*singing* leaving on a jet plane, dont know if I'll be back again.....

[Boyd]

I'll have to check the maps, but i think we are taking 35 - up till 135? then I think zipping over and north to 80/90. The mississippi goes up to wis? geez, i gotta get those maps out for real!!!!!!!!!!!!


Quote:

 

[speckledhen]

Have fun, Boyd! It will be, er, um, quiet here without you!

 

[Boyd]

I found out that my folks now have broadband Cyn...................


muahahahhahahahahahaha But I will keep my nose clean. Ya'll deserve a vacation too!

 

[chickeypoo]

yeah we are up a couple hours into wisconsin. not too far from the Mississippi River
Sue

 

[Boyd]

well the van i came down here to drive back up north had a little bit of a problem after all. It's been sitting since Janurary and as soon as I drove it out of the storage lot the brakes went all mushy on me. Rats, the rearview mirror confirmed... brake fluid on the ground.

Limped the van back to my mom n dad's house and find out that not only the brake line in the front passenger side, but the rear driver side burst as well. Sigh, I've been up since 5:30 playing with it (since its the coolest in early morning) and have figured out where the burst areas are. Now I have to buy some steel brake line and hope the bleeders on the brakes aren't rusted shut

I am thankful it was something simple like this, but it's going to be another 100+ day here so I'll start the repairs later on tonight

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Quote:
Hey I am all for a John Denver sing along! My stereo don't know how to play anything else but John Denver!

Boyd, good luck fixin those brakes.

 

[Boyd]

well I made it home tonight. From kansas it should have been a 12 1/2 hour drive but it ended up being closer to 19 including the hour we skipped ahead. Had soemthing fray the serpentine belt in the big van and it took out my power steering line somewhere in western Illinois. Luckily the pump wasn't ruined and I was able to patch it with the help of a super great and nice tow truck driver and his wife. He actually had all the parts needed to fix it back at his garage and I was off in less than 2 hours from breakdown!!!!!!!!!!

Whew!

It was worth it getting the van home, and we had oodles of fun. Now I can bring the family out in public with 1 vehicle

Pics to follow

We named the van the beast btw.

PS, my texas fam followed me home (mom dad and most of the sibs) so I'll be busy for the next week and a half

So happy, I feel like a cat that just inherited a creamery.

 

[saddina]

Your road trip became a caravan??

 

[Sillystunt]

I love it! please get a decal across the front windshield that say's....THE BEAST! LOL

i know the feeling of wanting 1 ride for the family. When mu bus goes down i wanna cry!

Glad you made it back, we missed you!

 

[Boyd]

yes, mom and dad are in St. Louis Mo at the moment and should be ariving later on tonight