The way down the mountain started off great. We made it down the scary switchback part no problem. Then it happened. The engine just started to sputter and then stopped working altogether. Fortunately when you are going downhill you can coast. So we coasted until there was a safe place to pull over. We used jumper cables and got the van started again and we were off. This lasted for about 10 minutes where we stalled at a construction site in the middle of this little town. We pulled over, and Sharon, who was practicing Italian style driving, just stopped in the middle of the road, turned around til she was facing us and pulled up to give us a jump. We had to stop 5 times to get to the auto shop. We were praising God that we made it that far, and that the engine was not dead all the way. The mechanic said that it was the alternator, and he could probably get it back to us tomorrow (Friday). Pray that it works out that way.
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