We were having a delightful time and were nearly to our exit, when we got a flat tire..... just as we entered a 2 mile tunnel. We managed to limp along to a small turn out and there we sat, 2 feet from zooming traffic.
The driver side wheel was the culprit. Steph called the insurance company and after much discussion and language barrier issues, we were pretty sure they understood the situation.
Over an hour later, this guy pulled in front of us.
There was some massive What the Heck moments as he directed Steph to pull onto the back of the truck.... with ALL of us inside! It was a little anxiety-inducing to think he was going to drive out of the tunnel with all of us inside and on the back of his truck.
But no, he had all of us get out. Steph and the missionary with the best Japanese skill got in his truck while the rest of us waited on the side of the incredibly noisy and windy tunnel for another 30 minutes till another truck arrived and we squeezed into it. It was less than a 10 minute drive out of the tunnel to the Expressway Exit, which has a large area for rescues like ours.
The van coming off the truck.
Yep, there's the problem!
Thes guys had it taken care of in 20 minutes, easy peasy. They had said it was much to dangerous to work in the tunnel. And I agree!
Yikes! There is no patching that!
Ultimately, it was just a big inconvenience. It took about 2.5 hours out of the day, but in the end, nothing was lost but that time. And now Steph needs new tires!
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