A BIT OF AN UPDATE

So we've been putting off talking about the "big trip." And I don't really know why...likely it is because it became something neither of us really expected. Some may call it naïveté, and perhaps it is. For almost the last two weeks Cortez has been stuck in Butler Missouri. And in hindsight it's really for no good reason. We had a full tank of gas, we could have made it home if we knew better. But we didn't. To be honest we know NOTHING about recreational vehicles. We are ignoramuses. And because of this we are plagued with a retro Winnebago stuck at Don's Auto Service 200 miles away. The plan...fix the utter mess of wiring under the front dash, windshield wiper motor and extreme back and forth steering wheel movement that causes me to be petrified of the co-pilot's seat while Cortez is in motion.

The perfect vintage Winnebago we thought we were getting was not to be. What we have is someting that is in dire need of repair and rehabilitation. We've come to accept that we have no other choice but to be up to the challenge. We'll work with what we've got. And what we've got is something that will force us to grow, become adaptable and alter our expectations. The ultimate 'playout' of this vintage Winnebago experience didn't go as expected and we're hoping in the end it will be a better experience than we could have hoped for!

Cortez the Killer's got potential and we're Ok with that!

If I'm being cryptic, I'm sorry. In short we made it 80 miles away from  Joplin Missouri believing we were operating a vehicle that lacked a primary gas tank. Knowing nothing about Winnebagos we thought we were running on an axillary tank which meant we were limited to 50-70 miles at a time. After about 90 miles we realized we were running on dreams and wishes and camped out at the Wal-mart in Butler Missouri. After many phone calls, confusion and lots of frustration we were shit out of luck. We had a 38 year old RV on our hands that was not in the shape to be making a 260 mile excursion. We checked Cortez into Ron's rehabilitation center as per the ladies recommendation at Butler's local drive thru liquor store and ventured back to Ames in Green Greta the Camry. We intend on picking Cortez up this weekend, hopefully as good as new. We promise to keep you updated, because this is surely an adventure both us and you should have the pleasure of enjoying!!

Love,

A & C