WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 17, 2012
We departed from Hidden Lake RV Resort
in Beaumont, Texas at 8:10 AM.
Our total travel distance was 259 miles.
We arrived at Hidden Oak RV Park at 5:09 PM,
in Hammond, Louisiana.
Their Southern Oaks were draped with Spanish Moss.
You might wonder why it took so long for
us to get here, especially when we were
traveling Interstate 10 EAST,
where the speed limits were often 70 or 75 MPH.
Well, at exactly 10:57 AM, Russ got a glimpse
out his side view mirror of something black flapping
in the wind near our RV wheels.
We stopped and this is what he found.
The rear tire on the driver's side
of our RV was in shreds.
We called GOOD SAM, a membership organization for
RVers, at 11:01AM, and by 11:38 AM they had Calais Wrecking
come to our rescue. Within minutes our wheel was off, and
the spare was installed. At exactly 11:57AM, we were back on
the road. Praise the Lord for such quick assistance.
Calais recommended a nearby RV Repair Service,
so we drove 3 miles to see what they could do to
help us get two new tires.
I knew the Lord was watching over us,
and it was confirmed when I saw the
name of the repair service.
Good Sheperd folks did not do Tire replacements,
so they sent us 3 more miles to
L & L Tire Service.
Fortunately, they sold Firestone Tires,
and began replacing the dead flat tire,
as well as the one opposite, so we have a matched pair on the forward
RV tire locations. By 3:14 PM, they had us on our way again.
Before we left L & L,
they mentioned that there would be
a long bridge and it was at least ten
miles long with no emergency lanes.
How fortunate for us, that
we discovered our flat
at mile marker 112,
in Louisiana,
rather than marker 124
where we would have been
on the long dangerously narrow bridge.
We did cross the Mississippi River,
and this was one vessel we saw.
This is a view of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
We were overjoyed when we saw
this truck ahead of us today.
When we stopped for gas, Russ spotted
that same truck getting gas.
I walked over and took these pictures
of the sides, and the driver, Robert.
Robert is so proud to work for the Christian owner,
Sam Kholi Transport, Inc. of Fontana, CA,
who has 200 such trucks on the roads
between California and Kentucky.
I told Robert our sighting of his
truck today, was the highlight of our day.
We thank each and every one of you
for your prayers for our Safe Travels.
Please keep praying for us,
til we see you again.
Love, Russ and Rita
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