Saturday, April 16, 2011

Disappointing "non trip"

How many times have you planned for every contingency, only to have your trip disintegrate before it even begins? Last weekend my buddy Dean and I were heading to the Adirondacks to snowshoe the Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area. About 4 hours into the drive, just below Albany, NY, we stopped for a bathroom break only to discover my truck had developed a leaky water pump. Obviously I'd rather break down on the way home than another hour further along so we turned around. We babied the truck home, adding water along the way, and I replaced the faulty water pump the next day. It's such a frustrating waste to drive 450 miles and not walk a single step. Oh well, we're going to try it again next week. At least I've eliminated one more "trip killer" from the long list of possibilities...............