Tuesday May 14 The Dalles, Oregon Les Schwab parking lot We woke up at 7:30am, getting roughly 4 hours of sleep. The short version is that it took them until 12:30pm to confirm that it was a broken axle. The longer version includes offloading the camper onto the side of the building and a bunch of impatient waiting. Then the scramble began. Charlie was able to locate a used rear end/axle thinger in Tacoma. Charlie’s friend, who if he left Rainier right that second, could get there before 5pm to get it and bring it to us. He also located a recommended mobile mechanic who could install it the next day. This is also the short version of the trip to Tacoma to get the part. Our timeline to getting to Flagstaff was getting tighter. We wanted to arrive Thursday night but had to be there Friday morning by 9 for classes we had signed up for. It’s an approximate 20 hour drive to Flagstaff from The Dalles. With not...