I suspended my posts a few months ago – possibly from burnout, possibly because at this point, I had multiple, stressful problems with my rig.
After almost losing a trailer wheel, for a time, I was stranded right next to a busy road while I waited on a non-responsive wrecker service to pick up the trailer. When the wrecker finally showed up, the driver was unfortunately rude and chauvinistic. And, the mechanic to which I told him to take my trailer on the weekend would not service the trailer when Monday came. Long story short, a mechanically-knowledgeable nomad friend drove several hours to come fix the problem (replacement of the entire wheel hub). His kindness was deeply appreciated. It was such a relief to get back on the road after all my problems. Mechanical problems are a part of nomad life, of course; however, they can be tough.
There is no doubt California is a beautiful state (I love all the trees and the green), but it doesn’t hold particularly good memories for me because of this and other incidents while there. I will simply have to make some better memories here later.
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