Today, we got a flat tire. Of course we had a spare, Patti and I changed it at the Balmoral gas station near Salmon Arm where we visited friends.
We went to the Canadian Tire in Kamloops to get it fixed and the guy said it couldn't be repaired. They contacted the Canadian Tire in Prince Albert where we bought the tires, and apparently we had a replacement warranty. Two weren't looking too good, one was questionable and the 4th was fine. But since we said we would be travelling for the next 4 months, they went ahead and replaced all 4 tires under warranty. We had to wait a while for fax confirmations, and to get the tires balanced and installed. So we didn't get out of Kamloops until 2:30 pm, but we left with 4 brand new tires for $120!
Now we get to Williams Lake at 5:55 and there is a Staples open till 6:00 pm. We went in just to look at our options for replacing our lap top monitor, and left with a new little lap top.
The monitor failed on our "old" laptop. Now, we are in Quesnel at the Sandman Inn where Yves is installing the applications to make sure it is compatible with our existing software and will meet our needs for the next year. We have to do this before catching our ferry just in case we have to take it back (which we can do tomorrow in Prince George if necessary).
Anyway, that's our first update within 12 hours
