Pitiquita to Why, Arizona

March 28 and 29th, 2013

We arrived at the U.S. border around 1pm after turning in our tourist visa’s at San Emeterio.  When we came up to the border we could see that they had changed the lanes where you cross through into the U.S.  There was a hanging (pipe?) that said height 12’3” and we are over that height.  A border agent came forward and told us that it was plastic pipe and it would lift as we passed under it.  It dragged over our air conditioner as we passed under it and one might ask why they just didn’t make it higher.  No issues at the border and we pulled over to the gas station on the other side of the border for lunch. 

While we were having lunch Eric noticed a low tire on the middle right side of our rig.  When he checked it ….no air….it was flat.  He had checked the tires when we got fuel in Caborca and it was alright then.  Not now. 

He started the generator, plugged in the compressor and aired it up but …..then we could hear it leaking out.

So….

On with the coveralls….out with the jack and….

on with the spare. 

We continued on to Why and and the Hickiwan RV park and then off to Ajo to get the tire fixed. 

Now is when the story gets interesting. 

We took the tire into the Napa tire shop in Ajo for repair and when Mark (tire repair guy) took it off the rim he said the problem was that the patch had failed.  What!!  This is an almost brand new tire that we purchased last year in Bullhead City, Az. on our way home and ….it has never had a flat repair.  So….some creep sold us a new tire that had been repaired with a plug and a patch.  How bad is that.  Mark repaired the flat for $15 and we assumed that all was well.  Well not so much.  By the time we returned to Why and the RV park the tire was already leaking and we could hear the air leaking out.  Swell! 

Tomorrow we will have to go back into Ajo and have it repaired again. 

Friday, March 29 2013

Back to Ajo for some grocery shopping and another flat repair. 

Well the tire turned out to be unrepairable according to Mark so we had to buy a new tire.  Luckily for them and us they had a tire in the right size.  So the flat repair and a new tire cost about $180.  The truck spare also fits the trailer so we did have a back up plan.