So we began our drive to northern California on Monday. When we arrived in Napa, it began raining very hard and we decided to keep going to a campground with cabins in Mendocino. We made it all the way to the state park, when the battery light and brake lights lit up and the car started acting strangely. We stopped the car, and sure enough the battery died right there. We were not able to start the car again. It was around 6:30 and already dark, and we couldn't leave the car there overnight, so we called my American Express roadside assistance number. They found us a 24 hour tow/auto service place, and it was only about three miles away.
Luckily, the auto place happened to be next door to an inn and across the street from a Mexican restaurant and a convenience store. We stayed the night and the next day found out from Bob (the mechanic) that we needed a new alternator and he had to order it. He found one and was able to get it in the car by that afternoon. While we were waiting for the car to be fixed we ate at the Mexican restaurant and walked to two wineries for tastings. At one winery they let us walk around the vineyard. Wine country is really beautiful this time of year.
Once we got the car back, we decided not to push our luck going farther north, so we decided to stay one more night in a Napa state park, and then start our journey back to Mass. We want to start off going to Yosemite, then maybe Death Valley, then the Grand Canyon before we go to Santa Fe for a night or two. We might not be able to write for a while. Hope everyone is doing well!
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the only time i was ever stranded on the side of the highway it was the alternator dying as well! it was right in the middle of the monkeys singing "i'm a believer" on the radio.. i think about it every time i hear that song!
keep writing you guys, it's so fun to hear the updates. will you be home for thanksgiving?? max and tuck and i leave for mexico tomorrow!
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