We got up a little after 10, did pet stuff, and had breakfast. There wasn't anything to do in the morning except get ready to take the Ranger to the shop. So we surfed most of the morning away.
About 11 I went out to load the trailer. It was good that I decided to start early. The battery needed a little more charging. When I got the Ranger on the trailer I found that it was too long. I had to remove the hitch. After that the ramp barely closed. I dug out some straps and tied the ramp up and tied the front of the ranger to the trailer.
All of that took awhile, but I wasn't stressed because I had plenty of time. I had enough time to do some more surfing before we left. We got to Cycle Country a little after the 1:00 appointment time and left the trailer. Then we hurried back home so Ellen could shoot FITASC at 2. I parked the trailer and then surfed.
At 3:00 Cycle Country called. The Ranger was fixed. I rehitched the trailer and drove back there. It turned out to be water in the belt housing, caused by a bad air intake design. They showed me how to drain it in the future. I took the Ranger home, unloaded it, and unhitched the trailer.
I was going to put the new lock we bought on the trailer, but it wouldn't fit. I tried to drill out the locking hole, but the metal is so hard that the drill bit won't touch it.
The Heitlauf's wanted to go to Hop Daddy's for dinner, so we went at 5:30. That allowed us to eat at happy hour prices. It was a fun time.
After dinner we went to the pet store to get Lucy a treat and some new toys. She destroyed her latest one today. Then it was Roth's to get some groceries for Sunriver.
When we got home we started to pack for the trip. I put as much stuff as possible in the car. The rest of the short evening was surfing.
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