New Truck

Yes, you are reading it right. We bought a new truck here in Denver, CO. On Sunday as we labored up the western side of the mountains, Tug blew a head gasket and although he slowly made it over the mountains, Tom said he just couldn't make it any further. We were very sad to see Tug go away as he has served us well for almost 9 years, but it was his time. After a phone call to Bozarth Chevrolet early Monday morning, the search for a new truck was on. They found one in Utah and one in Wyoming. We weren't sure which one could get here the fastest, but we went in to the dealership first thing Tuesday morning and they excitedly told us they had found one just 40 miles north of Denver. After checking the specs, Tom gave them the go ahead and everything was put into motion. By 4:00 pm, we had our new truck and said our goodbyes to Tug. Hope he goes to a good home somewhere. The new truck is a one ton, 4 wheel drive, dually, white with black cloth seats. It's very tall and fun to ride in. It doesn't have nearly as many "gee-gaws" as Tug, but we didn't need them anyway. It's much quieter than Tug so I can talk to Tom without shouting. Yesterday we had the hitch and tool box switched over to the new truck. We are taking a good long drive for the next couple of days to get some miles on it as Tom says it shouldn't tow the 5th wheel until it has 500 miles on it or close to it. So, our trip has become a very expensive one in some ways, but we are still so glad we did it. We are planning on heading out to Smith Center on Saturday morning if all goes well the next couple of days. Life goes on and for us, it goes on well.