Tyre saga continues. The shop in Duchense failed to order a new tube, so the guys there, and Jim, spent a good couple of hours patching and refitting the tyre and wheel. They charged 15 bucks for all of their labour and use of their tools and workshop. Paid up for the pickup rescue, minimum charge of $145, and set off on our way again. Up the mountain, 100 odd miles later, tyre near flat again! Stopped at a gas station in the middle of nowhere, hoping they had an air line at least. They even stocked the tyre slime, which Jim squirted in but it still appeared to be losing pressure, so Andy (the guy in the gas station) phoned around found a store (around 40 miles away) who stocked a tube and arranged for
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