We propped up Tramper’s roof on one side of the air conditioner with a load bearing bar. It’s not in the way at all, and it will actually keep the refrigerator from moving too far in the event it tries to slide. We’ll get another one for the other side, too.

We stayed dry with no signs of water last night. Yay!!!

The campground we stayed at last night was old and run down. Oddly, there was not even a bathroom/shower house. The owner said something about it getting destroyed during Covid. No telling. It was somewhere to pull in to sleep for the night with water and electric, and that is exactly what we needed.

We had to get a battery for the truck and another load bearing bar for the roof. We also found a Chevy dealership in Scottsbluff that was able to replace a starter on the truck right away for us even though they were buried with work. Mike thought we might have a problem with the starter on the trip and had the forethought to purchase a replacement before we left just in case

I gotta tell you, everybody we have run into along the way so far has been super nice and accommodating. The guy above is Zach. He’s the mechanic who worked on the truck for us. What a super guy. I’m really jealous of his rat rod, too! Thanks so much Zach and Anna! You are both class acts, and we appreciate you both!

And then, we were finally on the road at 12:00 p.m. heading to meet our traveling companions at McCullough Peaks in Wyoming.

Hope we get to see the wild horses on Friday.

The day was spent rolling down the road, stopping for gas (a very regular occurence), and a lunch stop where we ate outside again and enjoyed the views. We saw some interesting “art” along the way. There were more, but you get the idea!

After putting in around 400 miles, we finally landed at McCullough Peaks at our campsite where Mary and John were waiting for us. This is the first time either of us have camped on BLM land, and it was really cool. You’re boondocking on BLM land (no water or power hookups), and you just pretty much find a place to pull over and camp.

First order of business was to have a toast with Mary and John to toast our upcoming adventure to Alaska and Canada together! Mary and John had these awesome toasting cups made for all of us, and we toasted with some non-alcoholic bubbly in their camper.

And then it was time to crawl in and call it a day.