Westbound

Our spring 2023 trailer maintenance rodeo is complete.  Some of the repair parts used to replace the damaged wheel assembly last October were incorrect for our trailer though it allowed for us to travel safely.  The incorrect parts were replaced at this maintenance stop.   We also decided to replace the wheel rim as well.   The fender flair was shattered when the wheel assembly exploded though few people noticed it. A new one was installed. A broken generator exhaust hanger was replaced.  All additional work was just routine maintenance:  Seals checked, caulking checked and replaced as needed, hydraulic fluid changed, wheel bearings repacked, etc

We have a new-to-us electric fireplace that's nice.  It was a used to be one the shop had removed from another trailer and set aside.  It's a newer model than the one we had and is remote controlled.  Our old electric fireplace would heat, but the romantic lights just didn't work anymore.  Donna loves the new one!  We now addicted to the fireplace's remote!

As the title says, we're westbound.  Plan to be in Jackson, WY on Monday, May 8th.  Tonight we set just to the east of the intersection of I-80 & I-39 - about an hour plus west of Chicago.  Plan to move to Newton, IA tomorrow.  We're still in rain, high winds, sleet & snow flurries -  weather that's really hammering the great lakes region.  Tomorrow looks like it'll be our last day of this weather.  We'll see what the next front brings as we continue west.  

I think that gets everyone up to date with us.  Thanks for dropping by and checking up on us.  More later, David