Mar 23 Wed - Things that go bump in the night went BANG in the afternoon!

Mar 23 Wed Day 65 – sunny & warm

After showers, e-mails, & housework¸ we pulled out of Shadow Ridge RV park in Ajo at 11:20 @137061 and headed east on Hwy 86. At 12:35 @ 137164, with a bang that sounded like a cannon shot, followed by a loud rattling noise, our driver’s side rear inside dual, (tire) blew. When we got stopped by the side of the road, I called Good Sam Hwy Service & a repair truck is on route from Tucson, 100 kms, (60 miles), east of us. When Sheila couldn’t get water from the pump, I checked closer & found that when the tire delaminated, it had damaged the services compartment and broken off the water line from the pump. The pump still runs OK, (we found out later that a water pipe fitting was sheared off so the pump had to be replaced). The other thing it took out was the gas tank filler hose. I have less then a ¼ tank of gas approximately & nothing leaked out, thank goodness. It will all have to be fixed in Tucson. The repair truck arrived at 3:20, the tire was changed and we were away with spare on at 3:50. Arrived Casino del Sol 137261 @ 5:10. We went into the casino to check it out. No deals on food here, the discounted buffet is at Casino of the Sun few blocks away. However, they had a deal with the players club card that gave you free a $10.00 on the slots but you had to make one money bet first, I put in $5, got my free play & eventually cashed out with $10.50, so a gain of 5.50. Sheila put in $10 & came out with $20.50—a $10.50 gain. Unfortunately, she lost all but $4.50 of it when she continued to play. After a light supper at the taco & soup bar, we returned to the RV to update our journal, do expenses etc.