Today was another slow start, not leaving Walmart until lunchtime.

We stopped off at a freedom camping place, but there was no shade, so we continued driving. We will be in the Sierra mountains soon, and it should be cooler there.

As we drove into Reno, I noticed the brakes were smelling. Mike thought it was because we’d just come down a steep hill, but the smell was really strong, and didn’t disappear on the flat.

It was stinking hot and we didn’t want to stop, but I suggested we get the brakes checked before we leave town.

We pulled into a garage and the mechanic had a Quick look and said our power steering was leaking. Great! And it’s Friday afternoon and they can’t fix it until Monday.

I rang another place that works all weekend and they said to bring it in. They will look at it Saturday afternoon and hopefully fix it Sunday.

We thought about sleeping in our van outside the mechanics but it’s just too hot. So we checked into a hotel across the street, which is nice and airconditioned and we’ve booked it for two nights while we wait for Rodger to be fixed.