Charmaine · 16/05/2009 01:25 pm by Bron
At the airport in Perth, it’s quiet. The weather is gorgeous, clean air and blue skies. Back at work the next day, I realise I leave for tour to Kal with 3 new staff in 2 days, instead of a week like I’d thought.
This gives me a couple of days to move house. But I’m happy to be busy for now.
Sunday comes and we take graham to the fuel station to fill him up. Then Deadly notices a massive puddle growing underneath. Bending down we see diesel dripping from the tank. The RAC come out but there’s nothing they can do about a hole in the fuel tank. It’s right at the top somewhere near the neck so it’s stopped dripping, but we have almost 600ks to drive.
We line the vehicles up tail to tail and swap everything from graham to gecko back at the garage. After a while you get packing down to a fine art, but it’s still past 10pm when we roll in to Kal.
The first week runs ok. Different group dynamics just take a little getting used to. We see the sights- the ghost town of Gwalia, and Lake Ballard. The Museum. Go out for drinks at a few of the pubs. It’s good to be out of the city. Makes a nice transition from real travel.
The conversation is alright. The distance of stars. The speed of light. The office. Hair extensions and colour, and ahem, Mugabe. I’m glad to have Heidi here. We toss up the case of Matthew Johns. 12 guys, sure. Nineteen, sure. But she was willing. One man can’t take all the shit.
I think of how people have struggled with this lifestyle. The work, the living. And wonder just how many secrets we all have.
I make a birthday call, but I find I can’t talk like I need to. There’s an emptiness I can’t shake off. Deadly tries to calm his paranoid insecure girlfriend, and Nic talks about her boy and how he misses her. I dance my blues away on the weekend, but I’m numb again the next day. Word that Steve is leaving makes me sad. I know he needs to do it, they need it, but I’ll miss him so much.
27. Still I have no idea what I’m doing.
27, pshaw. It’s a journey babe, not a destination. And you’re traveling well! Keep on keeping on.
D
— D May 17, 12:46 pm #
I’m so fortunate, but always seem to need reminding of the fact. The peaks and troughs are just an endless learning curve that loops back on itself. So, time to stoke the fires of creativity.
— Bron May 17, 01:55 pm #