On the Road to Texas - Part 5 aka a slight bump(s) in the road

I'm sure all of you have had those days when you get up early with plans for a nice quiet time.  Well, that was our plan for today.  Started out getting away an hour early because we anticipated a longer drive after slacking off yesterday.  So, we were in the truck at 7am even though it was still dark which we have found more difficult to get away usually because an RV park always looks different when the sun is not up.

We were set to get on the on ramp to the 10 but it was not lit well and Tim missed it - worse yet he was heading down a dead end street.  So, that meant he was going to have to back approx. 300 feet to get back to the off ramp because the road was too narrow to turn around.  If case you didn't know Tim hates to back up the trailer and he will be the first to tell you he doesn't do it well.

Well, after a few twists, turns, and going forward (plus words I hadn't heard for awhile) then backing we are lined up for the on ramp and Tim gunned it.  I had looked down at the map when I heard two loud Ka booms, asking what the "heck" that was Tim simply answered "a dead deer."  Well, at least it was already dead.

For the next 30 minutes we watched a beautiful sunrise over the foothills.  We also noticed that after about 10 miles the landscape was changing and we were actually seeing larger bushes and eventually they changed into trees!  Lord, I have missed trees.

Then about 12:30p we are cruising down the 10 just about 50 miles from San Antonio when Tim yells that a tire on the rig had just blown out.  Fortunately he must have seen it just as it happen and we were able to pull over immediately.  So, the Good Sam Club has a new app on smart phones for their emergency service so we tried it out with less than satisfaction than we were hoping for.  Eventually Tim was able to get through to them directly and from that point on the service was great.

We only lost about an hour on our trip so it wasn't too bad after all.  The RV park here in San Antonio is great and the pool felt good after a 95 degree day.  I've attached pictures of the tire which shows we were very lucky not to have sustained more damage either to the rig or the rim.  Guess the big guy upstairs was protecting us.  Maybe he can help us while we deal with the tire manufacturer?