On the Road...

So, I really am on “the road to Rolex”! It is 3.23 on Tuesday afternoon, Chris just took over driving and I immediately got out the computer! We are on I 270 the Columbus OH by-pass. Tug (Beagle) is lounging across the WHOLE of the back seat in the truck, and just cannot believe his good fortune that he is included in this road trip! As many of you will know, Tug rarely gets to accompany us to the events, but let’s face it we couldn’t leave him at home for ROLEX!

T, Cassie, Gelsey and Isabella (Bailey and Missy) are about an hour and a half ahead of us. They left home at 5.40am and Chris and I pulled out around 7.30am, after getting Amanda ready for school, packing her lunch, big goodbyes, etc!

The drive is going well, barring some on and off very heavy down pores…………and one little glitch. On the PA Turnpike about 3 hours into our journey, just 5 minutes after getting back on the road from fueling up, we had a blow out on the camper. Of all the luck in the world there was a pull off area right there and I just quickly pulled into it. Having experienced many a blow out over the years of trailering I knew immediately what had happened, in the same second, a moment of panic, as I did not recall seeing a tyre iron in the camper when I was loading it………………………………………… Well of course there wasn’t, and let me tell you , I know better, how could I possibly have forgotten to check for the breakdown equipment. Well, God was definitely looking out for me today………………….. would you know, there was a State Cop sitting right there! Lucky for us…………………….. I opened the back of the camper, in the hope that maybe I was wrong, but no………………no tyre iron :( Oh dear, but as I turned the State Trooper was walking towards me, and I ask him if by any chance he had one we could borrow, “Sure do!” comes the cheery reply and Chris and I look at each other with absolute relief! Thank you God!

After a very speedy change of tyre, Chris was amazing, we were back on the road, and once again heading to Lexington!

P.S. Tire or Tyre for the Brits and the Americans reading this :)