Day 12!
At 9:30 a new service writer came out and sat down beside me. She looks at me with a blank expressionless face and says "I am sorry to tell you that your truck has cancer". Sorry but that's what it felt like as she told me their was no sense fixing the truck transmission but best to just replace the trans box at the cost of $2700.00 and it would be in next Wednesday due to Labor day (do Canadian's celebrate labor day? I thought that was an American deal like Thanksgiving!)- three days before I'm to be installed and preach my 1st sermon and it would take me two days to get there so I would have one day to get ready.
This was a little surreal and that would nearly top out my credit card.
Ok, work the problem!
Plane fare to anchorage would cost 1,800.00 for one ticket, I would have to return to pick up the truck later- no go!
Repack the vehicles as needed and send the Mrs. and the kiddos on ahead. Possible!
Some wonderful people from Anchorage were working that end of the problem and were willing to come and escort Michelle and the kids. That would be a two day drive for them to get here. Very kind and VERY tempting but Michelle is independent, loves to drive and I would send her with just the pickup and kids. I could then follow next week with the truck and canoe and boat and dog and luggage and and and...later.
I checked with the place we were staying and they had a place for 75. and a hot plate and microwave so I will not starve- you always have to know whee your next meal is coming from- those are wise words from my bride!! For Whitehorse that is a great price and the lady was trying to help us out knowing we were in a pickle!
Rental car/ truck. 200 km free each day. 20 cents a mile after that 200km is used up. Whitehorse to Anchorage- about a 1000 miles- about double that for a conversion to km, NO! not an option!
Ok, fix the truck I told her and I will go and begin unloading it. We parted ways and with all hands on deck we had everything we brought with us out on the ground and deciding what will go with Michelle and the kids and what would follow with me a week later.
Phone rings. It is the dealership. "We found a transfer box in the shop" the voice on the other side of the phone says. "Get your truck back here and we will have it done today!"
ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR RELOAD!!! The Beverly Hillbillies do a complete reload and by 12:00 we are back at the dealership with both trucks, dog and three kids thanking God and all of you for your prayers.
We take the kids out for lunch and down to a historic riverboat that use to take people up and down the river during the gold rush. A very cool piece of history and some of the photos are below. We got the call at about 4pm the truck was ready and so we returned to pick it up. It was too late to get started and hit the next town before dark as well as cross the border into America again so we opted for one more night in the maple leaf (Canada).
Tomorrow though we make a RUN for the border!!!!
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| Can run in 2 feet of water- I do not think my boat can do that! |
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| My three ladies! |
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| Miss Independence! |
