Inu taking a rest from being in the truck
As it turned out, our hard-found loaf of bread was unnecessary. Our first clue that we were not out of the woods came at a stop for road construction where we were first in line. The girl holding the stop sign came up to the window to tell us how long we’d have to wait for the pilot car. Then she saw the tire. “Ooooh, that doesn’t look good,” she informed us, “I’d get that fixed in Tok if I were you. I don’t even think you’ll make it over the big rocks ahead.” Unsure how we were supposed to get the tire fixed in Tok when we were not even going to make it out of the construction zone, my response was to put my head against the seat back and begin to cry. Meanwhile, the cheerful stop sign girl had gone back to warn Rick that he should stay well behind us because clearly that tire was going to explode and send us careening off the road. If he didn’t want to go with us, he should keep his distance!
The pilot car came; we drove through the construction zone; and we were soon back on paved road. The tire did not explode and we did not go flying over the embankment. Maybe we’d make it to Tok after all! Before we could get there, of course, we’d have to endure another border crossing, though.
The text is written by Shari and the photos were taken by me
