1019 August 22, 2023 On The Road Again

We woke up this morning very hopeful that today would be the day that the parts came.  We behaved as if this was true.  I got laundry going first thing.  We had some errands we wanted to accomplish before leaving Whitehorse.  Tim rode his bike into town.  I went to get fresh drinking water and while I was there, filling our 5-gallon jug, Reid texted.  “Great news!  Your parts are here.”  I called Tim and picked him up at the park.  We met Reid at the campground where he spent the first hour installing the new DEF injector and all the associated gaskets and seals.  The second hour, he ran the computer on the RV to check for any codes. All was clear! 

We were elated!  Within 30 minutes, we were ready to roll.  We left Whitehorse at 3:15pm. 

So being stuck in Whitehorse wasn’t so bad.  We found something to do each day.  We enjoyed the hiking and biking and walking opportunities.  There were nice restaurants and there was a great grocery store.  We loved the Community Market and we found a very nice produce stand.  I know that there were day trips we might have enjoyed and there is live theater and a movie cinema as well.  Above all, we were able to find someone to repair the RV.  We were actually quite lucky to be “stuck” in Whitehorse.

We made a stop in Teslin at the machine shop.  The mechanic there was the first one to help us a week and a half ago when the check engine light came on.  We wanted to stop and say thank you and we took him a blueberry pie!

All was well for the first 150 miles; then, the check engine light came on…again…

Tim stopped to check to see if there were any loose pieces on the repair.  He could find nothing.  We had no cell service so we couldn’t call the mechanic. 

We stopped for the night in a large gravel turnout by the Swift River.   We discussed our options.  We decided that in the morning, we would just get up and keep driving south, toward Edmonton.  No matter what happens next, we will figure it out.   There is no way to go but through it!