I am always looking for the spur roads, the secret, rutted tracks that lead to beauty spots, the plains hidden by screens of heath, the rainforest nestled in beneath the innumerable, incongruous mountains.
'Perhaps it is the scale of it all that is most freeing: so few humans, so much room for the whim of other creatures and conditions.'
Indeed Bert, that is why I am drawn to Tullah and beyond, to Transylvania. And why I will have come back one day, albeit in a less risky vehicle than yours have been! Thanks for sharing the trips.
Brilliant piece! The way freedom manifests through landscape really comes throgh here. I had a similiar experience once when a road trip turned into something bigger than just getting from A to B, kinda felt like the car troubles were part of unlocking something. The detail about driving with that busted muffler but pressing on anyway says a lot about commiting to these momentsof discovery.
Thanks heaps! From your reflection, I like to think of the role played by the gruff mechanic - a reluctant guide along the way? (Although I'm sure he just thought I was a nitwit.)
'Perhaps it is the scale of it all that is most freeing: so few humans, so much room for the whim of other creatures and conditions.'
Indeed Bert, that is why I am drawn to Tullah and beyond, to Transylvania. And why I will have come back one day, albeit in a less risky vehicle than yours have been! Thanks for sharing the trips.
Thanks Sharyn. I don't reckon I'll be back in a car that's dropping parts along the way - my '98 Pulsar didn't miss a beat last week!
Brilliant piece! The way freedom manifests through landscape really comes throgh here. I had a similiar experience once when a road trip turned into something bigger than just getting from A to B, kinda felt like the car troubles were part of unlocking something. The detail about driving with that busted muffler but pressing on anyway says a lot about commiting to these momentsof discovery.
Thanks heaps! From your reflection, I like to think of the role played by the gruff mechanic - a reluctant guide along the way? (Although I'm sure he just thought I was a nitwit.)