Honeymoons are supposed to be a time of romance and moonlit walks, but not for Jeff and Rhonda West of Bessemer City, N.C.
Their honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C., was downright criminal – stolen right out from under them, in fact – which is why they were recently awarded the grand prize in Thrifty Car Rental’s “Honeymoon Disasters Contest.”
Headed for the hotel in Jeff’s mint-condition 1968 Camaro RS, they lost a hubcap. After chasing it down, they resumed their journey until they heard a loud “thud.”
Jeff, still dressed in his tuxedo, got out of the car to survey a blown-out back tire when the car, along with his new wife, started rolling down the hill. He had forgotten to put the car in “park.”
“I could hear my beautiful bride screaming at the top of her lungs,” said Jeff. “Then I started chasing the car until it came to rest in a bunch of bushes. By now my wife is in tears, wondering what’s going to happen next.”
After changing the tire and double-checking the hubcap, the newlyweds were off again.
“We finally get to our hotel, only to...