Day 1 was our longest driving day of the entire trip. We were on the road for over 8 hours of driving time. Thankfully, my sister was awake enough to keep me entertained the entire time. While there wasn't much excitement on the road, the hours leading up to leaving was FILLED with new experiences.
About ten minutes before we were going to get our car at the car rental shop, I heard a hissing noise under the sink. As it turns out, that noise was due to a steadily leaking water pipe (it had been leaking for several hours during the night). Needless to say, our trip did
not begin on time. After an hour of tinkering with it, calling everyone we could think of, and running around trying to find the House Manager we finally had a breakthrough...the water literally broke through the last of the pipe's defenses and proceeded to spill out all over my kitchen, dining room, and hallway. Thankfully, our downstairs neighbor, Matt (who had been trying to help us), discovered how to turn off the water in the kitchen and the flood ceased. During this time, Sara was busy coming when called and talking pictures of the aftermath. Enjoy some of those photos and photos from our first day of traveling.
The Great Flood of April 16th
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| Water, Water Everywhere...it was even worse than this before |
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| The water shut off valve (good to know where it is) |
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| Not thrilled to be dealing with this before an 8 hour drive |
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| The Problem! |
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| Clean up, Clean up, Everybody do your share |
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Good friends are hard to come by
(especially when they have to give up a Saturday morning) |
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| The Solution (Duck Tape fixes everything) |
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| About half of the towels/sheets needed to clean up |
Off to Germany
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| Go, Go Gadget (our car's new name) |
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| Road Trip Lunch |
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| We made it! |
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| Say Hello to Ivan Jr. (our faithful GPS) |
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| Hotel room in Germany |
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| Our Room's Bible in German, English, and French |
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| Trying to find Dinner |
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