All Journeys Begin With One Small Step

Unfortunately, our "One Small Step" feels like it was off the top rung of a ladder.  

We left the house for our first the of the 6 week journey we have planned to the Shenendoah Valley going the sort of southern route through Arkansas and Tennessee then back through Ohio and Missouri.

Larry had his last Rooster Comb Shots at 9:45 so we cranked up and left the house at 9:15.  We got to the doctors office on time and realized Larry had left his wallet on the counter at home.  No problem, a 30 minute delay while we ran back for it then headed back down I-25 south for gas at Costco and a key replacement for the truck bed.

When we parked at the locksmiths we discovered the front left tire of Serendipity was shredded.  Must have happened somewhere on Nevada Street as the tire was fine when we left Costco. So while Larry dealt with the key issue, I called Good Sam who said no, we didn't have trailer service, just car roadside service.  After a 15 minute discussion, the problem was resolved and we waited an hour for the service vehicle to get there and replace the tire.  Next we called Camping World who sells trailers, but apparently not tires for trailers so we started calling tire stores and found a Discount Tire close by who could replace our spare.  

Consoling ourselves with Root Beer Freezes from the nearby fast food place while waiting for the spare tire to be remounted, we realized we needed to cancel our reservation in Dodge City because it was after 3 pm - remember we left the house at 9:15 - and we had not left Colorado Springs.  Thankfully the Good Sam campground in Lamar, Colorado had spaces and set one aside for us.

We pulled into our campground at Lamar and set about connecting Serendipity to power and water.  Entering the trailer, we found our bottle of Hornitas tequila had leapt out of the cabinet and broken in half and our bed was soaked.  I cleaned up that mess and in the process noticed water pooling on the floor. Turns out both water connections were leaking at the input bibs.  We have 2/3 a tank of water so we're going on that for the night and looking for some foam to seal the leak tomorrow.

Now we're drinking beer with the air conditioning on and wondering if we should just head home or assume that we've hit all the bumps in the road on the first day.