Maiden Voyage Adventure

Jen:
We knew we had an adventure ahead of us, however this was not quite what we had envisioned. Calling AAA from the Ralph's parking lot in Los Osos was not what I expected to be doing at 9:00 on Friday night, but as we keep saying, it could have been worse. For example, a super nice guy rolled up on us as Kyle was jacking up the car and removing the wheel, and not only called Auto Zone in Morro Bay, but he gave us a ride there once they confirmed they had what we needed! What are the odds of that? He had his 2 daughters with him and he had lots of stories of places he had surfed before. I think he could empathize with our situation and maybe had been there before once or twice. He definitely gave us a breath of hope in a shitty evening. He even gave us his cell number and told us to call if we needed more trouble. Big shout out to Mark in Los Osos and his two daughters, that was a super random act of kindness. Unfortunately once we got back to the car the drum had siezed to the spindle and it was impossible to remove. So we were forced to call AAA for a tow. Fortunately Jill was home and a total lifesaver! We had the MCU towed to Jill's and it was nice to end the evening on a good note with friends in a nice warm home. Today Kyle spent the better part of the day running around San Luis County getting parts for a mechanic who was open on a Saturday. In the end we got it fixed, but talk about a turn of events. We didn't get to try anything out... not the stove, the sink or the pop top bed. But we stayed in the moment and realized it for the adventure it was and felt thankful that we got it fixed in one day and didn't have to wait until Tuesday for the parts, like they originally told us. Also spending time with Jill and Robert was definitely a plus. I got to bond with Robert's dog, Killer and Jill's cat Rubie, who happens to be our cat, Jerry's sister... so I am technically her aunt... Ok, I am a crazy cat lady. I admit it. :) That's all for now... I hope to post a video of the adventure if I can figure out how to do it.