Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Roadkill celery We spent today picking up the pieces, calling insurance companies and trying to arrange a replacement vehicle. Although we thought we might be sore all over this morning, we felt remarkably fine given the circumstances. Connecting with two insurance companies and West Herr Ford in Amherst, NY, took most of the morning. Mike Wilkinson is looking for a used Explorer that will tow a boat or camper. Am I crazy to replace an Explorer with another one? I don't think so. The old one stayed pretty intact while rolling in the median, and we were well protected inside. Mike tells me newer models have a wider, longer wheelbase and independent rear suspension, so a newer model should be more stable. You can bet whatever replacement camper we buy will be more stable, too. Around noon, we hiked down the road to Kingsville Towing, where Joel let us into the impound lot. We searched the Explorer first, salvaging the little bits of our life that remained there: a few coins, the trailer hitch, some of the flat stones we picked up at Zion what seems like a year ago. Gotta go back tomorrow for the plates, which I forgot we can use on the new car. We took a few photos of me in the driver's seat, to lighten up a bit. We had neglected to shoot photos of the wreck yesterday. Too busy dealing with it at the time. Then it was on to the Hi-Lo, where we found a pile of stuff we had missed before: socks, our welcome sign, Shivani's garden tools, the kitchen timer that was still shrieking and a bag of celery, which I ate since it was already lunch time. Took a couple shots of Shivani with the camper. We lugged half the stuff back to the Kingsville Motel, leaving heavy stuff behind for later. After lunch, we headed out to search for Bobby, with no luck. That story is developing into a local cause, and I'll report more on that later. Time for dinner at our favorite restaurant in downtown Kingsville (Pop. 25, maybe?), Kay's Place. Home cooking at a decent price. Later... 6:25:14 PM    comment []

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