Putting the Brakes On

Sorry there was no post yesterday. I had good intentions.....but.....as they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Anyway, we left the coach early in the morning and didn't get back until after 8pm. We headed south to Sierra Vista where our pals Doug and Diane M. are staying. We found their park easily and while Diane and I relaxed on the patio and visited to our heart's content, Doug and Doug replaced all of the brakes on his jeep.

Once the job was completed and they cleaned up, they treated us to lunch at Cafe O Le in downtown Sierra Vista. It's a terrific restaurant owned by Doug's nephew and wife. The lunch was outstanding and the prices were very reasonable. We wouldn't hesitate to return.

Diane wanted us to see the Coronado National Forest, so, we followed them in our jeep south on hwy 92. A few miles down the road, we started smelling an odd burning smell and within a minute or two, saw smoke coming from the rear wheels. We signaled them to pull over and the rear brakes were smoking hot. After waiting for them to cool and lots of opinions and ideas, it was decided to head back to the rv park.

We followed them closely and signaled them to stop each time the smoke reappeared. Doug's sister Kathy lives nearby so we limped into her driveway and had a lovely visit with her and her two new puppies.

When the brakes cooled again, the park was our next destination. Success. The guys took the wheel off and checked and double checked but couldn't find anything wrong. They finally came to the conclusion that the brakes hadn't been properly broken in. So, they took it for a test drive while applying pressure to the brakes as indicated in the directions. Voila, everything worked fine and no smoke.

Meanwhile, Diane and I enjoyed the news and more visiting.

Doug and I stopped at Lowes on our way home and picked up a new electric heater at 25% off. It's nice looking, works great and most important of all (to Doug).....it has a remote. Just what we need, another remote.

We zipped through the border patrol checkpoint in the dark and finally arrived home a little after eight. I sure didn't feel like doing a blog and we just crashed.