Hitchhiking to Louisville from Toronto
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Back in 1970 my girlfriend and I decided to visit a friend in Louisville Kentucky. We left Toronto and got our first ride to the outskirts of Hamilton (about one hour) By this time it was getting dark and we weren't sure what to do when a car pulled up. We got in and amazingly it was another friend who I hadn't seen for two years. The huge coincidence was he was driving to Louisville to visit our friend too. This was an incredible stroke of luck for us and we were able to travel in comfort for the rest of the long journey plus catch up on what happened for the past two years.
Date submitted:Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:05:55 +0000Coincidence ID:6051
