So far

Posted by Jen, Eleanor & Calvin

Today we left for Atlanta at 12:40pm. We didn't make very far before we had to go to the bathroom. While we stopped, we realized that our car was leaking fluid. We discovered an oily liquid by the passenger's feet a few days ago, but had thought something was spilled--perhaps intentionally by malevolent, Clinton-hating oiler changers. Luckily, while assessing the extent of the "spill," Matt realized it went up behind the dash. This prompted me to call my brother-in-law, Von. Within seconds of hearing about the problem, Uncle Von told us we have a coolant leak. In fact, it turns out our coolant was very, very low. He told us we should go home because it could be a very big and expensive repair. So, after 2 hours of driving, and 30 minutes of stopping, we turned around and drove home.

Although it was fun, just a stop at the bathroom changed the whole trip. And we're going to have to see what we saw out our window all over again tomorrow in a rental car. We have some treats and rented movies for the iPod to get us through the 8 hours that lie ahead, and especially the two that we already did.

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