Today we are leaving Waynesville, NC and heading to Greensboro, NC for a quick overnight stop Then, one more overnight stop before reaching our destination of Hatteras located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. That's our plan and we're sticking to it...so far.
We had to extend our stay in Waynesville to have some work done on the 5th wheel. It's the exact same stuff Collier RV in Rockford "fixed" July 17th (see our blog on that date). We left the Creekwood Campground at 10:00 am and returned there at 10:01 am! The "Check Tire Pressure" light came on in Kitty's car just as we were leaving the campground. We didn't want to be traveling through the mountains with low tire pressure. So, we turned around and went back to the campground.
The light came on two days ago and I put 5 lbs of air in the left rear tire. So, I checked the left rear tire and it was five pounds low again. We carry a portable air compressor and I always check the tire pressures in the Truck, RV, and car before we depart. But, Kitty was shopping when I checked the truck and camper, so the Saturn tires didn't get checked.
We aired up the tire and decided we would have the tire checked when we get to Greensboro, and were on our way by 10:15. We made one stop for lunch in a truck stop and had the sandwiches Kitty had packed for our lunch. We made the 200 mile trip to Greensboro in about 4 hours heading east on I40. Once we got over the mountain peaks we had 11 miles of 7% grade downhill. The max speed downhill is 35 MPH, and there are emergency truck runaway ramps all along the way. Everytime we passed one of those emergency ramps, Kitty would get a little more nervous. But, the tow/haul feature on our truck made the down hill run easy with little braking necessary. On the other hand, Kitty is following me in the Saturn freaking out about losing her brakes. After that, the rest of the trip was smooth going.
Here's our site at the Greensboro Campground.
As soon as we finished setting up, we drove a few miles to Halls Tire in Greensboro and had the tire fixed. There was a small square nail in the tire, like a horseshoe nail or something similar. We have no idea where that came from even though we've been horsing around a little lately! Ha!
Hey, September 20th, that's a very special day. We were married on this day 32 years ago. So, we went to Outback and celebrated our anniversary. Kitty deserves a lot of credit for putting up with me that long!
Tomorrow, we'll drive about 180 miles and spend the night, then on to the Outer Banks Saturday.
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