We were dispatched to Labrador with another driver (Corey), we had been warned they had already had snow in September, so we packed the summer clothes away got our our winter gear and set off. Me and Rod loaded both trailers with insulation at Varennes in Quebec and waited for Corey to join us. This was Coreys first trip to Labrador so he was in for a surprise cos it certainly is an experience!!
The drive through Quebec was beautiful with all the Fall colours, brilliant red, orange and golden leaves, but as we got nearer to Manic 5 it was getting colder, and there was snow on the mountains. Ok lets get there and back quickly but with no mishaps :) somebody should have told that to Rod !!
At approx 4.30 pm we got a puncture, some of you will remember our last experience in Labrador hehe, this time its worse, its on the steering axle which means we are not going anywhere, till it is repaired. Slight problem we are on the dirt road approx 160kms from our destination in Happy Valley and 500kms from Labrador City, we don't have a phone signal or satellite signal. The only thing was for Corey to head into Happy Valley, find a public phone and get help :( things weren't looking good.
Then like our guardian angels, a truck/pick up stopped and asked if they could assist us, smiles of relief all round, we gave them names and contact numbers and they left to make some phone calls.
It took 12 hours for the tyre repair man to get to us and he had driven 400kms, unfortunately with the wrong tyre, he'd brought a drive tyre instead of a steering tyre, we weren't going to let him get away though we let him changed the tyre and we decided to swap it when we got back to Labrador City.
To be continued......
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