The weather was wonderful! It was really a great weekend for camping. It's about a two hour drive for us to Reelfoot Lake and we had no issues until we arrived. I got out while hubby backed into the site and as he was backing in, there was a loud pop and then a terrible screeching sound. I knew right away it was a brake. We went ahead and set up and decided to take it apart in the morning. (It's a very rural area and there's nothing there and being a weekend it's even worse.) I wasn't going to let it ruin my trip, though!
When we took it apart the next day, we found a broken spring and the adjuster was laying in the bottom just rolling around. There was no where to get the parts to fix it at that point so we did the only thing we could - disconnected that one brake. We enjoyed the rest of the weekend and drove home (a bit slower) with only three brakes. We'll be fixing it later this week.
We drove up to Hickman, KY with the intention of taking the ferry across the Mississippi River into New Madrid, MO. The ferry is closed indefinitely. So we drove further up into Cayce, KY. (Nothing in this area at all.) We did manage to find a nice view from the bluffs in Hickman and a Casey Jones monument in Cayce. I did think that was neat, since we live not too far from Casey Jones Village in Jackson, TN.
The kids made lots of new friends, as always, and spent a good bit of time playing with them. My dog found persimmons and ate a few, which of course hurt her stomach. She also took up squirrel watching. She didn't bark at them...she just sat and watched them play.
All in all, it was a nice relaxing weekend. Next camping trip is in three weeks!
When we took it apart the next day, we found a broken spring and the adjuster was laying in the bottom just rolling around. There was no where to get the parts to fix it at that point so we did the only thing we could - disconnected that one brake. We enjoyed the rest of the weekend and drove home (a bit slower) with only three brakes. We'll be fixing it later this week.
We drove up to Hickman, KY with the intention of taking the ferry across the Mississippi River into New Madrid, MO. The ferry is closed indefinitely. So we drove further up into Cayce, KY. (Nothing in this area at all.) We did manage to find a nice view from the bluffs in Hickman and a Casey Jones monument in Cayce. I did think that was neat, since we live not too far from Casey Jones Village in Jackson, TN.
The kids made lots of new friends, as always, and spent a good bit of time playing with them. My dog found persimmons and ate a few, which of course hurt her stomach. She also took up squirrel watching. She didn't bark at them...she just sat and watched them play.
All in all, it was a nice relaxing weekend. Next camping trip is in three weeks!
