The Open Road Tour is about to resume

Things stalled for a week while I waited for 16" trailer tires from Amazon. One of the tires had a small gash which was causing a slow leak. I considered the gash problematic enough that I wanted to replace them before I continued. 

The only 16" tires which would get to me within a week through Amazon was shipped by one of the 3rd party sellers. The nearest bike shop with 16" tires in the direction which I am going is about 200 miles away. I figured that the delay was better than the risk of a blowout. 

The tires which I received were 29ers. It's not the first bad experience with Amazon's resellers. Well, I am not going to spend another week in a motel to get the correct tires. I jury-rigged the tire with the gash. I took a couple of strips from an extra waterproof bag and put a liner between the outer tire and the innertube. As long as the gash does not expand, the liner will keep the innertube away from the gash. So I am hopeful that I will get to Shreveport without a problem. The bike shop is holding tires for me.

It looks like an older gash which I probably got in Houston. I had thought of getting new tires for the trailer. But I though that the tread was good enough for a while. I should have looked more closely.

On the positive side, I managed to get the Houston stuff worked out so that I won't need to return to Houston.