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Well, I’m packed and just about ready to go (not yet hooked up), and waiting for Rack Attack to open at 10. I thought of just heading out and calling them en route, but there’s a courtesy phone here at the park, so it will be a lot easier to make calls.
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I need to fix that melted fresh water intake ASAP seeing as I have no other way of filling my fresh water tank. Oops. Oh, well, that should be a relatively easy evening at Walmart kind of project.
I also need a new sewer hose. Mine decided to spring a leak this morning; thankfully after I finished dumping the black tank and had quite a bit of grey water already going through! It’s just a pinhole, but this still qualifies as an emergency. 
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My neighbour saw me struggling to get the bike in the trunk, so he helped me with that and then we turned our attention to the kayak. It is now in the rig. The stern is in the cab and the bow is just nosing into the dressing room. It’s going to be so much fun getting it back out. *rolls eyes*
I am going to start off by calling Rack Attack in Vancouver, where I bought my kit on Monday, and ask them to make arrangements for me with their store in Coquitlam. If that works out fine, then the detour won’t be tooooo bad since there is both a Kal Tire (need to have the tire pressure checked) and a Mr. Lube near the Rack Attack store.
Today will be a success if I make it as far as Chilliwack and Hope would be a triumph. What disappoints me is that today is a beautiful day, perfect for hiking, and I had a short hike planned for just after Hope. That’s most likely going to happen tomorrow… when several days of rain are going to start. 
I’m loving the new laptop! It was no hardship to put away the iMac last night, so much so that I forgot to synch my contacts and calendar! Thankfully, I don’t have anything going on in the next few days, so I can do without my calendar for a bit.
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Bon Voyage mon ami! Adventure awaits at every turn. Be sure to keep us informed as many of us would like to take the very trip you are heading out on. Safe travels and watch out for low bridges (grin).
We had to fix our fill line last summer. I got a length of tubing at Home Depot or Lowes, can’t remember which one. It was blue and clear if that helps. The first one cut was way to stiff but I spotted another that was more flexible. We took off the water inlet on the outside of the RV and disconnected the hose from the bottom of the fresh tank. Not hard but very awkward. pushing the hose over the connections took muscle and I wonder if a hairdryer to heat the ends would have been a good thing to try.
I’ll be thinking of you as you are in your repair mode!
Caroline
Looking forward to following your adventures in the great north! I am so envious. Enjoy, life is short! Thought of you this morning as I was eating toast and cheese whiz. Take care and be safe. Dee
Croft: low bridges aren’t my problem, poor visibility on the passenger side is, LOL!!! I wish our schedules could have meshed this spring! Oh, well, perhaps in the fall!
Dee: LOL! I haven’t had Cheeze Whiz since I left last fall and now you’ve got me craving it!
Miss you guys SO MUCH, but not the job! 
Thanks for visiting, Caroline!
I came up with an easy way to repair my access to the fresh water tank. A post with pictures will follow. You just confirmed to me that there is no way I want to do this repair properly, LOL!!!