Box on the Rocks (or Lightning Strikes Twice)

Tuesday, February 10th: The ripio claimed its second victim, this time from none other than Vince himself. Shortly after starting the ripio again after the town of Perito Moreno, history repeated itself as Vince's Box Saloon took what was now a too-familiar nosedive into the unforgiving surface. Another kingpin had come out! Once again, repair had to be done on site, and, as admiring busloads of southbound tourists watched, Vince and Jack proved anything can be done with a little mettle and a handy stone or two. Once the two-hour repair was completed, we drove the rest of the way to Rio Mayo, one day ahead of schedule. It was quickly decided to use that extra day to tend to the care of the cars, especially now that Vince had noted the front spring on his car was severely broken. No dissension was noted from the team, who were now fully aware of the toll the ripio had exacted from the Baby Austins.