Thank you Mac Daddy for fixing our ride! Until today whenever someone talked to me about their car, all I heard was “blah, blah, blah,” kind of like Charlie Brown’s teacher. Now, I know what a thermostat does, why it is important, and how and where to add coolant. We also know where to buy about 40 acres of land with an orchard and farmhouse for less than $300,000. And we got a great tip on fresh seafood that arrives at your home – 2sistersalaskaseafood.com. Because we didn’t get on the road until noon, and had more than 600 miles to travel, it was a long day. But the scenery along Highway 70 was stunning and the Rockies are gorgeous. The thunder storms rolled in, the lightning illuminated the sky in bursts, a rainbow chased it away, and the sunset swept across the heavens. Meanwhile, we drove and drove and drove. After dusk, we found the parting advice from Mac Daddy’s owner, Paul, to be exceedingly accurate – “Watch for deer and coyote cuz any of them can wipe out your little car.” With my eyesight fading, Stacie’s sharp peepers spied at least ten deer. The two that crossed the road right in front of us were fawns – where was their mom and why are they out alone after dark – that’s what I wanted to know! After the second near miss, we became owls, hunched over and anxiously peering into the dark, keeping our speed to about 35 mph. We were ecstatic to reach the hotel at 10 pm. Whew!
