As I finished up last minute “house” things, I could not believe it when Kris came in to tell me he had driven OVER the tow dolly. Tow dolly lesson #1 - Do NOT try to load your car on a trailer by yourself! We jacked the car up, took the tires off the tow dolly, and got it set up to try again. I could only laugh as the car went right over once again. Tow dolly lesson #2 - Make sure you secure the trailer BEFORE you attempt to load the car onto it!

Finally packed up and ready, we just needed to make a stop at the bank to pick up some cash. “What was that?” I asked as we pulled to a stop. “It’s just the tow dolly braking forward with us,” Kris replied. Not exactly - one of the tow straps had come unhooked. Tow dolly lesson #3 - Make sure your straps are hooked and tightened down as much as possible!!! Wow - it was a good thing we went to the bank - much better than trying to do that on the side of the highway. However, we were much luckier this time and didn’t have to undo the entire tow dolly - we just drove the car backwards and it booped itself right back on the dolly!

Two hours later (and two hours late) we finally made it up to Lancaster. At least there was no line for registration, but now I had no time to get to the hotel and lock myself in to highlight my notes. Instead I sat down in the Lilac Pavilion where tech inspection was going on. Once again, luckily there were only minor things that needed to be taken care of on the car before it could be inspected. Also luckily, there weren’t many people in the pavilion, and I had mostly quiet to work on my notes (except for a nice lady who tried her best not to chat me up).
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