Baby Blue is almost good as new. Left attended by perfect
strangers for 5 months, she did pretty well I must say.
Banditos broke into the cab, as once before with minimal
damage and losses. A broken wing window and a jack missing.
Could have been much worse. I had considerable valuables
stored in back that did not get touched. Tomorrow her paperwork
should be in order for departure to the Chilean border.
I have set myself up with a deadline that may be a little
tough to reach. That is, with any time at all to smell the
roses. I have a flight from Punta Arenas before Christmas
leaving me less than 20 days to drive the length of Chile.
And lengthy it is. Over 3000 miles of road that is partly
unpaved. From the road log of my guidebook it's an estimated
85 hours of driving. What have I gotten myself into??
I told myself I wouldn?t do this to myself. Not allow myself
fun and adventure along the way. Some flexibility to meet
someone interesting or pursue any kind of opportunity for
excitement. I guess the excitement will be, "Am I
gonna make it in time for my flight?"
Once again I feel like a different person departing, with
different desires and goals than the previous departures.
My writing brings up some familiar questions. Why am I doing
this? Who am I writing this for?? For ME. That's all that
matters for now. Stream of consciousness? Self-disclosure?
Self-indulgence? Yeah I suppose. Just write, it's alright.
What do I wanna accomplish on this brief leg of my adventure?
Primarily to get Baby Blue down to Tierra del Fuego by the
end of the year so that I can begin again Northbound in
January!
Do I really wanna do this northbound thing? Create a videotape
series? I am actually not as excited about it as I once
was. The weather demands that I begin soon if I am to do
it this year. Do I want to wait a year? No. Do I wanna do
it without a clear concept or plan for the tape series?
Rushing to get crew and equipment together? Hmm?
Yeah, well, that's where I'm at. Long drive out there ahead
of me. Plenty of time to ponder these questions. |
