Farewell to Ford

até 

We left Varginha for Juiz de Fora feeling so-so about the car. When we stopped at a gas station to switch drivers, I thought I could smell coolant. There were other tell-tale signs of a leak and when I messed with the hoses one of them bubbled some fluid out. There was a tire place at the gas station so I asked the mechanic to take a look. He disconnected the hose, cut an inch off with his pocket knife, reconnected it and told us to watch for signs of overheating. We continued on our way and made it without incident. But it was a hot day, hovering between 95 and 100 degrees, and we were stressed about the possibility of being stranded. We are tired of the stress, tired of talking with friendly mechanics who drop everything to help us and tired of dealing with this car. So we are leaving it behind. Carol made arrangements at a parking lot conveniently located between our building and the car rental shop and "For-de"  is going to stay in Juiz de Fora for the next three weeks. Good bye, Ford Focus, até mais!