Rattling through Louisiana and Mississippi

After a somewhat peaceful night (except one or the other trucker) in the LA rest area, we were back on the I-20. We needed to get an air pressure check done on the trailer as passenger side tires looked somewhat deflated. Sure enough, the tires showed around 39PSi instead of the required 50PSI.

Always best to check in time. This was done in Shreveport,LA and from here on we had a hell of a time with road conditions. The I-20 had be great all through-out Texas, but now we had entered one of the poorest states in the nation. Especially bad were the town crossings. Indescribable pot holes and broken pavement made for a really rough ride. Some places felt like riding on waves. Then again, we had a stretch with new pavement, but constantly interrupted by these old concrete bridges. Much of the highway looked like German Autobahn in the sixties. 

Once we had reached Mississippi, the road got a bit better, but we still rumbled over half broken bridges. 

At one point it was time for lunch. When we got back in the trailer we were met by a broken and fallen-over dining table. The damn thing is a misconstruction alltogether as it is very heavy and unsufficiently screwed into the thin flour plate of the slide-out. What a mess. I got out a set of tools and screws and managed to put the broken leg back on, plus securing it to the flour with a couple of angle brackets. How long this will hold? We don't know, but time will tell.

Tonight we had a conversation about how to proceed home. Option 1 was hanging out in North Carolina for 4 days, then proceeding north. Problem 1: It's gonna rain next week. Problem 2: it's gonna get freezing cold from the 27th, which would mean complete winterizing of the trailer, which is a bitch to do when you are on the road.

Option 2: We drive straight home arriving there before the cold weather hits the area. Problem: We need to get a Covid-19 antigen test done as we will arrive before April 1.

Let's see what we think tomorrow.