Valdosta, Georgia: Broke down/Fixed up at BUG BARN

Well, just as we posted about getting past our 3,000 mile mark... We've had a little run of bad luck. Last night we pulled off the highway thinking things didn't feel quite right and sure enough the van just sputtered and shut off.

After a nice guy named Cody spent 2 hrs giving us correct terminology of how to explain what was going on, and some good conversation as well-we were pooped! We had had a long day on the road so we decided to treat ourselves to a $40 motel, some tv and a shower!

Early this morning we went back to the van parked in a mall parking lot to find a flat tire! And to top it off, the jack hole was all bent so we couldn't fit the jack in to jack it up and change the tire! That's when Cory came (a very talkative troubled kid)- he figured out the jack situation and changed the tire! 2 1/2 hours and many slightly disturbing stories later we were all set to find a spot to check out our van!

So, here we are sitting at the bug barn where it looks like we are in GREAT hands! We've got all day and Jesse (like Jesse James) and Chris are just fueling up on some food before they dig in and start figuring our mess out!!
The best part is that they're VW bus friendly and it's a nice sunny day!!