It happened again – we got another flat on the trailer. But, again I can’t complain about how things have gone. As we left the campground in Eureka Springs headed here to the Ozark Folk Center, Alan thought the trailer hitch was sounding a little funny so he pulled into a gas station just a quarter mile down the road. Can you believe it? – they had free air in a convenient location to pull up the trailer. This never happens! The air is usually tucked into a back corner somewhere where you can’t get the trailer in or out. So, Alan decided to check the air pressure on all the tires. One was low and then he spotted the nail.
Well, it turns out that the tread was almost completely separated! If we had gotten out onto the road it would have been gone for sure and believe me, there are not any good places to pull over on the backroads of Arkansas! Alan changed the spare out and I called around (using my very handy iPhone to search out tire centers along our route.) No one had our tire in stock, but the Good Year Tire Center in West Memphis (our next stop) ordered one for us. The tire should be there by Friday when we get in! Someone is definitely looking out for us while we are on the road!
Alan thinks we should name this trip “An iPhone Goes to Arkansas”. I’m open to other suggestions if you have them!