Arrival -- Finally!

It's not really an adventure if you don't have adversity. Adversity really early in the process. We left Regis with a send-off from Channel 7 news, and a blessing from University Ministry. In a reflective mood, excited but apprehensive, still wondering what we're to face--we had our first hurdle when the truck broke down near the Colorado border. Well, not really a breakdown -- a gauge showed gas, the truck ran out. It seems nothing too serious (the tanks won't switch) but we lost an hour finding an open gas station in far eastern Colorado and gas cans to boot. It was a long trip, but no whining. Two vans, a truck and a flatbed don't make fast time. The eleven hour trip turned into 12, then 13, then....on the last leg, after midnight, final state road approaching the town where we were to stay -- a detour! The road was out. Took us a final 20 miles out of our way. We arrived at the hotel near 2:00 a.m. exhausted but (take note, Jeremy!) still no whining. Up in the a.m. to head to Joplin. Not sure what to expect. Stay tuned.