Mud Slide !!!

For 2148

Woke up in Delta, phoned in and was told the trailer was still not ready, pre-tripped the charriot and.......... oh dear again !!!

2 warning lights and 2 warning messages, i phoned Ryder (thats where they are leased from) and they told me their service center was just over the water and could i take it round. This i did but they couldnt find a fault so all they could do was clear the warnings. The fitter's name was Darren and he was from Yorkshire, he's been over here 15 years now and says he would never live anywhere else.

Got back to the Delta yard and got a different load, not sure what happened to the pop but i wasnt complaining, this was a paper load and very light, i should be able to fly up the cocahalla.

Just as it was dropping dark and just between Revelstoke and Golden the traffic started backing up.................. More problems !!!

There had been a pretty bad mudslide the day before and they couldnt stem the flow, apparently the recent warm spell had melted the snow a bit too quick and caused t 2 foot deep mud flow across the road. We were stuck there about 2 hours but eventually got thru, it was a shame i couldnt get any pictures but it was too dark. It was now getting late so i got thru Golden and called it a night.

Next morning it was a couple of hours drive into Calgary where i did a trailer swap and got a load down to Lethbridge, bumped into Manfried at the Husky Cardlock so had a bit of a chat and it was just a short drive back down to the 'Bridge and 2148 got booked into the shop.

And there, dear readers, ends another little adventure..........................