Part of the Adventure they say!!??
Well luckily after the long weekend stay in Thunder Bay
Rattletrap gained a new radiator after we walked around the “business district”
of town for nearly two hours. Saw the abandoned rail cars, grain elevators, and
a high concentration of rental properties (including guard dogs)!! So off we go
trundling down Trans-Canada refreshed to find the elusive campground. Alas a
lovely one found in Dryden owned by a German couple. Dinner in the sunshine and
its midway through October what could go wrong you say!!!??
Early start due the time change, up and on the road, it’s
another beautiful day. Thinking about coffee in Kenora but decided to go around
on the bypass route. We met Adam, Amber and eventually Michelle. Ever so
grateful to all and thank-yous will be sent!!
So there are a few
things that a wife will always jump at when your husband states emphatically,
grab the fire extinguisher I’m pulling over fast I see smoke, and grab the
dog!!! OK so this is a good reason to know where all safety supplies are kept
(I did). Needless to say it was a fast exit luckily there was room on the
roadside and not much traffic due to the early hour of 1000.
Thankfully there was no fire only smoke as we caught it in
time, and found one of transmission hoses split beyond fixing and puking fluid
everywhere!! So we are well prepared for most things except catastrophic
failures and a hose we don’t have. So as Kevan was surveying the scene I did
what any wife would do- held the dog and flagged down an OPP sergeant (Adam)
whom was driving by. Thankfully he called THE ONLY TOWING COMPANY IN THE REGION
on his cell because neither of ours worked in this spot!! Nice to know after
the fact it’s a huge dead-zone.
So after a chilly wait for the tow as she (Amber) was towing
cars from a huge drug raid going down we were off, not before another officer
stopped as well.
Small town, many
mechanics and it took twelve calls of “sorry to busy to look” or they couldn’t
bother with us, it started to look like we would be fixing her in a back alley,
I was thinking I would be on the ground following Kevan directions as his
shoulder is quite painful lately. At least it wasn’t snowing right? Alas Amber
to the rescue at the local Canadian Tire (Michelle) and after some pleading we
were in “sometime” today. Dropped at 1200ish out the door at 430 with the new
@#(*&^ $3.00 hose attached!!!
Down the same road again, sigh of relief as we passed the
puddle on the road.
Exhausted but wanting out of Kenora we made it to a sweet
campground in Prawda Manitoba. GOOD BYE ONTARIO!!!
Things to note:
Always be nice to the police as they are handy!/Women
tow-truck drivers’ rock!
Read the road signs to know where you are!/Don’t diss
Canadian Tire some are great!
McD’s coffee in a pinch is good!/Always have AAA!
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