Killing Time After Killing A Tire [Praise Denny’s]

Monday, July 6th, 2015

I awoke in Brandon, Manitoba this morning knowing deep down, that today would be a good day. I had a delicious breakfast at subway, and we were on the road before noon, leaving ample time to get to Lloydminster this evening [Or so we thought]. It’s also worth noting, that the biggest request I have received is to add MORE photos to my blog. Prepare for an onslaught.

A scenic pee break in the early afternoon.

The drive through the praries by the late afternoon was going well… Too well. Almost as if on cue, we lost a tire on our truck, forcing expert driver McKenzie to safely manoeuvre us onto the shoulder. It was clear upon inspection this was not a problem we could fix.

On the shoulder yet again.

Dirk calling for a mechanic to fix the tire.

We weren’t stopped for long when McKenzie felt a stirring feeling inside of him, prompting him to run into the brush…

McKenzie searches through the scenic roadside area for the “perfect place”.

Success.

The wait for the mechanic was going to be a while, so we had to be creative in how to entertain ourselves without electricity, or decent cell service. Trust me, it WAS entertaining:

McKenzie and I brought out the “Melodica”, and played some sweet sweet roadside music to pass the time.

One activity we all participated in was the “portrait circle”, where we decided to go around in a circle and all draw a portrait of one another (with hilarious results).