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Day 50
6/18/18

We are at the Ambassador RV Resort in Caldwell, Idaho.  Very nice. 
This will most likely be my last post.  We have now been on the road for 50 days.  We spent three weeks in Canada exploring B.C. and Alberta.  Then headed south to Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana. 

We encountered rain, heat, tornado warnings, hail, floods, forest fires and on occasion, pleasant weather.  We traveled with the trailer 4,390 miles.  Used countless liters and gallons of gasoline.  We've had lots of adventures, mostly good, and seen much of the West.  We were in the Black Hills and revisited Mt. Rushmore, saw the Crazy Horse monument still being chiseled from the granite hills, and saw old pioneer houses in places.

It has been a great ride and would certainly do it again.  Not sure what Gracies thoughts are.  She seemed to have slumbered her way during the entire trip. 

As we speak, Sue is out the door doing her last laundry of the trip. 

The trailer has been great.  Heat, cooling, showering, etc. have all worked well without any problems.  Although the car is in need of new shoes, it has also performed marvelously.  Pulling the trailer along at 65 mph up mountains up to 8,500 feet with nary a hitch.  Not sure whether it can be repaired because of the cosmetic damage, but we will see. 

I have scheduled the trailer to be inspected in Lancaster, CA at the end of July.  Will just drop it there for two months while they decide its fate.

Thank you for traveling with us as we spent our summer on the road. 

Till next time.

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