Griswold Vacation Continues!!!!

Last night we drove until about 1:30 a.m. making it just east of St. Louis. We pulled right into a Sam's Club/Wal-Mart parking lot and popped up the camper. There were already two other trailers parked there for the night. We fell asleep in two seconds, exhausted from the drive. We woke up at about 7:00 ready to begin another day of driving.

Nick drove about 400 feet (not even out of the parking lot) and the transmission light came on. At first we didn't think it was that big of a deal, but then the truck started sputtering when we got above 50 mph. We pulled off at the next exit to check it out and determined that it was the cam shaft sensor. We tried calling a Dodge dealership. Then we remembered...IT'S THE FOURTH OF JULY!! Nothing is open! It was really starting to feel like we were part of the Griswold Family Vacation!


Nick had the bright idea of looking on Craigslist for a traveling mechanic. We found a posting by Terry of Good-N-Tight Mobile Auto Repair and gave him a call. He was out the door and to our truck in about 30 minutes. The truck was fixed and ready for the road 15 minutes and $40 later. Thank goodness for wireless internet cards! It is our hope that this will be the last minor "snag" of the trip. We'll have to see...


We just drove through St. Louis and over the Mississippi River. We saw the St. Louis Arch and I was able to take a picture from the car. I wish we had more time to stay and sight see. It looks like a neat city, but Yellowstone here we come!!

*Nick is really starting to think he is Chevy Chase. He has started belting out the song "Holiday Road" and keeps glancing in his rear view mirror expecting Christie Brinkley to cruise up in her convertible. :)

Well that's all for now. Thanks for checking in on us!