Well we started off about 11:00am on Friday. Got ice in the cooler, food for the trip and filled the tanks with gas. We met up with everyone else that was going grabbed lunch and hit the freeway.
Well about 10 mins in the Van backfired and died. We pulled over to the side of the road and checked everything out. Nothing was obviously wrong and it fired right up again so we keep going. We got off the freeway and headed over to 99. Just when you'd think well maybe it'll be OK it'd die. At time I was thinking it was a fuel issue from filling the tanks. What ever it was it was getting worse and so we decided to stop in junction city and try and figure it out. Well a fuel filter, Electric fuel pump, Ignition control module (can't believe they had it in stock.) and 2 1/2 hours later we decided it wasn't going to be fixed today. We sent everyone else on and called AAA. It wasn't the 6th wedding anniversary we pictured when we headed out but at least we together. Someday I'm sure we'll look back and laugh. Well it was almost 6:00 before the tow truck came.
Sad day to see it jacked up like that.
Anyways After a very cramped ride in the tow truck (poor Mason was squished on the floor) We got it dropped off in front of the house. My Parents let us borrow their Pleasure Way Van. So it was about 8:30pm before we were able to hit the road again after transferring all the gear.
We decided to stop and get Ice Cream at the Dairy Queen we broke down at on the way there since we didn't get any.
After a long but uneventful drive we made it to Honeymen in Florence. It was 11:30pm so we unpacked and went to sleep. We woke up to Rain.. not unexpected but we had been hoping the forecast was wrong. We made the best of it as we always do.
My Parents Pleasure Way
Mason is Trying to keep dry
Nice Camp Ground
We did manage to make it out and rent some Quads to take out on the Dunes. It was fun but you sure feel it the next day.
Picture of generally what the dunes look like.. It was misting pretty good though.
Pretty much Packed up and headed home the next day.
Came down with some sort of Flu/Cold but Should start back working on the van this weekend. I know there are a number of things needing to be done before our next trip to make it successful.
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