days 4 & 5 (July 17 and 18)

So, that scenic byway we took ended up being quite an adventure. About 30 miles down the road we smelled burning metal and the steering was funny, so we pulled off of the road at the entrance to a guest ranch (asuming that there was someone there who would let us use a phone because we had no service). Jason began the 3 mile hike up to the ranch house where he claims to have been the victim of a cattle ambush...in the meantime as Fletcher and I watched a DVD in the truck, an unsuspecting couple drove in, just curious about the ranch. God must have been looking out for us because this couple, Dale and Nancy Hayes from small town Oklahoma, drove us to the nearest town and helped us find a mechanic, then followed us back into town after we unhooked the "Kiwi". We suspected brake trouble (I heard mumblings of rotor problems) but after the very nice mechanic examined our truck it seemed that our only and very big problem was that both of the front wheel lug nuts had not been tightened from their last encounter with a mechanic and the tires were about to fall off!!!!!! What we thought was going to be a very expensive fix ended up costing only $5. We humbly treated the Hayes' to lunch at a local diner and we each went our separate ways.

We finally made it to Creede in time to get set up at an RV park, get dressed and make it to Swiss Family Robinson at the world famous Creede Reperatory Theatre. Fletcher is now a HUGE fan of the stage and happily sat through the 2+ hour show. We are planning to take him to the next show we find in the cities that we plan to visit.

Day 5 our last day in Creede was a fabulous lunch at Kip's Grill and house keeping duties :) so that we could make it to Durango on Day 6!

Hopefully I will be able to get days 6 and 7 documented tomorrow!

Fletcher's quote: "Mom, I think that I need a haircut. Do they have barber shops in Colorado?"