Well we left Lincoln on Thursday morning and drove to our half way point and stopped in Cheyenne, WY. We visited with Norman and Jaime and the kids. We ate some dinner with them and then my brother had to go to work. Traci and I were so tired that we went to the hotel and just crashed. It was nice to spit the trip in half though. We got up early this morning and just started on our way home. Everything was going great until we got to about ten miles from Evanston. Traci was driving and I was trying to catch some shut-eye when we both started to hear moving metal. We look over at the semi hauling gravel in time to see the bottom load doors open part way and start dumping golf ball sized rocks. We all pulled over and checked the damages. I was expecting to see a lot of dents on the car, but we didn’t see a lot of damage. Since our car was covered in bugs, we couldn’t tell the full extent of the damage. The car that was behind us took the brunt of the damage and their windshield was damaged pretty good along with a lot more body damage as well. After spending some extra time in Evanston, WY and getting some things sorted out, we were finally on our way home again. We immediately washed our car to see what the real damage was. We actually made it out pretty good, but we still have to go and get some estimates on Monday. The whole situation could have been a lot worse with injuries, etc., so we were all glad that nothing worse happened. After inspecting the equipment, the truck driver didn’t know why the load opened up. Anyway, between getting a ticket and having this happen, I am ready to steer clear of I-80. We will soon be combining all the photos from our Lincoln trip into one album, so if you are ever wondering. We hope all is well with you and hope to hear from you all soon!!
Matthew and Traci