The road to get here was LONG and HARD. And the hardships are clearly not over yet.
The day we left was a flurry of activity. We had to do laundry, take a shower (because we don't know the next time we'll be able to take a full blown shower vs. washing up in our camper sink), get a few parts and pieces, propane, water.... I think that was about it... but then we actually had to go.
Starting out was actually pretty good. But the day didn't continue to go smoothly. The truck has so many things that need fixed. Like... there are wires sticking out all over the dash... the lights and gauges don't all work... Tip of the iceberg, haha.
To be fair, Brandon can be a little bit of a worrier... so while we were going up Monarch Pass, he worked himself up, and we had to stop really quickly because he got sick. After that, I tried to drive the rest of the way up the pass, but then our truck overheated, so we had to stop again.... the coolant was boiling... clearly a very bad sign. And of course we are nowhere near civilization.
There were tears on my part, haha.
After we had stopped for about 45 minutes, we started up again. And we made it to some BLM land just outside of Gunnison. Brandon was supposed to ski the next day, but we knew until we checked over the truck we weren't going to make it.
Anyway, we saw a mechanic, got some new batteries, and headed on our way again. We made it to Ouray, and we are currently in an RV park. Ouray is a super cute town, and I have been enjoying the two days we've been here. 😊 We haven't quite figured out where we are going next, but I guess we don't have to, ha.
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