Stuck

On Saturday the wife and I traveled to the North Carolina's Outer Banks for a little weekend R&R. We made the usual stops at Subway and Food Lion for provisions before taking our Jeep Liberty onto the beach south of Salvo.

This is not new terittory for us. We have been 4-wheeling the OBX beaches for over 10 years now. But Saturday we ran into some prettysoft extraordinarily soft freaking quicksand. Normally, it takes considerable work to get stuck, but we drove into it on the access ramp effortlessly. “This seems odd” was followed immediately by burial up to the axles, wheels spewing sand, and no way out.

Help arrived within seconds, as a couple fisherman took it upon themselves to drag us out of the mire. We hooked up a tow rope and it promptly snapped. A Virginia Tech Hokie soon arrived with a second nylon tow rope and shovel, and our crew of now four strong managed to drag the Jeep out of its hole. All were, of course, rewarded with “man dollars:” Ice cold Budweiser Select.

Once extracted from our dilemma, we continued our beach visit without further crisis. It’s nice to know there are so many people out there willing to help you when you screw up.