Day 28 Wild Ride from Myrtle Beach SC to Jekyll Island Ga

 It started routinely enough.  A late start at roughly 10:30 but we were in no hurry.  About 1/2 an hour into the drive in Conway GA, we hit a bump in the road.   Nothing out of the ordinary.  Doing around 45 MPH in the RH lane.  The trailer made a crashing sound and was weaving around in the rear view mirror. Immediately off the gas and it get worse.  Nancy is yelling for me to stop.  I slow the rig down to a stop and pull off, but there was really no shoulder.  I get my breath and get out to look. 

The rig had jumped off of the ball.  The lock was still locked and the front of the trailer was dragging on the post that holds it up.  The chains were the only thing holding the trailer to the truck. Nothing appeared broken.  The tire had air, the ball came out of the lock from the bump.  A small truck pulled up behind.  A city of Conway employee in a city vehicle. He’s on the radio calling it in and I ask if he has a floor jack which I need to get it back up and onto the ball.  A friendly good Samaritan stops in the middle lane and asks if we need help. I ask about a floor jack and he says he has a small one.  

He helps jack it up and says farm boys know all about tractors and trailers.  He looked over the rig, helped put it back together and refused any compensation for his help. What a sweetheart of a man


Later around 50 miles from Jekyll Island, the skies opened up. I couldn’t see more than 200 feet in front of the truck. I put on the flashers and pulled onto the breakdown lane.  Others followed.  We we on the side of the road for 20 minutes before the storm passed and we were on our way to Jekyll.  It looks amazing so far.

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  1. Norest_wearyAugust 22, 2020 at 6:13 AM

    Heart in Mouth!! What an adventure! Glad it all ended well. Hope you're enjoying Jekyll Island

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