Day 3 7/2 One step at a time
Sunday morning started off beautifully. Early start. Good night's sleep. Easy driving. What could go wrong? (Insert dramatic music here). About an hour outside of Edmonton the rain started coming down pretty heavily, but no worries The Armada was doing great. Monson special fix on the wheel bearings (I believe various forms of duct tape and sheer will) seem to be holding. Erik pulled off to tinkle in the rain and then jump back in the car cursing. Uh-oh. We quickly pulled off and began about a 4-hour round of research and calling with extremely slow data to secure towing and a mechanic. We didn't realize that not only was it Sunday and nothing was open but it was in the middle of a 3-day weekend for Canadians (Happy Canada Day eh!). Everything would be closed on Monday as well. With a lot of anxiety brewing, we came to some decisions and here are some of the takeaways. 1. Canadians are extremely polite people. Numerous people stopped to ask if we were okay and if...