Back in Rapid City

Well, we're back in Rapid after a long day in the van.  Not one cubic inch was left unused, or so it seemed.  I think everyone was comfortable but there wasn't any room to spare.  I had packed the camera before I thought to take a shot of loaded vehicle.  The drive was uneventful but lively, highlighted by lots of conversation, music, games and a relatively few video shows.  We traveled about 11 hours.

Because our house was on the way to dropping off Taryn and because I packed so much stuff on top of her suitcase we decided to stop at home first.  After we unloaded a bunch of our stuff we pulled out her suitcase we were ready to run her into town.  I was so tired of sitting in the van and so anxious to fire up our new car that I took the extra couple of minutes to take off the car cover.   I started the car and pulled it up in front of the house only to realize that gasoline was gushing out from under the engine.  Oh well.  I suspect mice may have gnawed through the fuel line as there was other evidence under the hood that rodent damage had occurred.

So.....

BMW roadside assistance quickly arranged for transportation of the car back to Sioux Falls.  They are expecting the vehicle this afternoon and will get it fixed right away.  I'm not sure how I'll be getting it back but naturally I can't wait.

This may be the final post of the B-Squad Blog, at least until next summer.  Thanks for following along.