Car Breakdown.

On the way back from Santa Cruz, just a mere 10min into the journey, the car broke down on the highway with a loud BANG from under the chassis. There was smoke and leaking fluids.


The car had to be towed. While waiting for the tow truck to arrive, a highway patrol officer spotted me and stopped by to chase me off the road asap. We had a good chat about the academy and his experiences as an officer while waiting for the tow truck to arrive.

The car was towed back to Toyota in Santa Cruz, where I got picked up by my San Francisco host. (It was subsequently diagnosed that a major component of the car had broken off, taking out 3 other major parts with it. The car's a total write-off now.)