Tuesday morning Don and I went back to the Honda dealer because I wanted to pick up some new brake pads for the rear of my bike as they were thin when I changed the tire and they bugged me over night. Luckily they had them in stock! While I was inside, Don met a member of the local GWRRA chapter and he told us they were having a meeting that evening and invited us to join them. The day was spend doing maintenance on the bikes, brake pads and oil changes. Later we went to the chapter meeting and had a great time meeting new friend and sharing stories from the road. We asked if they had any chapter pins they didn't, but they told us they would bring to by our hotel Wednesday. They did and we really appreciated it. The pins will be prized additions to our vests.
Wednesday we took the time to rewire John's trailer. The wire harness on his trailer was a mess with many shorts. We thought it would make the job easier to tip the trailer up on its rear bumper to give us full access to the frame and wiring. As we were tipping it the front of the trailer body moved away from the frame. Surprise! The nuts had shaken loose from the front bolts and one of the rear bolts was loose. So we decided to just remove the body for the rewiring then reinstall with new complete hardware. All went well and John's trailer is whole and fully functional for the rest of the trip. Dave's new alternator will arrive tomorrow and we should be on our way again either tomorrow afternoon or Friday morning.
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