After a few days in Iowa, we began headed westward to meet our Alaska caravan. Just north of Cedar Rapids we had a collision. A three point buck jumped out of the tall grass right in front of our rig. Fortunately no one else was involved. We are ok, the rig and the deer are not.
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| The Generator door is catty-wampus |
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| Front Cap is broken |
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| Headlight required a little duck tape |
Charlie called Red Bay and they suggested we go to Des Moines for repairs. 90 minutes later the Des Moines dealer told us that we needed a new front cap but that they did not do body work. They did make the coach roadworthy so we can drive to St. Paul where there is a body shop. That involved securing the generator door so that it will not fall off driving down the road - Charlie offered them his duck tape, but they preferred screws. They said we were lucky that it had not fallen off during our 90 minute drive.
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| Light is still gone, but generator door looks pretty good |
Since we do not have a headlight we cannot drive at night. So tomorrow we are off to St. Paul. Meanwhile a glass of wine (or two) is on the agenda.
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