Day 58 - RV getting fixed, Car not well

Day 58 - Tuesday - Here we go again with the car!

Drove into Spearfish and visited the Fish Hatchery.  I wasn't that excited about it, but I'm glad Vicky suggested visiting it.  It still operates on a small scale but was originally much bigger.  The exhibits include raceways, a museum in the original home, lots of trout ponds including an underwater viewing area with 4 different kinds of trout and a replica of a "fish car", which the railroads used to transport - and process - fish.

In the fish car was a volunteer who we spent a while chatting with.  He gave us some pointers about how to find jobs as a volunteer, and we're thinking that will be the way to go next year.  He was also a good source of info on the workings of the hatchery.

Went to Leone's for more ice cream and discovered that Tuesday is the only day they are closed.  The store next door has some of their ice cream in the freezer so we pick up a pint.  It's good, but not as good as in the store!

We had to cut short the visit and return to Walmart as I had a work meeting on the internet for my new Virtual Instructor role with H&R Block.  The meeting went well and then it was time to head down the road to Whitewood.  Even though it was only a few miles we decided to hitch up the car, to make sure my electrical connections for the lights were correct, and also to see it there were still other problems with the car.  I've still been avoiding backing up as much as possible but did feel a couple of bumps.

We arrive at Northern Hills RV and introduce ourselves to George, the service manager, who finds us a spot to park, with an electrical hookup.  We disconnect the car, park the RV and set it up, and decide to check out the (very small) town of Whitewood across the highway.  No sooner do we leave the gravel parking lot and get onto a paved highway that we discover the car is definitely not well.  There is a strange clicking noise coming from under the hood.  We decide to turn around, stay where we are and check it again in the morning.

So the day ends with the RV in a position where we can get the leaks fixed, and the car once again suffering (and causing us to suffer).  We have an early night since we have to have the RV ready for the technician by 8am tomorrow.