Gremlins in the Machinery

After the first two days debacles, I was up at 8 sharp calling a repair place I have used successfully in the past for RV repairs in Reno. They were able to get us in right away, so we went there and the cats and humans hung out in the dank waiting room while the mechanics diagnosed our overheating problem. Turns out, it was actually quite simple. After the mechanic in Yerington changed the belt, he had not checked the coolant levels. I had added a gallon of coolant through the overflow system and that was all  it would take. Now, however, they found that we were 3 gallons low. After replacing it, we had no temperature gauge problems, and pressure testing and visual inspection did not suggest a leak. We were back on the road by noon. Unfortunately, there was not enough time to diagnose the non-functioning refrigerator, and we had to throw out all our food and go shopping. At this point, the fridge side was to be used as a pantry, and the freezer was staying at about 40 deg so we used that as a fridge. Off to the Sierras and we were scheduled to stop in Weed, CA at the Friendly RV park, which was somewhat friendly, but did allow for good views of Mt Shasta and a mountain T storm.

Oh, and did I mention we had to jumpstart the MINI because the damn battery ran down again?