On our way up, we had a trailer tire blow. We put the spare on and realized it was soft so we drove slowly to the nearest gas station to put air in it. We then drove to the nearest town that had a place to buy tires and bought a new "spare" tire. We made it the rest of the way to the island without any more troubles. However, Chad was checking out the trailer and realized that when the one tire blew, it damaged the tire in front of it. He went to put the new spare tire on and realized they sold him the wrong tire!!! It is a couple sizes too big, but we had to use it anyway.
Friday we all lined up to head out for a day of trail riding on the island. This picture shows us ready to head out. Yes, all nine of us fit in the Broncostar.
Here is a picture of the group before we left the resort where we were staying. Chad was doing some last minute fixes on the drive shaft before we took off.
Now, more troubles began. Shortly after we got out in the woods, the drive shaft problems got even worse. He ended up taking it out and we were two-wheel drive for a while, then a U-joint went as well. At that point, the older girls and I found rides with other people so there was the least amount of weight in the van as possible so Chad could make sure to get back out to the road. From this point on, I didn't have my camera so I don't have any more pictures. I did take some pictures with a friend's camera and when she sends them to me, I'll post them here because the babies were having fun with their first time at a beach.
I meant to take a picture of our cabin and the resort, but never got around to it. On Saturday the men went back out wheelin' with the kids (Chad "fixed" his drive shaft problems), but the drive shaft broke shortly after noon so he and the kids headed back. I had been scrapbooking all morning and playing with the babies. Chad ended up taking the girls to another beach while the babies and I ran some errands.
It started raining just as we were finishing up dinner on Saturday night. It rained during the night, but stopped just in time for us to load things up in the morning. We held a church service right at the resort (it was supposed to be at fossil beach, but we didn't have a way to get out there since the Broncostar was back out of commission). Everyone from our group came (except for two families), the owner of the resort and a few employees as well. Chad preached about dinosaurs and creation. It was a good service and you could tell God was working in some people's hearts.
The drive home was less dramatic than the ride up and we were glad to be in the comfort of our own home. I can't wait to go back!
