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| Ken's face splattered with glass |
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| Broken windshield |
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| Turkey feathers and glass under the driver's seat |
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| Turkey feathers and glass all through the motorhome |
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| No window left! |
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| Glass on the dash |
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| Dead turkey - after being shot twice by the patrolman |
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
First Day Out - and first day drama!
OK - for those of you who might be interested, this begins the "Journal of Our Journey", if you will. The first day of the rest of our lives begins here. After selling our home and most of its contents, we are now on the road aiming to spend a couple of months in Texas, away from the cold Iowa winter. We left Muscatine, IA at 6:00 AM on Sunday, January 30th. Our first overnight stop was scheduled to be Memphis, arriving after an 8-9 hour drive. Unfortunately, after six hours on the road, a huge wild turkey crashed into our windshield and literally flew under Ken's feet. The glass from the windshield and the feathers from the turkey covered the inside of our motorhome. Miraculously, Ken got the coach pulled over to the side of the road, and threw the turkey out the door, as he tried to wring its neck in the process! I ran up the road to find the mile marker of our location, called 911, and within minutes the ambulance and patrol cars arrived. Ken was able to drive the motorhome to a local campground, escorted by the police. He managed to "bandage' the broken window with plastic, and we have spent the last few days here trying to keep warm and waiting for a new windshield to arrive from Elkhart, Indiana. Will update with new posts soon.
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Woooohoooo! KimmyPoo's got a blog! Way to break the ice, Mama - helps to have such an adventurous story to start with. I'm confident there will be many more, hopefully a LITTLE less exciting excursions along the way. ;) Proud of you - for the blog, AND the journey! xoxoxox
ReplyDeleteWell, I have to say I'm glad that both of you are safe and sound and that Shawn and I were able to meet you today in Red Bay. I've shared a link to your blog on the Tiffin Motorhomes Facebook page. We look forward to hearing all the adventures you have in your Allegro Bus.
ReplyDeleteI love to write and blog every week. I will be following you through both my husband and my blog. Thanks again for visiting us in Red Bay, we wish you safe future travels.