On Saturday we took in the Scottish/Irish Highland Festival in Estes Park, CO located on the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park. None of us had ever attended one of these events before. Lots of kilts, bagpipes, jousting, etc. We all picked up family (or somebody’s family) coat of arms, history, etc. Jane, you will be relieved to hear according to the purchased propaganda the Roberson name is not derived from son of a robber but from an ancient Scottish tribe. I’m going with the tribe theory. See pics below.
On Sunday we drove to Chatfield State Part to check out an alternate place to stay when visiting Denver. The park is only a few miles for Robin and Jeff and should be a lot quieter than the “Saucer”. The “Saucer” is an OK park but located next to a busy highway. Lots of traffic noise.
Next we headed towards the Black Hawk/Central City area when Jeff’s car gave up the ghost. This ended with the four of us jammed into a tow truck for a ride back to Robin and Jeff’s apartment. Doris and I are waiting for Robin and Jeff to check out the Mexican restaurant recommended by the tow truck driver. Sounds good and this man looked as if he knows food.
Monday was our turn. I had noticed a new sort of whining or whistling noise coming from the RV beginning somewhere between Ennis, MT and Dubois, WY. We took the coach to the Cummins/Spartan service dealer located in Henderson, CO. (north Denver). Turns out we had a blown or leaking exhaust manifold gasket. No time to repair on Monday and since the service center has electrical hook-ups we spent the night in the RV at the Cummins service center. Tuesday we got the gaskets replaced, did some shopping, and when the kids got off work we went for pizza.
All in all we had a good visit but we could have done without the mechanical issues.
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