To Winnipeg We Go

It was an early morning on Monday. We were mostly ready, but we still needed to pack our beds and things which we had used the night before. The truck and camper were both very full, my truck hitch almost dragging on the ground. It was time, what we had spent the last few months building towards, we were on our way to Winnipeg.
Tunes going, cruise set, we only had seven hours to go when I looked out my side mirror and saw a sight that I'm sure I never wanted to see. A trail of wood metal and insulation flying in all directions behind us. I braked hard, over to the shoulder, and hopped out to see what was going on. At first glance I could see that there was only one tire on the drivers side, meaning one had imploded somewhere along the line. As well as having no tire, it seemed that as the tire flew off it took out a hunk of the floor and the entire fresh water fill line. The second tire on that side was also disabled by the metal tire well lining balling up on top of it. This was bad. I knew there that we were in for a long day.
We headed back towards Davidson (some 20 km's) to find a UHAUL. Unfortunately we found that if we wanted a UHAUL we needed to either travel to Regina, Saskatoon or Moose Jaw. We chose Moose Jaw as it was the closest, a mere 80 km's away. I will spare the details of the rest of our trip, only to say that it took us an extra 5 hours to get to Winnipeg. Our camper, which now sits at an RV dealer in Davidson, is now waiting for an insurance adjuster to more than likely write it off. In the mean time our planned 2 week camping trip is not happening, leaving us in limbo for the next 2 weeks.
Through all this I've learned 2 really important things. That even though a situation is not what you would call ideal, make the most of it, turn it into an adventure and always check your trailer tires before taking a trip! (pictures to follow)