Tommy Widmer will appreciate this post. We were up at 4 am and on the road at 5:30 heading towards Swaziland. We thought it would take us about 5 hours to get there, and we were to meet Hope's Chest at 10:30. It was smooth sailing, UNTIL our tire shredded and we were sitting in the middle of nowhere.
After searching for our spare tire, Jim and Rob were able to change it. We knew it wasn't going to last the rest of the trip so we decided to back track to the town we had just recently traveled through. On the way back into town we called the car rental place, and was put on hold for a good fifteen minutes before we were able to talk to a live person. As I was explaining to the representative our problem, and Jim pulled into the gas station, the guy asked where we were located. After trying to figure out what street we were on, he said, "No problem, I will be right over!!". His office was right across the street, and he was able to take our car just a few doors down and give us a brand new tire!! The Lord was really looking out for us..thank GOD!! It gave all of us time for a much needed potty break and to grab some snacks for breakfast.
More later.

