Kick's Travels: Visits with Joe & Bev September 2018

To our surprise and delight, Joe and Bev were once again going to Kiawah Island for a week's stay at a house son Jeff and daughter-in-law Kate rented. So, they stopped in to see us Thursday afternoon. The next morning, we met at a Cracker Barrel in Anderson before they continued on down to the resort. On Monday, even more to our surprise and delight, Joe called to invite us to Kiawah for Friday. Being that pets are not allowed at the rental, we decided to take the trailer to a campground outside of Charleston for Thursday and Friday nights. We thought we could connect with friends while there, too, but that didn't work out. Despite our usual "if it weren't for bad luck, we'd have no luck at all", we were able to connect with Joe and family for a few hours.

Bev, Joe, and I outside Cracker Barrel. It was the first time I've been to a Cracker Barrel where there was no wait!!!

Yep, that's Bob getting ready to change a flat on the trailer. About an hour out of Seneca, a trailer tire on the driver's side blew. The shredded rubber tread broke off part of the wheel fender and just missed breaking a window. Luckily, the tire held air long enough for Bob to get off the interstate and to a place where he could safely put on the spare. Realizing there was a problem with the axle on the trailer, he didn't drive over 60 mph the rest of the way, making for a very long ride, and also changing our plans. Attending to the trailer took priority.

Lake Aire is a very pretty campground, but we had no time to enjoy. We found a tire shop about 10 miles down the road from the park where Bob was able to get two tires Friday morning. The owner said he would fix the axle the next morning, if it wasn't raining. We were there just as he opened, but because it had started to rain, he wouldn't do the work. So, we were back on the road holding our breaths the whole trip back. Good thing prayers work!

There is always a silver lining, and this one is in my arms...meeting six month old Jake. He is such a happy boy. Kate said she and Jeff couldn't have asked for a more perfect baby.