Monday, May 28, 2007

Day Fifteen - Monday

Well, just as week three of the trip was getting started it came to a crashing stop...literally at 3:41 pm! Somewhere about 30 miles East of Miles City, Montana we hit a deer. I made it 5, 770 miles, with Kathryn for 4, 460 of them, with no problems, and then my mom arrives.:) My mom was driving, but it scared me nonetheless. The car would have been driveable except for the fact that anitfreeze was leaking from somewhere. So, we called directory assistance and got the number of a towing place and body shop. The tow truck man called the highway patrol because they showed up a short while later and said the two people had called. So, the cop wrote up an accident report and then the tow man showed up. I must say people were quite friendly...two stopped and backed up on the interstate to make sure we were okay and had help on the way. We got to Miles City, MT and a hotel around 5:40 pm.

So, that was the excitement for today. We left Butte, Montana around 10:30am and were going to try to make it all the way home to MN tonight, but clearly that isn't happening. So many thousands of miles and almost home and something has to happen. But, I must say the crash could have been a lot worse. It also could have happened when Kathryn and I were in the middle of some freaky state like New Mexico or Nevada. So, I guess in the end I should be thankful.

End of the story is we are stuck in Miles City, Montana for who knows how long. They will look at the car tomorrow (everyone is closed because of Memorial Day) but no one in town stocks parts, so it may take a day or two to ship a radiator or whatever is leaking antifreeze in from somewhere as well as any other parts that are needed to make it driveable.

There is one less deer in Montana tonight.

Quote of the Day:
"The road of life can only reveal itself as it is travelled; each turn in the road reveals a surprise. Man's future is hidden."

1 comment:

Miss Fehr said...

WOW! That is really too bad!! Hopefully it will get taken care of quicker than you think!!! That is really too bad that you will not make it back as scheduled! What a hassle that will cause!! Best of luck getting your car fixed!

Katie & Kathryn's Roadmix (the playlist we've made for our trip...any suggestions for additions?)

  • Ain't Nothin Like - Brad Paisley
  • Born to Fly - Sara Evans
  • Corn in a Box - Kate Campbell
  • Everything I Own - Bread
  • Happy Girl - Martina McBride
  • I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) - The Proclaimers
  • If You're Gonna Play in Texas - Alabama
  • Last Dollar (Fly Away) - Tim McGraw
  • Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
  • Little Boxes - Pete Seeger
  • Macarena - Los Del Rio
  • Nothin' Bout Love Makes Sense - LeAnn Rimes
  • On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
  • Paradise - Bodeans
  • Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
  • The Cheap Seats - Alabama
  • The Road and the Radio - Kenny Chesney
  • This Land is Your Land - Peter, Paul & Mary
  • Tubthumping - Chumbawumba
  • Twang on a Wire - Kate Campbell
  • Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks

Weird Town Names We've Seen

  • Home on the Range, ND
  • Beach, ND
  • Alice, ND
  • Phosphate, MT
  • Paradise, MT
  • Opportunity, MT
  • Anaconda, MT
  • Rocker, MT
  • Salmon le Sac, WA
  • Cle Elum, WA
  • Ritzville, WA
  • George, WA
  • Opportunity, WA
  • Scio, Oregon
  • Drain, Oregon
  • Glide, Oregon
  • Honeydew, California
  • Strawberry, California
  • Secret Town, California
  • Truckee, California
  • Welcome, Nevada
  • Ola, Nevada
  • Stone House, Nevada
  • Price, Utah
  • American Fork, Utah
  • Spanish Fork, Utah
  • Brian Head, Utah
  • Tuba City, Arizona
  • The Gap, Arizona
  • Two Guns, Arizona
  • Defiance, New Mexico
  • Wooton, Colorado
  • Friend, Nebraska
  • Wahoo, Nebraska
  • What Cheer, Iowa

License Plates We've Seen

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Alberta, Canada
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • British Columbia, Canada
  • California
  • Colorada
  • Connecticut
  • Costa Rica - How does that work?!?!
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Manitoba, Canada
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Mexico
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Ontario, Canada
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Quebec, Canada
  • Rhode Island
  • Sasachewan
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennesee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • Yukon Territory, Canada