The Little Car that Could

(Kenzie)

This past Tuesday, September 22, Brad flew to Utah to get our other car, Kenzie that got stuck in Utah when we were making our way to California. The mechanic got it fixed and Brad was able to drive it all the way to Cali. Let me start at the beginning of this ordeal:

We left Utah for California on Monday, August 24, 2009 at 8am, right after I got off from work. I was dreading the long drive to California and it was well-warranted. Since we didn't have any furniture, we were able to fit all of our things in both our Hondas. Brad led the way in our old Honda, Kenzie, and I followed right behind in our Honda Fit. The drive went smoothly and everything seemed alright, until I noticed Brad exiting off the freeway into a rest area just past Nephi.
I didn't think nothing of it, thinking that he just needed to use the bathroom. When I parked right beside him, I saw that he had the car hood up. And then I thought, "Oh crap." Our worst fear had become a reality. Kenzie was overheating and we weren't even out of Utah. Brad met a car mechanic and he was able to inspect Kenzie and gave us the bad news that there was no way that we were going to be able to drive Kenize all the way to California in that condition. The only thing we could do was to try and drive Kenzie to his Grandma's who lived in Spanish Fork. And that was all the way back from where we first started (well, sorta. We started out in Orem, but close enough). I was very frustrated at this thought.
We carefully made our way back and his Grandma graciously allowed us to dump Kenzie in her driveway. I was sad leaving half our things in Utah, but what else can we do. Well, we could've stayed and tried getting Kenzie fixed, but I had a job interview to get to on Wednesday (which I was lucky to get at short notice). Luckily for me, Brad kept my spirits up and stayed positive the whole time.
I guess it was kinda a good thing (for me at least) that that had happened because I wouldn't have been able to enjoy the car ride without Brad in the car with me. He was really sweet because he drove the whole way and didn't once complained. We did stop in Mesquite and stayed the night at Virgin River Hotel. We finally arrived in California Tuesday night, August 25, 2009.
Being from a small island and never experiencing long car rides, it was really a whole new experience for me. It was the looooooongest car ride of my life. For one thing, I'm used to taking the plane to get to far places. What would have only taken an hour plane ride to Vegas took 6 painfully long hours of just sitting in the car. After arriving in Cali, I thought to myself that I was never ever going to do something like that ever. But of course, the reality still remains that it's the cheapest way to get to places. And that sucks for me. At least I got to see lots of cool scenery and lots and lots of desert... :)