This has been a rough trip on us, but we've made the best of it and had a good time anyway. Let's take a look back at Murphy's attempts to spoil our week.
Last Thursday, (the night before we left for ND): While packing my truck, we noticed a transmission line that just cracked and started leaking onto my garage floor and had to work all evening to find a place to repair it that night or early Friday morning. No parts and repair facilities were available, so we put JB Weld on it in order to be able to make it to Marietta the next morning.
Friday: Departed around 7am for Marietta Ford to get the trans line repaired enroute to ND. Friday around 8:30pm in Wisconsin, the engine blows a plug and coil out and halts progress. We sleep in the truck until we could get it repaired the next morning.
Saturday: We repaired it as good as could be done with limited tools and abilities in the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts. This allows us to continue towards ND while we search for a garage to do a permanent repair. We make it almost to Minnesota before we find a place open and willing to do the work... And spend 3+ hours waiting while they work on it.
Sunday and Monday: Bill got sick on Sunday and remained quite sick until his fever broke Monday night.
Tuesday: Nothing happened except normal hunting... Crazy!!
Wednesday: I started feeling sick in the morning and continued to feel worse as the day went on. We went to bed early and my fever broke that night.
Thursday: Maggie was retrieving a pheasant and ran through a barbed wire fence, resulting in 12 stitches and incapacitating her for the rest of the trip. Additionally, Winnie ate a thin "liner" sock at some point in the last couple of days and we haven't noticed it coming back out either end yet.
Friday: Towards the end of a successful evening pheasant hunt, while walking back towards the truck, I realized that my Oakley sunglasses had fallen off my head and are lost.
Saturday: A little bit of hunting and started driving... No major issues.
Sunday: In Indiana (almost to Ohio border) and the truck blew a different spark plug and coil out of the engine. Exactly the same issue as we had on our way to ND... We are currently near Columbus, and attempting to limp it back home to WV.
To make things worse, our wives have not had it easy this week either and should be publicly recognized for their efforts and sacrifices...
Dealing with all of the normal (but not easy) problems of everyday life as a temporary single parent... PLUS:
Jennifer's car blew a transmission last Monday and she has been dealing with that... Thanks mom and dad for picking up Jennifer and the kids along side I-68 and for the use of your car.
Lori and Drew have been sick for at least 1 day each this past week, and Luke carried a fever of 100+ for three days, requiring a visit to the doctor, then hospital for lots of tests (blood work, urine sample, x-rays...). However, he seems to be doing better now and all tests have come back normal so far.
Thank you Lori and Jennifer for everything you do and putting up with our hunting pursuits!! We love you and will see you soon.
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