Sunday: Had some
issues with the water today. Our fresh
tank is showing as 1/3 full, but the water ran out when I was taking my
shower. Missy had already had her
shower and done the dishes. If she had
just skipped dishes, I would have had enough water. The problem we’ve got is that the readout
still showed 1/3. Now, the tank
readings have always been loose representations of reality, expect for the
fresh. That’s usually correct. The second problem is that we usually can
last 3 weeks at a time with our tanks.
Now we’re at the 2 week mark, AND we took 2 showers at the Temperance
Campground (rather than in the rig). So
water should last longer than 3 weeks.
One theory was that since I cleaned out the faucets, they’ve both run
faster and stronger. So perhaps we
burned through water faster that way.
Except….as Missy pointed out, that should mean our grey tanks filled up
faster than usual. And that is not the
case. Grrr. Do we actually have water in the tank but
somehow the pipes broke again and we’ve lost access to it? Who knows.
So later that night, we were watching some shows on the
laptop. I kept hearing a mechanical
noise. I asked Missy if she heard it…she
said no. It kind of sounded like a
nearby neighbor with a generator running.
3 times I asked Missy if she didn’t hear it. Finally she said she did. So I stuck my head outside to see where it
was coming from. And it turned out to
be coming from the crawl space.
Shit! It was the water pump running
and running. Neither one of us had
thought to turn off the pump. Crap…just
like you’re never supposed to cross the streams, you should never run the pump
with no water. We got every container in
our possession and went to the solar powered pump in camp. We poured maybe 10-15 gallons into our
tanks. We held our breath and tried the
pump…it worked! We were both
shocked. I was fully expecting to have
to go get it replaced. So it was a mixed day.
Monday: Today was
cold and started off rainy. Seemed like
a perfect day to go to the library. We enjoyed
our time on the nets until early afternoon.
After the library, we went to get our propane filled at the LP company. I was shocked! The price was the same as doing an exchange
at the gas station. $27!!!! Every time I
did a fill before, the savings were significant. It was honestly disheartening. I mean, the last tank fill in CO cost me
$14. I don’t know if there’s been a
spike in LP prices, or if I’m paying a North Shore premium…either way this
totally sucks!
On the way back home, we took a tour of some other National
Forest campgrounds. We found one that
has a premium site: huge long driveway, privacy, a park-like atmosphere, and it’s
on a ridge overlooking the lake.
Gorgeous! We decided that on
Wednesday we’d dump and take on water in Grand Marais, and then move to this
site. I had been pushing for finding a
spot with electric, since the temps in the 10 day are so low. But Missy convinced me that we can just use
the furnace liberally and enjoy the beauty of this spot.
Tuesday: Furnace
problems again. I don’t know what else
to say. We woke up freezing this
morning. The furnace had been working
all night, and it drained the battery.
So by the time we woke up, it had failed and the rig was quite
cold. We thought things would be fixed
by just running the genny for a bit.
But, nope. We’re still doing
voodoo to try to get the thermostat and furnace to work as expected. At night, we made the decision to run the
generator all night long so that we could use our electric heater. Not ideal at all. Now we don’t know if we should move to the
gorgeous spot…if we have to keep the generator on all the time, it makes more
sense to try to find a campground with electric, or just go home and try to get
the rig in for repairs. So disappointing.
One fun thing from today:
we went 3 miles to the “Moose Viewing” sign off of the Gunflint
Trail. We brought the dogs and had a
nice little hike through the fall colors in the forest. When we got the viewing platform, there
were zero moose. Kinda what we were
expecting since it was 11:00. I think
you have to get up with the sunrise if you want a better chance of seeing
moose. Oh well, it was still a nice
outing.
We got the rig mostly loaded and packed up for the move
tomorrow. Still not clear what we’re
going to do. Really need a sign from my
totem right about now.
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