Today the car decided to break! It started off ominously,,,just a little extra squeak under the bonnet and within 10km was gone, totally broken. The water pump fan had broken off the water pump. I was monitoring the development of the wobble in the fan hoping we could limp to the closest place and the red alt. light came on and so there we were beside the Bussel Hwy. Still a long way short of Freeo.
We rang the trusty RACQ and the RACWA and 7 hours later we were in Fremantle Village. I am sure the phone bill will cost more than the tilt truck trip from Margaret River to Fremantle some 250km. But as usual our trip had its lighter sides like the last leg was by golf buggy. Our car is in the carpark out the front of the village . Some distance from P24 our tent site so the night manager kindly allowed us to overload his golf buggy and transport all our gear to P24. Then there was the mystery tour of Margaret River. The truck driver got a taxi to collect us from downtown Margaret river and ferry us to his depot so we could sign the fax for the RACQ so he could get an order number to take us to Fremantle [250 km ]. Then there was the RACQ operator who needed us to give her the name of the mechanic and estimates of the repair while we were beside the road before she could authorise the tow???????
So now Carol will have to get the car towed again ,get the waterpump replaced, the windscreen replaced the oil changed and go shopping for a new swimming costume . I know she can do it all and while balancing the washing ,cooking and car washing. She is really fantastic. Don't you just love women who CAN.
Ooooopps I would help if I could but I will be at the conference ,,,thinking of how wonderful she is and how much I love her.
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