956 June 14, 2023 Blip In The Trip!

I did try to walk this morning but between the cold and wicked wind, the hills, the altitude, and the lack of sleep…I didn’t get far!  Same mountain; different sky.

We left Glacier National Park behind as we traveled north.  We passed Many Glacier.  Maybe someday, we will get back to see it!   We crossed the Canadian Border at Piegan Port of Entry into Alberta.  The border crossing was simple.  We had only to show our passports and confirm that we had no drugs or firearms and then we were through.  We passed Waterton Lake National Park of Canada.  This park attaches to Glacier and is an International Peace Park promoting relationships between people of all cultures.

We passed vast expanses of open, verdant green fields punctuated by ranches.  The sky was a perfect blue with puffy blue clouds.  There was a forecast for wind all day with temperatures in the fifties.  We really did get the very best day at Glacier yesterday.

We drove through the Blood Indian Reservation and then past Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump…another site to save for a future trip!

WE stopped at Tim Horton’s (a Starbuck’s equivalent) for a cappuccino.

We had a bird strike the windshield.  Fortunately, there was no damage to the glass…the bird was not so lucky.

As we approached Calgary, the sky began to darken.  It drizzled then dripped then rained!

Last night, my laptop met a tragic end.  We stopped in Calgary at the Best Buy to purchase a new computer…the blog must go on!

Driving out of Calgary, the engine light on the RV came on.  Check Engine…Poor DEF Quality.  WE talked to a good friend, Scotty, who works as a diesel mechanic.  He said as long as the coach was not losing power, it was okay to continue to drive it.  We made an appointment at the Cummins dealer in Edmonton for tomorrow morning.  It wasn’t much longer before the RV began to derate.  We stopped for gas in Red Deer.  Diesel was 1.44 Canadian per liter or about 5.49 per gallon.  When we were finished fueling, the RV would hardly move.  It took many phone calls to Scotty who tried hard to help us from far away.  First, he suggested that we disconnect the batteries and leave them off for awhile before reconnecting.  He was hoping that would reset the codes.  It didn’t work.  He also found a You Tube video of a way to disconnect the sensor form the DEF system.  Tim finally got the darn thing off and that didn’t work.  In the meantime, we had called every truck service center in the area.  No one could send out a mobile unit.  Glover International said that they would help us tomorrow if we could either drive or tow the RV to their service shop.  Eventually, we did drive less than 5 miles an hour for the 4 miles it took to get to Glover; flashers blinking.  We drove on back roads and it took a long time but we got here safely.  We are sleeping in the parking lot. We have the alarm set for 6:15 and we are hopeful that tomorrow we will get some help!

I had lots of time today to set up the new laptop…blog published…works great!

Just a small blip in the trip!  All fixable!