This time
it was paperwork all day (except I did make a Chicken/spaghetti casserole for
dinner).
I made some more
sightseeing plans for tomorrow, and then I spent the day re-reading my owner’s
manuals. I think this is the 4th
time I’ve been through them in their entirety and I still saw a couple of
things I had forgotten or missed.
For instance, I spent 2 days driving around the Peninsula
looking for DEF for my coach. I am low
and apparently this isn’t anything Canada uses. I stopped at every gas station
and NAPA dealer I found. If I run out of
DEF my coach just shuts down;
it is a US law.
In desperation, I called my dealer, who referred me to Winnebago Customer Service, who sent me to Freightliner. There is a dealer in New Richardson that sells DEF, about a 3 ½ hour drive along the coast. I bought twice as much as I needed (just for insurance) and paid about $15 for each 2 1/2-gal bottle. You can pump DEF at Flying J for $2.40/gal. Anyway, I’m good to go now. I have to drive through New Richardson on my way to PEI, but didn’t want to take the chance on not getting there when they were open.
In desperation, I called my dealer, who referred me to Winnebago Customer Service, who sent me to Freightliner. There is a dealer in New Richardson that sells DEF, about a 3 ½ hour drive along the coast. I bought twice as much as I needed (just for insurance) and paid about $15 for each 2 1/2-gal bottle. You can pump DEF at Flying J for $2.40/gal. Anyway, I’m good to go now. I have to drive through New Richardson on my way to PEI, but didn’t want to take the chance on not getting there when they were open.
As it turned out, my chassis manual gives information on how
to locate a DEF dealer when traveling in Canada. Not thinking I was going to Canada at the
time, I totally missed/forgot that section.
Sort of like, “when all else fails, read the directions.”
I think I will take a walk before it gets completely dark. Here are some pictures I took on my drive ...
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