I forgot to mention that after our long ride on Sunday, Steve noticed
that the area around the rear axle boot on my quad was wet. The grease was leaking from the boot that had
just been fixed! Great...that means that
we have to stop at the Yamaha dealer on our way out of town this morning.We were aiming to be at the dealer by 8:00 a.m. but didn’t quite make it...we got there at about 8:30. We were able to pull the truck (with fifth-wheel in tow) over off the road in front of the dealer and Steve went in to talk to them. We thought we would have to off-load my quad but as it turned out, the mechanic was able to work on it in the truck. I guess the clamp around the boot had not been tight enough. He replaced the clamp and we were all done and on our way in about 20 minutes. Time will tell if we have a proper fix!
After stopping at a Super Save station to fill up a propane tank...the most expensive propane yet...we were on our way to the sani-dump at Canadian Tire. Since another RV was at the dump, Steve decided to fuel up the truck at the Extra Foods station across the street...$1.24/litre is the lowest price we have seen in the area.
After fuelling up, Steve headed across to the sani-dump while I went into the Extra Foods store to pick up a few groceries. So it was shortly after 10:00 when we were all finished and on highway 5 heading north towards Kamloops.
There were some pretty ominous looking clouds in the sky today and sure
enough before long, the rain started....and it poured! So much for our nice clean rig!
At Kamloops, we took the exit to highway 1/97 west towards Cache
Creek. The countryside is beautiful even
in the heavy clouds and rain....
We passed Kamloops Lake...it must be absolutely stunning with blue sky and sunshine!
View from the rest stop...
The Thompson River...taken from a viewpoint where we stopped for lunch...
At Cache Creek, we headed north on highway 97 to highway 24, just south of 100 Mile House. Highway 24 is known as “the fishing highway” because of all the lakes with great fishing. Our destination is Sheridan Lake...well known for huge rainbow trout. A 17 lb. Rainbow was caught there last year!
We pulled into Sheridan Lake Resort at about 1:30. After checking in at the office, a fellow took us around to have a look at available sites. We chose a grassy pull-thru site...actually most of the sites are on grass and with so much rain this spring, the ground is very soft.
Steve pulled the rig into the site and we got leveled off and unhitched. I had just put out the sliders and Steve was plugging us into power when he realized that there was only 15amp power...well, that just isn’t going to work for us...we need at least 30amp. When we had checked in, I confirmed they had electricity but didn’t ask what the amperage was...most campgrounds (especially “RV resorts”) have minimum 30amp. You would think that they would know that checking in with a 37' fifth wheel would require more than a 15amp service. Sheesh...we were not happy campers!
So back to the office I went...the fellow said that they only had a few 30amp sites and showed us one that was our only choice. It was closer to the water...which is nice...but a little tricky to get into. He said that he usually puts two units in the site but we could put our fifth-wheel in diagonally. So back to the fifth-wheel to pack up, hitch up and move. Lesson learned...always ask for the power amperage; don’t assume it’s at least 30amp.
The site was tricky to back into...to say the least. As I said earlier, the ground is so saturated from all the rain that the grass is soft and it drops off on a slope from the road. It gave me heart palpitations a couple of times as the back wheels of the trailer left the pavement and sunk down into the grass...but we did it! Getting out could possibly be another story...but as Steve says, we got in, so we can get out...
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