The carefully planned and highly anticipated West Coast Birthday Weekend Adventure

Hallelujah! We we’re finally on our way to Tofino for Andrew's carefully planned and highly anticipated West Coast Birthday Weekend Adventure. As we turn off of the inland highway towards Pt. Alberni I ask him to head down to Coombs Old Country Market prior to the L-O-N-G portion of the journey ~ translation: not gonna be a lot of 'powder rooms ' from here on in!

So we hang a left onto the old road and all of a sudden the car has no power. Uh oh! What the heck is going on? Funny enough (haha yeah tongue in cheek funny ) when Judd and I were on our way home from Victoria last weekend, the same thing happened. Try Second gear, oops we are going a little too fast! Third gear, no power, Second gear... still too fast, Third gear still no power. Oh man! So we call Dan, our great friend at Canadian Tire…back in Courtenay. I mentioned we were in Coombs didn't I? That’s 45 mins from Courtenay for those of you unfamiliar with this area.

Drew tries to describe the cars “issue” to the best of his ability, neither of us are car experts, we hire people to do car stuff... Hello!

I, having a lucid moment, whip out the camera. We are going to need to document this adventure. It’s always what you make of it isn't it? So I’m snapping pics, Drew’s on the phone to C Tire, BCAA , National Rent a car, Budget rent a car, C Tire again. We are not going to cancel our carefully planned and highly anticipated West Coast Birthday Weekend Adventure because of a little car trouble!

By this point, I have taken myself into the hospital in the midst of this little sideline adventure...oh, I didn't mention that? Because the closest powder room to poor wee Durbs, aka: 'broke down 1992 Honda Accord with the personalized plates', was in the Coombs Veterinary Hospital!

So Drew decides he may as well powder his nose while we are waiting, we aren’t sure when Budget will arrive or when the only tow truck in town will get here. I decide to utilize my time most efficiently by starting the next installment of “THE” blog…oh scare the life out of me! Someone just rapped on my window !!!! Whew it is the Budget guy! We carefully deliberate, then decide that it is easier for Drew to go with Budget guy on his own to get the 2010 Golf that will take us the rest of the way on our carefully planned and highly anticipated West Coast Birthday Weekend Adventure.

Oh, hold on, here is a little segway into my story writing in current time; Tow truck Guy (not necessarily his real name) just called me on Drew’s cell, very apologetic, gonna be a little longer. He says, “Buddy flat tire guy can't seem to make up his mind what he wants to do here - change it, tow it, park it, move it, burn it, sell it- for crying out loud!” I was quite enjoying myself actually, so I say, “It’s really not a big deal, we are good, Drew is still with Budget guy getting the new car and quite frankly this is a great blog story so don't get yourself lathered up Tow Truck Guy.” He sounded like he was smiling at this point! J

I have Kari Jobe singing her heart out, I have a big bag of road trip food at my side, a cuppa Eastern Sunrise green tea in the cup holder, the rain is pelting the windscreen of poor wee Durbs, aka:'broke down 1992 Honda Accord with the personalized plates ', I am toasty and dry. The only challenge is that I hear the Powder room calling my name, if I can hold out ‘til Drew gets back with the new car, I will finally make it to Coombs Old Country Market. Every carefully planned and highly anticipated West Coast Birthday Weekend Adventure needs an extra unexpected powder room visit with a triple scoop ice cream chaser. It’s just to tide me over until we get to Tofino!

The adventure continues! Watch for the next installation!