Travel Never Ends

Kevin and Ruth – 77 countries and counting!

There’s always something

The primary problem with having an older RV is that there is always something needing repair. The secondary problem is finding out what else breaks when you go to fix whatever needed repair in the first place!

Close-up of a steam valve assembly with a labeled vapor pipe and metal control fittings

Igor’s propane regulator decided to start leaking. They can’t be repaired, so we needed a new one. Of course it’s been on there for 33 years and one of the fittings refused to budge. So I ended up having to cut the rubber hose that is part of the fitting.

Finding a new regulator wasn’t much of a problem. They make a suitable replacement, and I found one on Amazon Mexico. It will arrive tomorrow!

The hose might be a problem. But we’ll figure something out.

Colorful “EL TULE” letters in a landscaped plaza with a church, trees, and mountains under a clear blue sky

With the stove and oven not useable, we did the twenty minute walk into the town of El Tule to find some lunch. It’s never a hardship when you have to go out to eat in Mexico! We found some delicious quesabirrias… a type of taco with cheese and very tender meat.

RVs and vehicles parked on a grassy campsite beneath leafy trees and a blue sky
Igor, in his spot at El Rancho RV Park

As I said yesterday, the El Rancho RV Park is busier than we expected it to be this early in the season. Five or six European rigs, with people from Germany, Switzerland and France. Also a few Canadian rigs from Quebec, and two from the United States.

Campground with RVs and tents on a grassy field beneath trees, with mountains and a blue sky in the background
The campground is fairly busy

This is a nice campground, and we can see why some people stay quite a while. The nightly rate with full hookups and stable 15 amp electricity is 350 pesos ($26.50 CAD, $19 USD) per night, so it’s a very reasonable price for a place with a clean swimming pool and clean washrooms and showers. And of course they also have weekly and monthly rates.

Fortunately, there’s a kitchen as well with a microwave and a dual electric hotplate that we can use to make some basic food because of our propane problem.

Black caterpillar with pale green stripes crawling on a tree root

We were sitting out playing backgammon and having a glass of wine when Ruth spotted this big Tetrio Sphinx Caterpillar. It was about four or five inches long. It will eventually become a large grey sphinx moth.

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6 responses to “There’s always something”

  1. Vicki Sauceda Avatar
    Vicki Sauceda

    Loved the caterpillar!

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    1. ruthread01 Avatar
      ruthread01

      Agreed, it was a beautiful looking caterpillar!

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  2. EmilySmith Avatar
    EmilySmith

    That is a very cool caterpillar! Good luck with Igor’s repair.

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    1. ruthread01 Avatar
      ruthread01

      That caterpillar was so beautiful and colourful and big!

      Thanks, I think we need a bit of luck with Igor’s propane repair!

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  3. chris Avatar
    chris

    The best part of a repair is that you are parked in or near a big city so it’s easy to get packages, parts, and repairs.

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    1. ruthread01 Avatar
      ruthread01

      You are totally right and we mentioned that to each other! And we are lucky to be in a great campground with a somewhat workable kitchen. It seems that the hardest part of this repair is finding a hose to replace the one Kevin had to cut. It is a specialized hose and size which is not easy to find. We are hoping that we will be able to do a Mexicanada with a new hose and fitting, fingers crossed!

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