Day 5 of return - Jour 5 du retour04/11/2008
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| We left the St. Louis area and headed north on I-55 to the Chicago area where we picked up I-80 eastbound. This route did not take us into the more populated area of Chicago and although there was a short stretch of heavy traffic it went quite well. We crossed the border into Indiana where we encountered another time change and lost another hour so we arrived in Elkhart after 5 p.m. EDT. In any event, our plan to check in to the service center before closing was foiled because their hours are 6:30 to 3:30. Thursday morning we got up early and the motorhome was moved into the bay before 7 a.m. This is the customer service facility for warranty work on motor coaches built by the various divisions of Monaco Coach Corporation. Monaco build several brands, Monaco, Holiday Rambler, Safari, Beaver, Roadmaster chassis and probably a few others. They have 30 camping sites with hookups and a dump station nearby which is free for customers. Although the water was not yet turned on at the individual sites at this time of the year there was a place where we could fill our tanks and we of course benefited from the electrical hook up. Thursday and Friday they proceeded to make the necessary modifications to meet Canadian standards; to repair a water infiltration problem that showed up on our trip; and to fix a number of smaller items. They even corrected some things that they saw that were not even on our list. Nous sommes partis de la région St-Louis nous dirigeant vers le nord par la I-55, soit vers la région de Chicago où nous avons rejoint la I-80 est. Cette route ne nous a pas mené dans une région très achalendée. Aussi, même si nous avons rencontré un peu de circulation, tout a bien été. Une fois la frontière de l'Indiana traversée, nous avons traversé un fuseau horaire. Nous sommes donc arrivés à Elkhart après 17h00. De toute façon nos prévisions d'arriver avant la fermeture de l'usine n'aurait pu être possible, compte tenu que leurs heures de travail sont de 6h30 à 15h30. Aussi, jeudi matin, nous étions levés à 6h00 car les ouvriers sont venus chercher le motorisé pour l'entrer dans l'usine tel que prévu. |
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