The drive to Abbeville Louisiana was a long day. Took us 11 hours with 2 brief stops. The only hills we encountered (mostly) were overpasses so our gas consumption was much lower. We got over 9.5 US mpg instead the usual 7 mpg.
One of the guys in the park helped direct us into a site and gave us directions to a local restaurant "Shucks". We found it but it was closed so headed back to the rig for dinner. On the way back we could hear a clunking sound from the right front as we turned left. Hmmm. Looks like we are in for major repair as it sounds like it could be a constant velocity joint. Vic has suspected something was developing while we drove around the Donna Texas area. It seemed like a tire was out of balance, just a bit.
During the night, Vic had one of his thoughtful periods and decided we needed to check the lug nuts on the right front. Sure enough we only have 3 lug nuts instead of 4, and the remaining 3 are loose. If you recall, we had a new tire installed in Patzscuaro Mexico, and we have traveled over 2000 kilometers since. March 2nd tire blow out
Today we will explore the area and visit the town of Breaux Bridge. We hear that there is a good restaurant with great cajun seafood. And...pick up a lug nut along the way.
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