October 18th – Canyon - Dickens Texas

October 18th  – Canyon - Dickens Texas                                                Weather –Clear , 4 C

Total Kilometers this trip – 5999.1                                                           Kilometers today – 229.4

In the morning we were unsure of what we were going to do.  Our first intention was to stay 2 nights at Canyon, but the trip around the Palo Duro Canyon was only 16 miles.  There were a lot of hiking trails which we did not know of, and the dogs were left in the coaches.

The tour around the canyon was very interesting, and we did go check a  number of things out.

 Char and Vadie

 Powell, Char and Bill

We then decided to make tracks and we headed south at 3pm. 

We saw numerous cotton fields but according to Powell, the cotton was too small to pick.

 cotton fields

 Village of Turkey

We drove as far as Dickens TX.  Talked with the sherriff and he said we could stay on a side road right across from the sheriffs office.  There was a lot of truck traffic but other than that we were very safe.

As I went to move the coach to the place where the sheriff had mentioned, the coach again would not start from the front, but it did from the rear.  The switch had been replaced at Santa Fe, so further investigation is required.  I believe it to be the anti theft solenoid, which is located near the starter. I will have to try to go on the forums to see if anyone has a diagram of this circuit.

Special Person – My eighth grandchild – Rachelle – turning 7 on the 20^th.  I think she really takes after Opa as she is a very high spirited young lady – wow does she have lots of energy.  She attends a French immersion school, and she speaks French really well.  It helps that both Fiona and Fred also speak French around the house.