This was the end to the last Varnadore vacation so people were questioning our decision to tour southern WA with them! Traveling to Exmouth to dive the Ningaloo Reef, they had lots of fun on the way absailing (repelling down a cliff), sandboarding in the dunes, visiting the seahorse stud farm (never realized that was a viable business!) and just exploring along the way. Unfortunately, they never made it to the reef.After wasting five and half hours of their holiday along the way waiting around a garage after discovering a fuel leak, they were about 50 kilometers from their destination when the van suddenly stalled after passing a truck pulling a horse trailer. Paul pulled over to investigate and discovered fire coming out the bottom of the van. He yelled at Sherri and Alex to get out while they helplessly watched it burn. A semi, or road train as they call them here, stopped with a fire extinguisher and Paul thought he'd stopped the fire but as he was getting out the cooler (Eskie) to grab the bag with the laptop in it, it started up again. (George was impressed that Paul managed to save the beer.) We are so grateful they weren't hurt! Sherri was worried about the library books and the book she borrowed from me but they lost a lot more than that including everything in Sherri's purse and her prescription glasses. The other good news is that they made new friends with the people pulling the horse trailer who stopped to help.
A frightening video was also shot where you can hear food cans, the tires and the propane tank exploding. Good thing Sherri had the camera in her hand when the van stalled to document it.
Britz, the rental car company, refunded their rental fees, put them up for a night at a hotel, fed them and flew them home. However, they refuse to pay for everything they lost, including Alex's new wardrobe, the electronic security keys for their apartment garage, their IPods, etc. After a month, they're still discovering missing items. Britz is lucky they aren't litigious and should be offering them an all-expense paid holiday to Exmouth in addition to reimbursing them for their lost belongings. I would certainly never rent from this company!
Alex looks so happy at the beginning of the trip. His backpack with his schoolbooks and homework also disappeared in the fire. Sherri sent photos of the fire so his Italian teacher would believe why he didn't turn in his homework.
A frightening video was also shot where you can hear food cans, the tires and the propane tank exploding. Good thing Sherri had the camera in her hand when the van stalled to document it.
Britz, the rental car company, refunded their rental fees, put them up for a night at a hotel, fed them and flew them home. However, they refuse to pay for everything they lost, including Alex's new wardrobe, the electronic security keys for their apartment garage, their IPods, etc. After a month, they're still discovering missing items. Britz is lucky they aren't litigious and should be offering them an all-expense paid holiday to Exmouth in addition to reimbursing them for their lost belongings. I would certainly never rent from this company! 
Alex looks so happy at the beginning of the trip. His backpack with his schoolbooks and homework also disappeared in the fire. Sherri sent photos of the fire so his Italian teacher would believe why he didn't turn in his homework. 
1 comment:
you certainly have been having quite a few adventures the last few weeks.
what's it going to be like to live in fort collins whenever you get back?
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