First Trip! (and a little bad news)

So over the fourth of July holiday, we took the Surfin' Safari for her maiden voyage...and boy, did we have fun!  

When we pulled in to the KOA campground around 11:30 pm, we got several strange looks...initially I thought it was everyone admiring the silver bullet, however, as soon as I opened our windows on the truck I realized everyone was covering their ears hoping to block out the rather high pitched screeching noise coming from the wheels on the trailer.  I had planned on replacing the axles next Spring...I think I will put them on order a little sooner...for the time being, I will attempt to repack the bearings before our next trip so we don't wake everyone up when we pull in to a campground again.

On a side note...when we stopped at a gas station on the way home, a couple of ladies were eyeballing the trailer and I immediately (maybe a little eagerly) asked if they wanted to check out the inside...and they (to my wife's relief) didn't call the police, instead they were more than happy to take a tour.  Of course, the first thing out of their mouth's was, "It's to bad they don't make these anymore..."

Now for the bad news (I bet you thought the screechy axle was the bad news...heck no...I just get to buy something real expensive for my Airstream and maybe even a couple more

 tools...)  The bad news is that over the weekend I had a major wipeout on my mountain bike (the kind you peddle, not the kind you put gas in) and I broke my collarbone, three ribs and tore all the muscles in my groin area...it hurts...but I am on some pretty cool pain medicine that makes me feel real happy.  So I am sorry if the posts slow down a little while I heal up and I appreciate all the encouragement (thanks Frank) I have received as I continue to blog my adventure with the Surfin' Safari.