To the Man in the Red Ford Escape

Who saved my life

I have no idea who you are. I don’t know your name or a single solitary thing about you. I know I’ll never see you again.

But for as long as I’m alive, I’ll never forget you. I’ll never forget your accent, your white hair and most importantly, your kindness.

You saved our lives that day. Thank you.

I need to tell you a few things.

There is just so much you need to know about the lives you saved and all we’ve been through. I also want you to know a few things about me.

About us and our journey

We left our country (Guatemala)10 days ago to drive cross country (US) in the RV. Maryland to California. We have hit delay after delay. We were holed up in Maryland for 6 days waiting for the RV to come out of the repair shop. We lost 6 days of travel. We had 4 days left to get to California and get our flights back home to Guatemala.

That never happened, thanx to you.

We were rushing. We had to get across the country in an RV in 4 days. A ridiculously stressful and extremely challenging feat. What was supposed to be a leisurely roadtrip had turned into a hell ride.