Day 5 the way home

Day 5 the last day was an adventure all in itself, but without the fishing.

We slummed around a bit on Friday morning knowing we had to head back to the states, Rich had a Family Reunion to get to down in Wenatchee,

So by 9:30ish we were all loaded up and ready to hit the trail homeward. It's a little cooler the wind is stronger, and the smell of fire in the air. 

Out of the park we stop. I check my load radio check and wait to see Rich and Gary in my mirror before pulling away from the stop sign.  The Hi-way thru Hell is just a mile away.

As I get on keeping a watch in my mirrors and when I don’t see them turn behind me I pull over. Scott and I we wait and wait 3-4-5 10 minutes goes by. We try them on the two ways nothing, try them on the cell phone nothing.

It is only maybe a half mile to the on ramp, too far to back up.  Just as I say we need to get to the next off ramp to find out what happened.             My cell rings.

The signal is breaking up all that we can tell for sure is that the truck engine just quite.   Text me some info.      my reply.

 Truck quite won’t restart.  Scott texts back will turn around and be back soon.

 At that point we didn’t know but the next off ramp was 46 miles away and that was Merritt.  On the way down the hill to Merritt we hit a fog bank heavy rain and some light fluffy stuff we call snow ( say what Snow in June)  Yupers!! SNOW Texting was working but not the phone. While I got gas, Scott got on the internet at the Starbucks and found a Ford Dealer in Kamloops.

Rich was able to get some codes off the computer chip system on his truck. Called the dealer and set up an appointment to get it there as soon as possible.

We, Scott and I made it back to the hill to where the dead rig and trailer was Gary and Rich were cold the temp was falling, then came the rain and before you knew it wet snow June 12^th and its SNOWING.

I use my AAA card to get the tow. It takes a while but it happens, the snow falls and the first of two tow trucks show up. First truck to haul Rich’s trailer / Gary and Scott's Bunk house / Boat hauler. 

By 1:30 we are off the mountain and the Coquihalla Hiway the snow and in Kamloops. I take a while to them to look at the truck even after they said that they would look at it when it got there.

We get them to shuttle us to the Sportsmen Warehouse. The place that closed down all the fly shops. Then get some lunch. Shuttled back to the dealership only to find out that they can’t really do anything till tomorrow, Saturday,  Yup!! Their Ford Dealership is open all day Saturday.  

We get rooms and stay another night.