We made it as far as Gainesville, TX. We hit a detour in town and went through a residential area and bottomed out the hitch on the pavement. We pulled off at a safe place and found that we had nearly severed the cable that controls the brakes on the van. We checked and could not find a cable and also discovered that the brake lights on the motorhome
did not work.

So we decided to take the van off and go to the local Tractor Supply and get a piece of 7 wire cable and make a new one. When Evelyn tried to hook up the drive shaft, she could not get the van out of park. In checking, its brake lights were also not working. Apparently there is an electrical connection between the brakes and the shift lever. So as a last resort we called the Good Sam ERS and the sent someone out and they attempted to find the fuses and fix the problem, but could not. They escorted us to a place a short distance down the road called T & T Trailer sales and RV repair. We are parked alongside the highway in a parking area next to the facility.

About 4pm someone pulled up in a pick up with a flat bed trailer, opened the gate and drove in. Evelyn went over and asked if we could get the cable so I could get the ends replaced and then we would go to the local Ford dealer to have the van checked as well as the motor home. He got her the cable and came over and looked things over and said that he would have his electrical man get on it first thing in the morning and get us on our way. So, here we set, kinda like at Wal Mart, but with lots more traffic outside, but not as many lights.

Our photo is of the beautiful court house in Decatur, TX. Sorry that Evelyn missed the top part of it, a really beautiful ornate building.