On our last day we usually get ready to travel by organizing items so the bumps and bruises they receive on the road don’t cause any real damage…no broken dishes or stuff falling out of the fridge.
We were close to being ready when I went in to change into something warmer and Fred followed me outside. He closed to door to keep the warmth in and that was the last time we were able to get into our 5th wheel for at least four hours.
Jayco trailers and 5th wheels seem to have a problem with one of the locks slipping and locking the door on its own…it happened once before in Wickenburg, Arizona and now again today.
Our camping neighbour drove Fred into 29 Palms for cell service and to contact CAA…long story short, CAA couldn’t or wouldn’t send someone out. Too busy. And, we had topped up our CAA coverage before we left to include the RV.....so that didn't work!
Fred and Tony had to hire an independent locksmith to come out to pick the lock. Should be easy, right? No such luck. Eventually he had to drill out the lock in order to open the door. We had to pay him $100 USD to pick the lock, which he couldn’t do and now we have to spend $100 USD to get a new lock.
At least we got in and didn’t have to sleep in the truck and we didn’t find any more Kangaroo Rats in the unit. It has been a strange day and the glass of wine tastes mighty fine right now.
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