Broken..

I'm going to try to keep this very long story as short as I can, I know most of you don't want to read forever... We got the bus 2 years ago. Shortly after the transmission blew. We took all the travel money we had saved and put it towards fixing it. 5,000$ later, we think we have a perfect vehicle. For 2 years I've stared at this beauty in my yard. Dreamed about where we would go, came up with a business plan for making a living while on the road, fantasized about the memories with our children, all the pictures to take, the flowers to stop and smell, life to live. Of course, invested money into fully converting the inside to a perfect camper. We worked and saved, bought our inventory, lined up jobs along our travels, created business models, portfolios, vehicle and business insurance, business cards, had a mechanic check the bus out, the whole shebang (as mom said; go big or go home!). We took comfort knowing by taking our time and the proper steps, we would be okay(prepared hippies!). We made it to Asheville, our first vending job was a flop. We didn't loose hope, businesses take time to gain traction. We decided to put vending on hold, our next festival wasn't for a while, so we started heading to a bunch of handyman work we had lined up, monetarily we'd be okay when we started the remodel on Monday. And then... The transmission starts slipping. And then completely failing. Wouldn't go to 3rd gear, then slipped out of 2nd, dials go nuts, burning transmission smells, just awful... I'll save you the details, but we spent the next 3 days dealing with hot parking lots, AAA, and huge obstacles (over heated children, special tow trucks, lack of room on said special tow trucks, no way to go get food, ran out of water, it goes on..). We finally made it to a friend's in Georgia. We had the bus towed in to her back yard, so we have some where to sleep. We're safe, have showers, power, etc. Thank goodness the munchkins see everything as a fun adventure. We've called the mechanic who did our transmission last time and all of their numbers are disconnected. I feel like weve been hoodwinked, taken advantage of, and everything we envisioned and planned is gone. We have about 70$. We feel business is crushed. Our 2nd home is destroyed. Dreams gone. Memories are stressed. Work is no longer lined up since we can't get there. We feel heart broken. Like going through a divorce on our dreams. I suppose the only plan we can accomplish is sell the bus, give up on our investment, go home, and start all over. This trail home with our tail tucked between our legs would be a whole lot easier with resources. Any and all help is beyond appreciated. We'll be posting updates, hopefully with a miracle ..