The jeep didn’t want to leave the beach either. It had one last chore to do before leaving and it balked. We had decided not to take the kayaks with us this summer, but to leave them here. We found a place in Aransas Pass, on the other side of the ferry that would store them for us. Saturday morning, we put the racks on the jeep, put the boats on the racks, and headed off for Aransas Pass. When our turn for the ferry came though, the jeep wouldn’t start. They gave us a few minutes to try to get it going then pushed us off to the penalty box.
The problem was not the battery. In fact, all the next guy that got pushed into the penalty box needed was a jump. We took care of that and got him on his way while we were still stuck. A tow back to Gulf Waters, push the Jeep back into one of the boat parking places behind the office, and we were set. Pull the mothership around the next morning, back it up to the Jeep and hook up. The boats will stay on top of the Jeep and go with us this summer.
We’ve towed the dead dog a thousand miles so far. We called ahead to Benson, Arizona and found a Jeep dealer who will fix it for us. No problem; all it needs is a starter motor. Small problem; there aren’t any in Arizona. No problem; we’ll stay here a couple nights while the part gets shipped from Los Angeles. We should be on our way again mid-day Thursday. We’ve made good time so far. We’ll still make the conference in Las Vegas in time.
