Gassed up in Tonopah and headed south on 95. Decided after the dinner the night before, I could skip a meal or two. First sign once out of town…’Next Service 90 Miles’. 211 miles of 2-lane road and lots of semi’s going 70+. The great news is this entire trip the weather gods have been kind. Didn’t get ‘Kicked by the wind, robbed by the sleet…’.

Decided to power into Vegas and get the drive behind me. It’s Thursday and I need to see a quality air cooled shop as I’m dripping oil a bit. Thinking the seal on the oil cooler has failed. Did some research and have a storage unit I want to check out considering we’ll leave the Westy in Vegas till May.

Connected with Justin, the owner of the Beetle Barn. His father started the shop over 60 years earlier. Confident in the choice.

He confirmed my suspicion and next week he’ll get a new oil cooler installed. Bummer is, the engine needs to be pulled for this. The only good news is now all components can be fully checked and tightened / repaired. Great thing is, even with the oil leak, the engine performed really well. I’m just not sure my anxiety can handle it anymore 🙂 But – this will put all my concerns about the bad work done in Portland to rest.

Once completed, Justin will get the bus over to 24/7 RV Storage in Vegas, where I’ve secured a spot (written at different times).So, by Friday night, all my chores are completed and I can fly home…problem is, my flight is not till Sunday and due to the huge SEMA auto show in Vegas, one way flights back Friday or Saturday are $1,000+. So, I’ll be staying out by the airport till I fly cause hotels are $300/night on the strip.

Will leave you with some photos of an option to be considered when stranded in Vegas for a couple days.

Bye for now.