Alaska – Homer Day 6

Oh No!!

July 3 Tuesday Guess the RV didn't want to leave Homer either because it wouldn't start this morning! Gary made another call to Coachnet and the thinking was that it might be the fuel filter. Gary had packed a replacement filter, so, after checking with the RV park owner to see if it was okay to change it at our sight, Gage and he went to work. It was changed in short order, but, unfortunately would still not start. We spent most of the morning waiting for Coachneet to locate an RV service center in the area and arrange a tow for us. Then we spent most of the afternoon waiting for the tow truck to come 70 miles from Soldotna to pick us up. As usual, Gage and Reid made the best of the waiting time by heading down to the beach to make a campfire and cook smores. Those two really know how to go with the flow!!

Buddy, the tow truck driver, was great! He tried a couple of things to get the RV going before it was obvious it was just going to have to be towed. To get it hooked up for towing we first had to get the RV to a flatter, larger area, so Buddy hooked a chain to it and carefully pulled it while Gary steered it while it coasted to a spot along the beach. We definitely provided some entertainment for the RV Park and we got lots of support from other Rv'ers who have been in a similar situation. Goes with the territory!

Finally we were on the road about 6pm—the tow truck pulling the RV and Gage and I following in the car. It was 70 miles back to Soldotna and raining most of the way. Buddy let us stay in the RV in his parking lot for the night...he even had an electrical hookup for us so we were comfortable. The garage was closed for the 4^th (these things seem to always happen on the weekends or holidays!) . Tomorrow we have scheduled a cruise out of Whittier to Prince William Sound so we made plans to get up early and drive the 1 ½ hrs there. We will spend Wednesday night in the RV again and they will begin to work on it Thursday and hopefully, uncover the problem.