First Roadtrip! Part 5: The Long Ride Home

Well, the ride home was a bit more eventful than the ride TO Wisconsin. All was well untill we past Eau Claire and I heard Dave say "Uh Oh"...and pull over on the shoulder of I-94. The car wouldn't get out of first gear, so here we were, going about 20 mph and wondering what to do. Luckily, we were able to coast down the Colfax/Elk Moun exit and almost made it to the gas station parking lot before the car stopped. God is good, though, because it could have been SO worse. We ended up joining AAA, and unpacking our "essentials" from the car before it got picked up for a tow to the Cities...and we hung outside the gas station for about 4 hours until our knight in shining armor, Dave Dover, was able to come and pick us up. (PS--the car's converter belt shattered and basically the car's engine needs to be replaced, so DAve and I are going to live off of one car for awhile.)


Hanging out outside the gas station...Oscar did SO well!


Lucky for us, this store was right next door. Ha ha ha.


Oscar snuggling with daddy after we moved inside the gas station due to chilly weather.


Our friend, Dover, rescuing us. It really wasn't that bad, but the most tragic thing was the gas station didn't have one of those automatic hot chocolate machines! :)