August 1
I had set my alarm to go off at 7 am so I could try to catch a bear fishing. I finally got up at 8. Libby was up and wanted to go with so we headed out. When we got in the truck the clock said 9. For some reason my watch didn't change back after we got back into Canada. We had to leave the campsite at 11 so that didn't leave us much time for bears.
It took us about 15 minutes to get out there. We waited about an hour. No bears. The rangers said they only had one brief view of one out on the road. So I guess at least we didn't miss any by being an hour late.
We were packed up and rolled out by 11:30. We had to dump the tanks and get gas. It was a little after 12 by the time we actually got on the road.
Today was a long drive. Over 7 hours. After pit stops it was about 8 hours total. It was as sunny day so at least we didn't have the rain and gloominess. We also finished the Cassier Highway and got on the Trans-Canada Highway. We drove out of the mountains so the scenery was not very exciting. WE did see the world's largest fly fishing rod, so that was neat.
We got to the campsite about 7:30. By the time we checked in and got the camper parked it was 8:15. I was not feeling up to making dinner so we were going to go out. Most places were closed but there was a bar and grill that was open until 9. We didn't even set-up the camper. Just unhooked and went.
We got there about 8:30 but they said the kitchen was already closed. It was looking like fast food would be the only option. Libby wanted chicken fingers and since there was an A&W just up the street we decided to go there. Unfortunately the lobby was closed and it was drive through only.
I remembered driving past a hotel that had a restaurant so I took a chance. They were open until 9 as well but the girls inside said they would serve us. The food was pretty good.
After we got back to the camper the girls went for a hike and I tried to figure out the brakes.
I have ruled out any issue with the truck. In town had a NAPA so I was going to see if they had a trailer simulator I could buy to test the 7-pin plug on the truck. Luckily I saw a Ford dealer up the road so I went there instead. They were 5 minutes from the service department from closing. One of the tech's came out with a simulator and tested it for me. Everything tested fine. No charge, so that was nice.
Earlier in the day I realized I was getting the lightest amount of braking. However when I manually applied the breaks I got the trailer disconnected warning. This is different from the trailer wiring failure warning I was getting before when the brakes didn't work at all. With some research a few days ago I did find someone with the same symptoms. He found a frayed wire in the brake assembly. He cut all the power wires to the brakes and reattached until he found the one that caused the symptoms to reappear. I could do that but I don't have the special watertite connectors they use on trailer brakes. I might see if a NAPA has them net time I see one. Until then I'm getting by fine. The truck has really strong brakes and it would only be emergency stops at highway speeds that would be a problem, I've already gone down several 7% grades with no issues, so I'll just keep my distance.
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