Day 9-30 Goliath-Tomorrow (Goliat Alba)

So we bought the Land Rover. we named it Tomorrow, because everyone kept telling us that it would be fixed... tomorrow... or that the paperwork would be done...tomorrow. Rarely was that the case. Anyway Mañana isn't too appealing of a name so we decided on Alba, which is like Morning... the other part of the name is Goliath, because on one of the Wednesdays when Felisa Vera, (the mom of the family we stayed with) fed the elders they shared a message about overcoming trials, no matter how big or complicated like David did with Goliath or Goliat in Spanish, so Goliat Alba.

Actual picture of our Land Rover, and us 4 wheeling in it!

First day driving we broke down, luckily we were close to friends and got it to a shop. The water pump failed, taking with it the fan and the serpentine belt.

This is the other part of the fan, its missing a spring in the middle that makes it work right.

We had to pay a pretty penny for Land Rover genuine parts, but the whole front end of the engine is new! It also got an oil change and transmission oil change and filter, idle advance sensor and the injectors cleaned, a new thermostat, sensor, exhaust gaskets, fuel filter and radiator cleaned. I am sure there are other things. The cool part is that the mechanic we found was a LR trained mechanic and he let me tinker on it, so I know it pretty well. 

A funny thing that happened was that I had to leave the Land Rover with the mechanic overnight and when I cam back the next day, after taking a bus to the subway and the subway to the station closest to the mechanics house, and then walking 6 blocks to get there, I round the corner and I see this...

Its a 2005 Land Rover with a Diesel, just a slight upgrade, I told Octavio Martinez, the mechanic, that he was a miracle worker, to be able to take off 10 years and change the motor in just one day! Ours is actually in the back of the picture with the hood up! Anyway, no matter of dreaming or hoping could really make that one ours, I even offered to trade ours for it, but the owner wasn't too impressed.

Niki was also busy with Felisa, the mom of the family that let us stay at their house during repairs and she made 2 scarves by hand!

They are so pretty and they do good work with the scarves!