Lesson learned: never follow a major truck down the freeway - because you can't see what's ahead of the truck... as in a huge blown truck tire that we hit on I-10 between Tucson and Phoenix... tore the spoiler off poor Mini and did some damage to her compressor, radiator and undercarriage as well. The good news? It was driveable and we were within an hour of the only Mini dealership in Arizona. The folks at Mini of Scottsdale were incredible - our rep, Devin, handled the damages and the insurance company (we don't want to talk about them) with aplomb and had us on our way by Friday.
Meanwhile, we drove our rental car to Tempe and spent the evening with our friend Roni, who is a culinary school graduate - served us luscious tapas and wine... with every sip, bite and bit of conversation, the hassles of the day disappeared. We missed her husband, Rob, who is (I hope I get this right) the Executive Director of the Sustainability Institute at ASU and was traveling on a politically important trip... and Roni was on her way to (where else?) Miami Beach to enjoy a reunion with college friends.
An uneventful drive to Flagstaff and we're here at my brother's enjoying Wii and Little League games... more to come.
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