Sept 27th– Bismark North Dakota

Sept 27th–  Bismark North Dakota                                                            Weather –Clear  3 C

Total Kilometers this trip – 2953.9                                                             Kilometers today –  16.0

Today was a big money day.  I purchased 6 – 6 volt batteries from Intersate Batteries, as well as all new cabling.  I am very pleased the way it all turned out.

 battery holders

new batteries installed

The old batteries were tested and the life in them was still okay, but the cabling was toast due to oxidation.  I had cleaned them up a number of times but it kept attacking.

The time at Matt’s place is coming to a close, so I started cleaning up and packing.

Vadie went price comparison shopping for an infrared heater, we figure it will probably be better than the present heaters in the coach, and will also be good for the house when we get home.

One last item which I did later in the evening, was to install a new gas strut on the rear deck of the coach.  It was getting heavy and one side was always slumping, that deck is heavy and certainly would not want that to come down on anyone.

Vadie had made a special plate for Shelley and Matt, she got a card and Lindor chocolates as a thankyou gift.  Matt, Shelley, Maddie, Ally, and Charles were wonderful hosts.  There are no words that can express our thanks to them. 

To top this all off, they presented us with a basket to North Dakota-ize us. 

Special people – Well, who else can it be – Matt, Shelley, Maddy, Ally and Charles.