were rushing to get the 5'er ready so we'd be safe inside. I'm not sure it isn't just bluster, but there was a lot of rumbling and some nice wind and lightning. They were nice enough to change last night's reservation to tonight, so we didn't get charged twice. Hopefully if we need to we can stay put tomorrow. I'd like to get to TN... maybe bad luck will stop at the border...