crazyTo me it seemed like taking a shortcut from Ely to Vegas was a good idea at the time..
Going down 6 about 27 miles to catch 318 actually took about an hour off my trip.
I did not take into consideration about the stops and construction along the way.
Along the way there were a couple of beautiful birds up in the rock formations sunning themselves so of course I had to stop to snap their picture.
Soon I spot a dusty black 57 Chevrolet Nomad Wagon parked on the side of the road. There were 3 little children And running around the car. I slowed down and looked to see if there were any adults around tending to the kids.
I saw a man helping a very pregnant lady out of the car. He called in broken English to the children to get the quilts and pillows out of the back of the car for Mama to rest on and then he saw me.
I pulled over and locked my car putting the keys in one pocket and my phone in the other.
My Spanish was as broken as his English but we introduced ourselves and soon I found out that Maria was going to have their baby number four very soon.
They were on their way to Preston so she could be with her mother while the baby was being born but her pains were so bad they had to stop . I told Carlos to leave the oldest, a girl, and take the two boys to Preston and bring his mother-in-law back and I would stay with Maria.
He had no choice so we exchanged phone numbers and I said I would have Maria keep in touch every five minutes. He took off and Sally ( the daughter) and I made Maria comfortable.
Soon the pains were worst and I sent Sally to my car for water and some paper towels and a small new blanket I had bought for a gift.
Maria was talking rapidly on the phone to Carlos and I could not keep up with her Spanish.
Soon she handed me the phone and I told Carlos to slow down so I could understand him.
It seemed that he had a flat tire on the way to his mother-in-laws and his father-in-law was not around to pick him up.
Did this man not know what his Nomad was worth to the collector world ? He could have sold it and bought a brand new auto with some money to pocket ?
Meanwhile sally is crying and Maria is trying to sooth her daughter while still in pain herself.
An old Chev Luv truck stops and a man gets out saying "Maria,what's going on here and where is Carlos and the boys ?"
Explaining the situation she introduces me and I said if you go help Carlos I will continue to stay with Maria & Sally.
He goes off and not even four minutes later Maria's water breaks and I am there with the water & towels while Sally is behind Mama wiping her head. Soon and quickly out comes a baby girl. I wipe her down and wrap her then lay her on Maria's belly.
I send Sally off to my car again for a blanket and umbrella.
We use the blanket for a pillow for Maria's head and Sally holds the
umbrella over Mama & baby for shade. We call Carlos and instruct Sally to tell Papa that all went well. she is so proud to have been such a great help to Mama.
About fifteen minutes later here comes the two vehicles and Carlos and his mother-in-law are quick to see Maria is ok.
Hugs all coming from all around for Sally and myself.
They invite me for homemade pork tamales ,and all though early am I accept. We had a nice visit and I said my goodbyes and moved on but I just had to tell Carlos about his Nomad's value and the mother-in-law made me up a big basket of tamales and other goodies for the road. Off I go again but not far as I saw an old house in Lund and had to get a photo.
The rest of the trip was uneventful except for stopping at a rest stop and sharing my big basket of tamales with a trucker and his wife.
