Munstream Adventures

We did it! We signed the papers and completed loads of reading and video watching (all Dave) in anticipation of the arrival of very own Airstream. The Munstream Adventures begin. 

Dave and I left the kids home with Allie for the weekend so we could go up to Ramsey, Minnesota to pick it up. We had lots of nerves going into the weekend as we knew we had loads of learning curves ahead of us. We arrived right on time and listened to a 3 hour tutorial before pulling out of the parking lot. We had lots of excitement and energy as we pulled onto the highway for the first time hauling our 27 foot trailer in our new truck. We were pleasantly surprised as we made our way to Lake Cochrane, SD for our mini maiden voyage. As if our spirits couldn't get higher, Dave was able to maneuver and park it with minimal drama. We couldn't wait to get it unhitched and to cheers with a stiff drink after full day...and then our train sort of went off the tracks...

Dave was carefully unhitching the trailer while I was on the other side of the truck taking photos and unpacking some things when I heard a crash and a yell. I immediately asked if he was ok and ran around the truck when I saw him running away from the campsite. As he made his way back, he had his hand over his head and blood was running down his face. I immediately told him to get on the ground while I went for the first aid kit, but then decided a wad of paper towels might be more sufficient. He never lost consciousness, but we did consider calling an ambulance because we weren't sure of the extent of his injuries and the truck was half connected to the trailer so we couldn't immediately pull away. After a few minutes and Dave remaining stable, he talked me through, from the ground, the instructions necessary to completely unhitch the truck. This is when he realized what had gone wrong, the jack should have been raised to the absolute top, and in the flurry of things, that didn't happen. When the hitch was released, the tension from he truck caused the wrench to swing around and caught him in the head. Absolutely so scary, we are thankful the injury wasn't any worse than it was. 

I finished unhitching the truck and we made our way to the nearest ER, which fortunately was only 11 miles away in Canby, MN. We called ahead of time,so the PA on call only arrived a few minutes after we did. The providers were great and within about an hour, Dave received 8 stitches and we were on our way. We had some time to reflect on everything and recognized how lucky we were. Once we were back, we finished setting up and then went for dinner and a stiff drink at the State Line Bar and Grill. We slept hard that night and woke up on Sunday morning for coffee while light snow fell around the camper. It was so cozy. We enjoyed the few moments of peace before packing up and heading to Sioux Falls to the three most excited kids in South Dakota.

Let the fun begin! After that bump in the road, we are so excited to get out there and make the best family memories. If you would like to follow along with us on instagram, our account is munstream.advenutres.

The new pick up. 

The initial walk through. 

Step one... place your wheel chok.

Quick photo op at Lake Cochrane, SD,
before the accident. 

The aftermath. 

State Line Bar and Grille. 

Ice and elevate. 

Lining up the hitch. 

All ready to go.