Well, just an update. We made it home last night after about 1600 miles and no I incidents whatsoever. Thankfully. Did get to spend a little time with Bill and Renae Waugh. They are a delightful couple and were very hospitable. They know how to put on a dood feed. the food was great. I never did see the parade. Maybe they celebrated with one after we left.
It was very interesting to watch how they opened up the second OR. What a piece of engineering. I was so impressed. With so much work left to do, I can't see how it's going to be operational in a little bit more than a week. And to think, it's only for 2 months. Thanks for the picture Bill.
As far as the trip, on the first day we saw a huge Class A DP driven into the woods off the side of the road. The emergency personnel and wrecker were already there so no need to stop. All we could see was the back of the rig and you could also see a huge up bend in the roof so the front end must have been pushed in quite a bit.
Later on that morning we came upon a couple just standing outside their fifth wheel looking at the right side tires. We stopped to see if we could help. One tire was blown and there was some minor damage to the fender well. They were trying to raise the wheel off the ground with the jack from their truck. They couldn't raise it high enough. I offered to help but with the use of my bottle jack, but they said they had Good Sam Road Service coming to assist them so we left.
A short time later, we were traveling at our normal speed of 63/64 MPH and a fifth wheel passed us going about I'd guess 75 MPH. About 20 miles down the road we saw them also on the side of the road. Their left rear tire was blown and tons of damage. We didn't stop. We kind of felt they deserved it. Just a reminder, if you have ST tires keep the speed under 65 unless they are rated for a higher speed. Check the tire ratings.
Safe travels to all and hope to see you down the road.