The French travelers had to rely on the kindness of strangers – credit, Kate Jenkins, supplied

From West Australia comes the story of some ‘lucky’ misfortune, as a pair of road-tripping Frenchmen found a “second home” in a small town.

Nannup has just 1,500 inhabitants—many of whose hands were on deck to help the tourists after they hit a kangaroo and wrecked their car just 4 hours into what was supposed to be an epic road trip.

Melina Gitton and Florian Crepinior were about 135 miles south of Perth when they hit the roo in the dark, caving the front-left side of their new Suzuki and leaving it undriveable. The pair, perhaps unwisely, spent the vast majority of their trip money in buying the car, but left it uninsured.

The couple’s dream holiday had all the hallmarks of a travel nightmare.

“I think without this kangaroo we would never know about Nannup. We were unlucky, but in this unlucky we were lucky,” Mr. Crepinior said. “Until the end of my life, for sure, I will never forget that.”

What he won’t forget was the arrival of locals from the town of Nannup, who helped get them and their car to the home of Kate and Craig Jenkins, two residents who opened their hearts and doors to the stranded visitors for the next three weeks, including Easter.

According to ABC News Australia, it didn’t take long for word to spread about the “Frenchies” in the town, and welcomes, well-wishes, even donations to help fix the car, soon arrived in heaps.

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The Parisian pair said it was nothing they’ve never experienced. While staying at the Jenkins household, they attended local sports events and enjoyed time with their unexpected hosts while Craig and Florian—neither of whom are mechanics—managed to nearly fix the car all by themselves.

The Jenkins family with their guests – Supplied Kate Jenkins

“Neither of them had done it before but they worked it out together. Then what they couldn’t figure out our local mechanic in Nannup fixed up the last few bits,” Ms. Jenkins told ABC.

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Kate and Craig’s children, perhaps while watching the blue Suzuki finally hove back out onto the road, began insisting a sign be put up outside of town reading “travelers are welcome to crash here.”

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