UHauling at the Speed of Light

The Edmonton UHaul mechanic was successful. He was able to fix the truck, and about 1,000 miles later, appears for good. He took his time and found a problem that the prior mechanics overlooked. It's a long story so I will not go into detail here, but I will write about it later in Hardy Boys mystery style.

After leaving Edmonton we camped- in the rain- in a small town south of Calgary, AB. We then drove from there straight to Missoula, MT to visit my parents. We spent a well deserved four day extended weekend doing a whole lot of nothing. It was so good to unwind that this morning everyone dragged me back to the cab of the UHaul truck kicking, screaming, and crying.

We drove from Missoula, MT to Buffalo, WY (550 miles) and found a nice campground in the middle of town. I would not recommend driving all day in a behemoth UHaul, pull into a campground and set up camp, take children to the swimming pool, get them showers, and settled into bed. This is very daunting for both parents.

Speaking of the UHaul, I have never been a trailer driver. I could screw up backing a trailer with the best of them, but since my motto is “initiation by fire,” I have had to learn quickly how to drive a big truck and trailer. I can not only drive one well, but I could back a trailer through cones, all while tuning the radio with my hand stuck in a Pringles' can.

Clark Griswald is a buffoon compared to me.