WE MADE IT!!!! 🤗
23 hours ago, around 10:30-11pm, we were stuck on the shoulder of a highway, not sure what to do, or if the engine was still intact.
I prayed for a miracle, knowing God would show up somehow, just not sure how.
We found the one video that talked about exactly what our issue was, and then realized that Vegas has a 24h parts store!! We got there past midnight, and my husband Macgyvered what they had to be placed in out broken piece. Only 5-6 bucks!
We drove a bit and then slept, getting to Reno today just before 5pm. Did all our Christmas shopping, and reached Susanville when the engine started heating up again... only 2 hours left, but they were 2 tense hours, again!
Reached a gas station close to my in-laws home and called his dad for more water. Didn't seem to need very much which was good, but we wanted to make sure we never hit the red again! Especially climbing their mountain.
Well, the water was fine, but we were low on transmission fluid, so halfway up the transmission started slipping, and we were again in an unknown situation, not knowing if we'd actually make it all the way.
As his dad went to get a truck and try doing some kind of special tow solution, my husband got the prompting to try it in a low gear, and it worked!! We made it all the way up, and now we're staying for Christmas!
Excited to see family tomorrow, as most of them had gone to bed by the time we got here, passed 11pm!
The original plan was to arrive well before 6 🤣🤣🤣