RVA to NYC is a reasonable drive, but it's worth making sure the car is ready, so unusually I checked the tyre pressure and topped up oil and coolant. Some of these tasks involved reading the owners manual - with car maintenance I mostly live in denial. The vehicle had also been taken through a car wash and had an interior vacuum, so should have been feeling really loved.
Snacks were packed and we departed northwards. First stop for loos, then back on the road and cruising nicely past Washington, two hours of seven down, when we lost engine power. Conveniently near an exit, sloping down we headed towards green lights and came to a stop by a vehicle rental shop.The recovery truck arrived and was surprised not to find a 'Ford Torus', somehow, 'Can you tow us?', got lost in translation. Nine hours later, well into the night the engine reignites and we're ready for Part II of this epic road trip. Now with the stormy edge of southern tornados to push through until 3am, when we find ourselves on Manhattan staring across a street, that is now a river and pondering how to find a lock box on a railing, park and move everything up 5 flights of stairs to our temporary new home.
