Despite Several Roadblocks, the Lowmans Press On
(July 24)
Dear Folks, we are sitting in the lobby of the hotel at Eagle Plains. This is where we will camp for the night. Since our 12 volt charger in Miracle fried, we are charging Karma. We are using our good, powerful charger. When we tried charging yesterday at Tombstone, we used a smaller car charger that is not powerful enough.
As we pulled into the hotel parking lot, a pack of dogs surrounded Miracle. They knew that Dusty and Mari were inside. I couldn’t get the Girls out. I wasn’t sure if they would let me out. They did.
But I could not enter the building. There was a step and a gap. A young girl asked if I needed help. I asked if she could get someone who works here to come. I explained the situation. They said (two young men) that they would lift it. I said that they could not–the chair alone weighs 350 pounds. They found a few flimsy pieces of wood. I said that they would not work. Many guests got involved. Finally, we used a table–which the chair broke. I explained the situation–that I needed to charge my chair but that I also needed to get my dogs and didn’t want them to be attacked. The desk clerk said that I could charge Karma in the lobby. He would try to find the dogs, which belong to the owner, and lock them up. But he could not find them.
They put some boards to support the table, so that I could go out and get the Girls, which were frantic. By the time we came back to the door, they had an old door for the ramp. We will be here until the chair is fully charged. Then we will ask where to camp and get gas.
We are very lucky: people along the Dempster are like a family: everyone is very helpful.
Dad is in heaven laughing and saying ALWAYS AN ADVENTURE!
We don’t know when we will be able to get a text through again. But we are doing fine and problem-solving.
Wags and hugs.
The Lowman Family
