We left Portneuf this morning after a continental breakfast at the hotel. Had a "Tim's" in Repentigny where we also fuelled. All went well until we reached about 70 kms. east of Ottawa. A passerby made several gestures to us to pull over - we had a flat tire on the trailer! Thank goodness we had purchased extra trailer insurance which included roadside assistance. Within half an hour the help arived - the spare was put on and we followed him to "Herb's" truck stop and waited there till he went to find another new tire. So we are fine for now, but will need to buy 3 more new tires when we get to Calgary. Probably should have done that before leaving home!
So we decided to spend the night in Ottawa with Brenda. Otherwise, we likely would have continued on further today. But it is nice to be here and visit. Brenda had a lovely dinner ready for us.
Tomorrow's weather looks good. Hopefully it will be a trouble-free day!
Ah, I've found your blog!
ReplyDeleteConveniently, I just purchased a new set of winter tires for my car and the service at the place I used was great (and about 2 minutes from my house), so I at least I can give you a referral. Hope the current tires hold out okay and that the weather is stable enough!
It's taken a turn for colder weather here -- it was supposed to be about -12 tonight but it's below -20 right now. Hope it's warmer when you arrive!