July 2, 2024. Part Two. I wish I could say our night at the campground in Olds, AB was uneventful with the rain, but that was simply not to be.

Mike and I were hanging out in Tramper winding down from the day when I felt water falling on me again — this time from the back of Tramper. At this point, we really aren’t sure exactly what the problem is because we had a lot of rain the day before with no problems, but we think high wind with the rain is playing a part.

At any rate, John and Mary were at Walmart, so they brought us a 12x24 tarp. When they got here, John and Mike worked on what they thought would fix the problem only to realize it in fact did not, and water was pouring in from a few spots.

So, they tarped Tramper as best they could at 10 pm last night, and Mike and I went to a hotel room down the road to shower, lick our wounds, and try to get some rest.

Yep. The above picture was actually taken at 10:00 p.m.

We told Mary and John to continue traveling in the morning as scheduled, and that we would try to figure this out, fix it, and hopefully head out again to meet up with them within a day or two.

It was the hardest thing to say “see ya” to them and head to the hotel knowing that they would leave in the morning, but we would not.

July 3, 2024. Mike made a little headway on the water leak mystery, but it has rained most of the day here, and the wind has been around 30 mph all day. We called an RV repairman, and he is planning to fit us in for an emergency on-site call tomorrow. Much depends on how the weather is, so wish us luck.

We decided we wanted a nice meal, but the restaurant we went to was ridiculously expensive, and we just weren’t willing to pay their prices for their “casual steak” restaurant with the five-star restaurant prices.

We went next door to the butcher shop and purchased our own steaks. 🥩 For the first time since beginning this trip, we drug out the Ninja Foodi, and Mike cooked!

How do you like my tote lids converted to eating trays?! Hey, it works.

Many of you know that Mike is a great cook, and he enjoys cooking. Tonight he fed not only our bellies — he fed our spirits as well.

Tomorrow is another day. We will see what we find out about the leaks and make some choices based on what transpires.

Send us all the good juju please.