Today's been another long day at the Mercedes dealership in Littleton, CO finishing up RV repairs.  I woke up at 6 am  in order to get on the road so that I could get a spot at the head of the line.  However, there were two other RV'ers in front of me by the time I got there.  So, I ended up waiting from 8:30-3:30 for a 1 1/2 hour brake pad and rotor job.

While I waited, I ended up having yet another long phone conversation with Apple phone support related to the the iCloud.  Honestly I don't believe the advantages of the iCloud are worth all this trouble.  They had me typing in a long string of commands on a black screen trying to get my MacBook Pro to accept my normal ID.

What happened to that graphical user interface?

Normally, that kind of a time suck would make me nuts and it was frustrating but this time, I knew I'd be waiting at the dealership  for several hours anyway so why not get my Apple devices fixed too.

Fellow travelers I met at the repair shop

After that I struck up a conversation with a couple who were also waiting with their boxer Sadie.  They were retired from Sarasota, Florida traveling west for two months.  We compared notes on RV acceleration issues up big mountains, personal wifi hot spots, and good iPhone apps to use to find campgrounds.   We ended up having lunch together at a nearby restaurant.  

One of the unique things about traveling alone--at least for me--I'm much more inclined to strike up a conversation with strangers than I would otherwise.  We had a nice visit and actually made the long day of waiting much more enjoyable.  

After looking online for a nice place to stay around Littleton, I decided to go back to the Clear Creek RV park in Golden, CO.  It's a real gem because it's right on the roaring creek, a short walk along the creek to a quaint downtown and the site I got has full hook ups including a screaming wifi connection.  Yah!

What a great way to end the day!