And that storm hopefully being the most epic adventure…
I never ecompassed how much would be involved in getting everything ready for this trip. I have spent just over three weeks gathering resources, donations and purchasing supplies. Seemingly much more preperation than needed for my hitchiking trip across Canada a few years back!
For my last night in cardiff, to what was meant to be a quick farewell to some friends turned into a near nightmare. A brief stop at Buffalo involved my initial goodbyes followed by hours through the night searching for my car keys; eventually leading me to the conclusion that I had locked them in the boot!…45 minutes later, in 3 minutes flat with a long rod and door pump, me and the recovery mechanic quickly found out they were not in there.
So after another few hours amongst phseudo-zombie like customers; some very considerate and some completely arrogant…scraping around on the floor, gathering help of fellow Buffalo bretherins… I had no luck. So I used the bed sheet to cover me in the chill of the night in the little Ford Ka, and attempted to sleep.
Literally seconds after the initial dissapointment of realising my short slept dream of finding my car keys appeared untrue (mostly due to tha fact that I didn’t lose them in the car with me, and in the dream – thats where I found them) I heard running footsteps coming over to my car. They had found them! Heather’s face beaming with Joy! I could not of been more relieved!
Thankyou for finding my keys Guys (Will G especially) it turns out that on my intended quick drop in visit to Buffalo I had walked back to the bar with my keys to say Goodbye. Dropped the keys in a box used to switch the glasses from glass to plastic at that particular time of night!…
This box gets taken down to the cellar… and BEWSH.. I’ve lost my keys. Forces beyond work in mysterious ways, I guess I was meant to be there all night.
Now on to the frantic last moments before I leave, trying to ensure I have everything with me that I will need to stay alive in the land of Africa. Can’t wait to get on that plane, to ride the storm!…