It was still raining in the morning but by about 10:30 it stopped for a bit. During this time, we were able to re-caulk the corner joint of the trailer using supplies from Mr. Anal’s goody box. Peg alleges I am anal about bringing along all the stuff I did but, surprisingly, we have used quite a bit of the stuff doing minor repairs during our travels.
We also used a discarded kitchen knife and some zip ties to secure the failed shade canopy in a position which seems suitable for travel. Soon we will know if this rather strange lash-up will be sufficient for travel on the highway. If it is not, the canopy will open as we zip down the highway and promptly be torn from the side of the trailer by drag. Uh-oh. I hope the Rube Goldberg repair holds until we can take the ailing canopy to a guy to fix or replace it.
We also rode into town to a McDonald’s parking lot where we got phone service and wi-fi and from there we made reservations for the rest of the month which will all be in North Carolina. We also got diesel and went to the visitor center at the adjacent King’s Mountain National Military Park and roamed around in there. It is raining. I have mandated that it should stop raining and clear up but the gods are not paying attention.