First of all, we thought we would walk down to the camp host to see if he could recommend anyone. He gave us the name of a mobile truck repair place, Chanor Truck Repair and Towing, in Cache Creek. But before calling them, we thought we would give CoachNet a call. Initially they said that they don't cover roadside assistance, only towing, but she called right back apologizing, yes they do.
After a couple of phone calls...and a lot of sitting around waiting...the fellow from Chanor was on his way out with a new switch. He arrived just before 2:00 and had the new switch installed in moments...we're all fixed up and ready to go. Mind you, the switch he installed was for a big Freightliner/Kenworth truck. A bit of overkill for our truck, but hey, it worked and got us on our way.
This is a picture of the old switch that blew apart...
...and this is the new one...
After all of the paperwork was taken care of over the phone with CoachNet, the fellow from Chanor was on his way...and so were we.
We continued south through the Fraser Canyon...another beautiful day with great scenery...
There are quite a number of tunnels to go through when travelling the Fraser Canyon..
The end of the Fraser Canyon...Hope, BC
After stopping in Chilliwack to fuel up with diesel, we arrived at Brae Island Regional Park in Fort Langley just before 6:00. Our usual site, at least the one we prefer, was already taken so we asked for the site next to it, site C-3. We pulled into it and after some major leveling, we unhitched and got all set up.
Ah...it is so good to be back at our "home away from home" from where we started our northern trip exact three months ago (we left June 10)! And that marks the end of our trip to Alaska. Steve plans on doing a recap of our trip...so stay tuned for that....
Thanks for a wonderful journey! I enjoyed tagging along. I will be using your trip for our travels next summer.
ReplyDeleteWe are planning to move from the east to the west by traveling across Canada I I saw a commercial about tourism in Canada and suggested that you should take the Yellowhead Hwy and tour. We've never been beyond Ontario. We are very excited to visit BC. I've only heard of many of the Canadian cities through hockey. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated. I'll be looking back through your blog.