Not quite hell because we had such a good start to the day but we should have known that we were due for something like this.
1st level to hell
Merrily merrily on our way back and wham, first flat tyre. All good no problem. The spare one was adjudged to be too soft so we instead borrowed one from the other guys' jeep.
merrily merrily....
2nd level to hell
10 minutes later and wham! Another blowout. Don't have another spare so had to get the soft one that we didn't intend to use in the first place. Not a good sign you say! How right you are I say!
3rd level to hell
When it happens this often you know someone somewhere has a perverse sense of humor. Not only did we get another flat, but having exhausted all available wheels we had to basically use the original wheel. How far was that going to get us? Only a couple miles. Turned off at a service station and tried to get the tyre patched up. The gash was so large that it was just easier to get a new tread so thus we did and we were on our way again finally....
Right up until the hood blows off the jeep as we're doing 80 to make up for lost time.
Fortunately we were the only vehicle in the lane at the time as the driver was blinded
as we slowed down and pulled over.
Very old school we literally had to take a piece of rubber hosing and tie down the bonnet to hold it steady enough till we could get back to town.
At long, long, last we arrived into town and back to our room. A pretty balanced day in retrospect
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