Last week Richard and I took off on a quick tour around western Nebraska. It is truly lovely this year with all the green after 7 years' drought. And a bonus of very cool temps of 3 degrees below normal was a bonus for the otherwise desert climate. We finally made it to the top of Scott's Bluff National Monument. Richard has lived in Nebraska all his life and me over 40 years and it's a first for both of us. Spectacular views! Go up if you're anywhere in the area.
The only down side to the trip came east of Alliance (Car Henge area). Richard was slowing to pull over on a side road for me to drive when he saw a car cross the center line and come straight at us! He swerved to avoid a head-on collision and the other vehicle hit and broke the driver's side mirror and scraped the back side of the CRV damaging the molding mostly but also bending the rear wheel so it's a bit wobbly to drive. The other driver admitted falling asleep. She was only an hour from her home and still had a 3 hr. drive to Denver to pick up family members there at the airport. I hope she made it safely. Luckily no one was hurt. Trying to drive with the cracked side mirror is hard since everything is quite distorted.
I took the CRV in for a repair estimate this a.m. and I'm glad I'm not paying for it! The other insurance will also provide me with a rental car for the week it will be in the hospital. Good thing, too, since I need to start working at school next week.
