Sunday, July 13, 2008

South Dakota Trip: "New Wheels at Last!"

I was a very helpful shopping assistant for Ann, and even modeled a stylish vacation car, but no luck. She decided to stick with her CR-V and they finally had it ready for us Saturday morning, so we were outta there! Before we left, though, I had to update my dry erase sign from "Mt. Rushmore or Bust!" to "Mt. Rushmore or Bust! (again)" The guys at the dealer though I was crazy and that the first sign jinxed the old CR-V. They couldn't believe we kept the sign, much less updated it. We'll see. I think it's bringing us luck! We could have gotten stuck in the middle of South Dakota, miles from any city. I think we got lucky!


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What's with the Red Sox shirt!!!
Traitor.

Frau Ashby said...

WOW--what a beginning to your trip! I hope that all goes smoothly from here on out! I will keep your travels in my prayers...sounds like you have been sailing along with a guardian angel already, however.

P.S. Your blog looks great. I love the photos!

P.P.S. Thanks for the tip about the Oregon Trail coffee shop on Main Street--I love it! See you when you get back!

BMan said...

That wouldn't happen to be an "El Guapo" shirt, would it?

Traveling Al said...

Yep, BMan, that is the "El Guapo" shirt. Thanks again for the gift from your trip to Boston. Regardless of the fact that it's not a St. Louis Cardinals shirt, it was still a cool gift for a Spanish teacher.

Bro Pat, Does the above answer your question?

BTW, the shirt made a great gift in Mitchel, SD. The "El Guapo" was going to be one of the T-shirts that I left along the way after wearing it, but while in Mitchel, I ran into a Red Sox fan, so I took it off my back and just gave it to him. He freaked. I was happy my old shirt had a new owner and didn't end up in a landfill. Win-win!

Unknown said...

Say, wasn't "El Guapo" the villian in The Three Amigos?