Wow.
Posted by kanderson on May 11, 2008
So Today we went to the Insectarium, in Montreal. It’s near the Biodome, and we bought tickets for it at the same time as when we had gone to the biodome.
It was smaller and more focused that I had expected. The main floor was only bees, ants, and termites. This was a bit interesting because we were worried back in Alabama that we had termites in the RV. They weren’t termites… And they’re gone… And even if they were termites, the unexpected trip back to Canada will have frozen them to death easily.
In the lower level, there were scorpions, butterflies, moths, and beetles. Including some REALLY weird beetles.
Not particularly my thing, but I like learning, so what the heck. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much to learn, even. Mostly, it was just displays. One display that was quite an interesting site was an arch of plants. Plants is a stretch, mostly it was like tree branches or vines. Anyway, they connected a food side with a home side. So there was a river of ants carrying food from the one sode to the other. It was quite interesting to see.
The gift shop didn’t have much. So Melanie bought some flavored honey, and we went to come home.
Here’s where the excitement today really began.
Our truck was gone.
Not kidding, no joke. We’re an hour from “home”, and we have no vehicle.
So we called onstar. We had been inside for less than an hour and a half. Onstar had already been disabled. Being a US company, they were unable to contact the police in Canada. 911 doesn’t work for them. *** Note to Onstar. You suck! This is what you brag about. You should at least be able to do it. *** So after watching this circus for a while, we ended that call, and I called 911. A car was being sent. So then we called our insurance people, family, had a few conversations around work. Nicole and the girls grabbed some food, we made more phone calls. It’s been 2 hours, still no cop. The girls found and teased and then hand fed a squirrel. More phone calls for work. Phone battery is almost dead. Finally, the cop shows up. We give him the story. He doesn’t really care, but is polite enough. Tells us that this type of vehicle will be torn apart into parts by now, and will not be found. We ask about getting home. He says we might be able to rent a car, but he can’t drive because he can’t seat us all and there aren’t enough officers on duty anyway. Then he leaves. After another hour or so of calling around, we finally get a cab to take us to a car rental place, we rent a car, and we make it home.
So here we are. We don’t know when or how we’ll get home. We ESPECIALLY don’t know when or how the Titanium will get home. I am REALLY glad to be here in an RV. We’ve had problems on the road before, blown clutches, blown wheel bearings, there’s always something. This was an unexpected event. But we’re fairly well equipped to deal with it here. We were hoping to be in the peg for Sunday, but that won’t happen now. Not sure what the plan will be. Nicole will be busy calling all over the place tomorrow while we work/study.
Nicole sent out an email, to lots of people, updating them on what was happening. One responded fairly quickly. Her email summed it up well. Just one word.
“Wow.”
What else can you say. These things just kinda always work out for me. Not sure why, but they do. So much so that I like when they happen. It’s more than I can handle personally, and I think they happen just so I’m reminded that God is paying attention and wants to show us again that we can rely on him. So we will. Not sure of his plan right now, but life’s an adventure, and he’s a good guide. I trust that through this he has a plan and is bringing it to fruition.
I’m excited to wake up tomorrow and see. For me, these times are the best. It’s clearly outside my control, so it’s much easier to just step back, and let God drive. Don’t know where he’s going, but he knows the best detours. I wonder if this one will be slow and scenic, or fast and exhilarating. Either way, I’m glad we’re taking it. Can’t wait for morning. For the first time in almost 6 months, I can honestly say I’m really glad to be on this trip again. It’s a good feeling.
We’ll keep you posted.
Over and out.