Kyra moved to Montana today!
In preparation for our mission, we coordinated with her to house-sit while we’re gone for a year. Her best friend Hannah is going to move here as well, and the two of them will live rent-free (whee!) and take care of our home. So last night Kyra loaded all her stuff into her car, and this morning at about 3:30 she headed north.
Unfortunately she didn’t get very far. She hit a slick spot on the freeway, spun out, and backed into the concrete median at a pretty good speed. She called us– much to our surprise at 3:30– and we spent a few hours working out what to do. A tow truck moved her car to a body shop barely two miles away (benefits of a big city) and she waited at a nearby 24-hour McDonald’s (thanks again, big city) for the shop to open so she could figure out what they could do.
She told us the car didn’t look too bad, and maybe they could adjust the bumper a bit and she’d be on her way. Admittedly, it was dark and she was pretty flummoxed. Later, when it was light, she sent some photos of the carnage.
Hmm. I’m not sure they can simply “adjust” the bumper.
She ended up securing a rental car through State Farm– who was really fast and helpful– and with the incredible help of some of our friends in the area, transferred all her stuff to the rental car and drove north.
In the end, I’m pretty sure the car is toast, but she wasn’t hurt, and now she’s safely here and ready to spend a year in Big Sky Country.