Your devotees are on their knees to implore you...

[gemfyre]

Once I get back to Perth I'm gonna get in my little Daewoo and be on completely bitumen roads with loads of traffic and lights and stuff. I'm not gonna know myself. I'm getting quite used to driving on dirt roads in minibuses and landrovers. The Troupie just got a major service so it's not a lot nicer to drive and the second gear stick seems to move a lot easier too.

I went on an errand into town this arvo to get a bunch of hardware stuff (Greencorps kids fixing up our top loos, bloody termites). As I left town I saw half the sky had become a lovely shade of dark grey with lightning streaking through it rapidly followed by rumbles of thunder.

The rain was falling right over the dirt road, not too heavy but still, wet. So I locked the wheels and changed into 4WD - not sure if I needed it but not taking any chances. And went for it! Much fun, pity I messed up the car again, after we spent so much energy polishing it.

Also the morning while hacking a path to the rain guage I learned why you wear gloves while using heavy wood handled instruments. Lost a nice round patch of skin on my thumb where it blistered and peeled before I even realised what had happened. Much swearing as I swabbed it with alcohol. At least now it's safely behind a band-aid.

Comments

[firvulag.livejournal.com]

but at least you got the fun of messing the car up yourself :)

yeah, wood handled tools are nasty. They also give bad splinters sometimes.

When you get back here you'll be on you're way to catching up with my country driving amount, though not as much on the open road i imagine...

[miwasatoshi.livejournal.com]

Can you bow out when they're shouting your name? Think of how they all adore you!

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

Think of your muse and of the queues 'round the theatre!

weeeeeeeeee!

I'm trying to write more of my PotO prelude in my spare time here. Pretty much about the relationship between Erik, Mme. Giry and Joe Buquet while they were still young.