Monday, September 24, 2012
Today is "get the tire fixed" day. Good Sam was suppose to call at 8:00 am with information on who was coming to fix or change the flat fifth wheel tire. After waiting another 45 minutes, I thought perhaps they didn't realize we are on eastern time, not central time. I waited another 30 minutes and still no call. So, I called Good Sam and found out the ball had been dropped, and another person started working on it right away.
Finally, we received a call indicating a provider had been located and was on their way. They arrived about 1:45 pm and started working immediately to get the flat tire removed. Upon inspection of the tire, we could see there had been a bubble on the inside of the tire wall, and the bubble burst, rendering the tire unrepairable. The service provider said they could get a replacement tire and would call with a price. I am thinking this could cost a small fortune coming from the outer banks.
The outer banks is a series of islands connected by bridges and ferries. So, everything gets trucked into the stores from the mainland making price higher than normal. The closest tire service is in Kitty Hawk, an hour and a half away. Good Sams pays the service privider to change the tire, but we have to pay for the replacement tire.
We see what magic price they will quote tomorrow and then make a decision on the best way to proceed. If their price is reasonable, we will take the fifth wheel up to Kitty Hawk when we are scheduled to depart on Wednesday, or we can drive or take the ferry to the main land (with no spare tire for the fifth wheel) and find a better option. We'll make that decision on Tuesday after we get all the facts together.
Now, it's back to the beach. We stayed on the beach for about an hour and a half watching the birds, the waves, and the sand crabs. We had to move our chairs back a couple of times because the tide was coming in and tickled our feet a couple of times.
We made our way the short distance back to the fifth wheel and washed the sand and salt off, threw some things together for supper, took a walk, visited with a couple neighbors and watched a little Monday Night Football until it we couldn't keep our eyes open any longer. The fresh salt air seems to bring the sand man on earlier than normal.
If you still haven't figured out the mystery picture from yesterday's blog, here's another clue. It's a body part of a mammal that lives in the ocean. Some of you have had a "whale" of a time trying to get the "right" answer. Send us your guesses, we like to hear from you.
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