Two in fact! I'd give hitchhiking two thumbs up! When nobody answered our request for a ride into town, Matt and I were a little stuck. We were running out of time and needed to get into Ft Myers, so we could rent a car, get to the hardware store and start prepping the boat to be taken out of the water. The temperatures have been intensely hot. It was 92 degrees Fahrenheit (for you metric folks-that translates to 50 centilitres of sweat every hour) and we couldn't leave Wookie on the boat. We worried that hitching with an animal would put us at a disadvantage, but aw shucks, we love that little guy. So, we woke at 6, made a sign and headed to the highway to give the passing cars the thumbs up. It took over an hour to even get to the main road and we started to question our plan. (Though we saw some nice country side along the way!)
46 cars passed us by. We tried not to take it personally. 47, 48, 49.......a red truck put on it's brake lights. Hooray! Matt, Wookie and I ran euphorically down the road. I felt one third scared, one excited and one relieved. We hopped in the back of the pick up and met Andrew, Andy and Daniel. A trio of all American guys who happen to feed tigers hitchhikers for a living. Ha! Just kidding...about the hitchhikers, not the tigers.
Not only did they take us to Ft Myers, but they drove us all the way to the airport, where we could rent a car. Over an hour later, we parted ways so thankful that these amazing strangers had taken a chance on us, and had gone so far out of their way to help us out. Faith in humanity = restored.
i am so glad i didn't know you were doing this, i would have crapped my pants worrying about you all day long. NO MORE HITCHING!
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