Headed up Rte 59 N to Rte 1 W on our way to Rugby,North Dakota. Rugby is our interim stop on our way across North Dakota to Teddy Roosevelt National Park. It's sunny and hot as we crossed into North Dakota at 11:26AM. This is our 9th state!
We are out of the flat country and into rolling hills with fields of hay, grain, corn (still not very tall) and a crop that has bright yellow flowers and is a gorgeous contrast to the other lush green crops along the road. The wind is getting stronger as we turn onto Rte 17 W and we had to pump the air ride up to 70 for a more rigid ride. We crossed over the Red River North this morning. You can see for miles on the plains. It's like being able to see where you're going before you get there. If you close your eyes and picture open flat fields of lush green and bright yellow and then all of a sudden there is a huge grove of trees. As you get closer you can see flowers and gardens surrounding a farmhouse and barns. It's like an oasis!
We were breezing down Rte 17 enjoying the open farm land and getting ready to turn onto Rte 20 which is a fairly main highway. Ken started to slow down and when he stepped on the brakes there was nothing..... Fortunately we had already started to coast to a stop. We had little choice as we rolled towards the stop sign. The car in front of us had made the turn, and there were no cars coming down the highway and we were able to roll through the intersection. We had two choices - roll up a narrow dirt road or into the drive of a deserted building. We chose the second as the driveway had an outlet back to the main road. We checked and found no leaks, we called Ford and they found a Ford dealer 20 miles away in Devils Lake (great name). Ken found he had some brakes when he pumped them, so we unhooked the car and limped slowly to the Ford dealer. The dealer couldn't check the coach until tomorrow and suggested we might want to find a campground. We said no we weren't going to take a chance and drive the coach with faulty brakes. They were nice enough to let us stay in their parking lot for the night.
Atleast there are restaurants in the area and WalMart right next door. We went to a restaurant called Felix - was OK - but the waitress didn't know Merlot was a wine when I ordered - very scary! We drove around town and then went back to the coach. We have to wait to see long we may be here. We hope they can fix the brakes as they don't have a lift - then we will have to think of something else! Atleast this is some what of a resort area with a big lake, so there is some hope - I think....
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