Stormy Weather, We Made it to Casper!

Well the next three days were spent on the phone as we talked with Good Sam, our insurance company, and Heartland RVS. Of the three all I can say for now is that Heartland RVs came through for us and is going to rebuild our fifth wheel for free. Even though we are out of the warranty period, by about quite a bit, they still are going to step forward and so our hats are off to Heartland.

That wasn't the only excitement as a huge cold front came through and we had two days of big storms with lighting, heavy rain, and pretty good size hail. Luckily, we didn't have any damage even though one of the hail stones was almost the size of a silver dollar.
So a brief lull in the storms allowed us to make a run for Casper, Wyoming, where we are going to sit till our appointment to make temporary repairs to the frame.  These should allow it to hold up when we drive to the Heartland factory in Indiana,( We were worried about pulling to Casper but Good Sam's told us they didn't have the resources to tow our fifth wheel there and Heartland said we could make it, after viewing images of the damage) . Unfortunately this means we won't be going to the Balloon Fest this fall in Albuquerque.
Shortly after we got to Casper it started to rain and its still raining today. The rv park here is nice, Fort Casper Campground), but its like a deluxe Alaskan rv park in that its all gravel and therefore muddy. Its funny how we compare most interesting things to Alaska. Clear skies