It Can't Get Much Worse Than This! Ep. 12

Bahamas Here We Come! After leaving Utah we will no longer have friends or family near by to help us if things continue to go wrong! We are officially on our own and there's no turning back from here on out! We got the truck mostly fixed AGAIN while in Utah and had a great time visiting friends and family while there, but now it's time to continue our cross country journey with Turtle! It was very sad to leave knowing we might not be back anytime soon. The road ahead of us is unknown. We don't know what to expect or what we will see or if there will be help along the way if things go wrong. We just have to take this one day at a time, just like we did back in Oregon. We drove for more than 12 hrs. before finding a good place to stop and rest for the remainder of what was left of our night. It was 1am when we arrived in Phoenix, AZ. and we ended up sleeping in a parking lot, that we weren't sure if we were allowed to stay at or not. At 6am we woke up to someone knocking on the boat telling us it was time to leave. We got on the freeway only to get stuck in stop and go traffic for quite some time. (at 6am!) We stopped for gas and decided that we better switch out the spare tire with the new heavy duty one we got back in Las Vegas, Nv. We drove for 2 HOURS with the new tire and BLEW OUT BOTH LEFT SIDE TIRES while crossing a bridge in heavy traffic! Cars were honking at us as they drove past us, but there was no where to pull over or stop on the bridge! We were forced to keep driving a few more feet till we got the section of road that separates the on-ramp traffic that was getting on the freeway. While stopped in the median, we had extremely fast traffic ZOOMING past us on both sides of the the truck and trailer. The truck and trailer rocked side to side as the traffic rushed past! Randall quickly called the insurance to get a tow truck sent to us, but found that we did not actually have "Towing" insurance that we were told we had. WE ARE NOW ON OUR OWN!! We were in an extremely dangerous place on the freeway and knew we had to get off the road no matter what! Randall put the truck in 4wheel drive and pressed the gas peddle to the floor. The tires were spinning, but we slowly drug the boat that was now sitting on the spring purches across the road and to the side. Both rims were completely destroyed! With only one spare tire we knew we couldn't move the boat, BUT WE TRIED! haha We only moved a couple feet was all and was still dragging the under side of the trailer. An off duty officer stopped and asked if we needed help. He took Randall to town and was able to help us find a shop that had the wheels and tires that we needed. Wow What A Day! We still have a long ways to go before we get to the Bahamas, but the journey is an Exciting Adventure you won't want to miss out on! ********************************************************************** THANK YOU for watching our videos and for SUBSCRIBING to our YouTube channel! We are so happy to share our Epic Sailing Adventure with everyone and can't wait to show you what's next! We have LOVED reading your comments and being able to connect with people! 🔔 At this time we wish to keep all our content FREE for everyone to see, and welcome all supporters via Patreon or Paypal to our team! With your help we will be able to continue sharing our videos for everyone to enjoy! -PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Sailingturtle26 -PAYPAL: https://paypal.me/pools/c/85PveSy6xY YOU CAN ALSO FIND US ON: -INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailingturtle26/ -RANDALL'S BLOG: http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/blog.php?6407 MUSIC USED: "Wings" & "In Your Robotic Heart" by: Nicolai Heidlas LINK: ~ https://www.hooksounds.com/royalty-free-music/wings/50643/ ~ https://www.hooksounds.com/royalty-free-music/wings/50643/