Our Off Day
Well, Off Day was the way it was scheduled anyway. We made our list - the visitor's center here at the Air Force Academy followed by a trip to the Cadet Chapel. From there we would find a post office, then Best Buy for some audio equipment, and lastly Walmart for groceries and a couple of storage boxes for the RV.
We got our list together, and headed out. Uh oh. Just started out and I see the Tire Alarm on the dash. The Subaru is equipped with an alert system which shows if a tire has low pressure. We had noticed it yesterday on the trip down from Pike's Peak and had checked the pressure then. A little low. We noted that we would take care of it the next day (today).
Got out and looked at the tire and was almost completely flat. Had forgotten all about it. Now, for the money that I pay AAA for coverage on the RV, I really don't want to use it to have them come out and change the tire on the Subaru. I really didn't want to do it either, so we limped back to the motor home and broke out the compressor which I carry. Filled up the tire and drove to a Big O Tire store as recommended by our motor home neighbor.
Friendly biker lady.
A big shout out to Big O Tires. They had the tire fixed before we could spend much at the nearby thrift store. What's more, they charged me zero and explained that they had thoroughly checked the inside of the casing to ensure it was good to drive on.
Even with the schedule out of whack we were able to do most everything on the list. By the time we left Walmart the skies were dark and we headed back to the motor home just in time for the rain. The rain stopped about an hour later so we decided to continue our off day by going to the visitor center and the chapel. By the time we got to the chapel, the rain clouds had dissipated and we got some sun for our photo-op.
This picture of the Cadet Chapel was made possible with a cheap used tripod we purchased after discovering we (I) had forgotten to pack my good tripod. A little wobbly but serviceable.
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