From Seven Feathers to Seven Feathers

The original plan for our annual trip south was to leave Monday afternoon, but the day got away from us, so we slept in the driveway and headed out on Tuesday morning. We stopped in Albany for a short visit and lunch with Ken's cousin, Harriet, and then made our way to Seven Feathers. They have opened a very nice rest area on the west side of I-5 so we settled in for the night. This morning, we arose and stopped here at the station for diesel when a trucker came up to say there was smoke coming from the engine compartment and it smelled bad! We ended up being towed back to Roseburg where it was determined that we had lost an alternator and the belt. But the shop recommended by CoachNet turned to, and we are now up and running and back at the Seven Feathers rest stop for a second night. Fortunately we have CoachNet so our towing bill was covered!!! The driver was the BEST. Experienced, personable, efficient, and knowledgeable. So if you ever find yourself in Grants Pass, Oregon or its surrounds, be sure to call Caveman Towing. We have had no rain today, but drove through a lot of it yesterday, and the rivers are looking pretty high. We actually saw a bit of sunshine for a brief period this morning, but the rest of the day was overcast. Tune in again, and I will make an effort to update my blog once in a while. Ciao.