In Texas beginning this year to renew vehicle registration one has to first get the vehicle inspected.  No sweat, right?

We pulled into the RV dealer in Rockport who was to inspect the motorhome and trailer. Everybody was scurrying about.  A caravan of trailers and motorhomes was enroute back from a show in Corpus.  They could so the inspections but need us out of the way before the convoy arrives.  Double decker trailer?  No problem.  Motorhome, ohoh.  The antilock brake warning light has been on intermittently; of course it’s on this morning.  No dice, it failed inspection and the RV place doesn’t work in International Chassis.

Stop 2, the International Dealer in Corpus Christi.  “We should be able to get to it today”.  We sit, we wait.  We pace, we wait.  A LOT of trucks come and go.  Finally it’s our turn.  The hook up the fancy computer, diagnosis the faulty sensors and make a speedy repair.  OK!  Well not quite.  We have a side clearance light out.  FAIL again. Ack.

We settle in at Padre National Seashore for the night and Kent makes a quick repair, it was a broken wire in the clearance light.  Tomorrow morning, it’ll be third time.  Let’s hope it’s charmed and we get this inspection thing over with and we can be on our way.

We still have to get the car inspected but surely that’ll go better. It’s only two years old.