Many things were certain from the beginning of this trip. 1) Eventually, it would be cold and there would be snow. 2) The Van is Old. 3) The Van will Break. 4) The Van will probably break down IN the snow.
All of our dreams and prophetic visions came true this week when on the drive from Croatia to Bosnia the weather changed from a pleasant 13 sunny degrees Celsius to -2 degrees blizzard. Nice. We found ourselves driving through a massive swirling snowstorm. It was lovely...well, what we could see at night anyway. Which wasn't much. It was ok though, because who needs to see when you know your surroundings? And we knew there was a mountain to our left and a cliff to our right. No problem. We arrived safe and sound in Sarajevo for our second time and last week of Transit.
The scenery in Sarajevo has changed from orange to white. The leaves are gone, and all of the children under 4 are wrapped from head to toe in those giant one-piece snowsuits. Like the kind in the movie A Christmas Story. The one with the kid and the BB gun...Anyway it kind of makes you want to run up and push one over and watch them roll around helpless..."I can't move my arms!" Except of course we would NEVER do that. We just push each other. :) And throw snowballs.
So the van almost made it...who are we kidding it hasn't "made it" until Kyle, Witte, Silja, and Mimosa drop it off in Belgium. BUT, the van was doing well considering its delicate 21 yr old condition... until today when the battery died. Luckily Witte, Yong Min and Erin were there to push while Kyle steered. With a little help from the local OM team and their jumper cables, Billy (the Van) was up and running in no time. Go Billy Go...at least for 8 more days please!
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