2013 Jan 10 Day 1 January to April snowbird trip Clear, sunny, cold
 

Finally away from home at 1:30PM at 154519 kms.  Near the border the steering wheel was pulling to the left and at a red light stop there was smoke coming from the front tire driver’s side.  The strong pull dissipated shortly and when I found a spot to pull over the tire seemed fine and there was no sign of any other problems, the brakes seemed to hold fine so we continued.  We were thru the border 2:20 to 2:25 pm.  Stopped at rest area for Sheila to walk as per Dr’s orders regarding her knee injury from skiing, (a short walk every 2 hours & not to sit in one position very long). Stopped 2:35-2:45. Arrived Camping World in Burlington at 3:25, @ 154626 kms.  They thought the problem may have been a brake caliper freezing up, but as they don’t do brakes on Class A or C’s they directed me to Skagit Ford just down the road.  They thought the same thing.  As it was now ½ hr to closing I booked the RV in for the morning & we went back to Camping World for the night.  They have 30 amp power so it’s all good for the cold night, (forecast is for a cpl degrees below freezing.  Back at 154639 kms at 4:10 pm.  We then drove the car into Burlington to get some fresh produce at Fred Meyer.  We stopped at the Four Seasons Buffet, it was a phenomenal spread for the, (tax & tip included) total of $25.55.  They had everything from sushi to Chinese to ribs, crab’s legs and lots of shrimp and mussel dishes, a great deal!  Sheila said it was the tastiest sushi she’s ever had!  Another dish she really liked was their ‘Walnut shrimp’.  She had some for dessert—it was that good! The address is 1216 S Burlington Blvd. Tomorrow we have to get up for an 8 AM appointment to inspect the front brakes so will turn in early tonight. We watched an old (1976) Carol Burnett show on the CD set I got for Sheila. It was great.

 

Traveled 107 kms – 66 miles