Today was another slow start, not leaving Walmart until lunchtime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we drove into Reno, I noticed the brakes were smelling. Mike thought it was because we\u2019d just come down a steep hill, but the smell was really strong, and didn\u2019t disappear on the flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was stinking hot and we didn\u2019t want to stop, but I suggested we get the brakes checked before we leave town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We pulled into a garage and the mechanic had a Quick look and said our power steering was leaking. Great! And it\u2019s Friday afternoon and they can\u2019t fix it until Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We thought about sleeping in our van outside the mechanics but it\u2019s just too hot. So we checked into a hotel across the street, which is nice and airconditioned and we\u2019ve booked it for two nights while we wait for Rodger to be fixed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading