Never Ending Road Trip

 

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It was late noon and the rain was falling thickly from above,the windscreen wipers were stiffly wiping away the wet drops of rain clearing the view to the road in front of casey. It was only yesterday she had made the disission to "get away" for awhile and she decided to drive, where to, she hadn't decided but was soon to find out.


The music was turned up loud so that you could feel the pulse of the beat,she was playing a old track from the 1980's and was dying for something eles to listen to. So there she was in her car at least 100 k away from  civilisation nothing to do but drive relax and listen to old 1980's music, this is when she heard a distant rumbling noise getting louder , she may have been 100 k away from civilisation, but she wasn't the only one. 


Comming over the dusty hill road was a was a old battered suppose to be red car slowing down to a stop. A guy around the same age as casey (21) was now climbing out of the low battered car he got out and introduced himself 

"Hello I'm mason, and you are"

Casey rolled down the window with her eyes squinted through the thick rain and saw a handsome man in his young 20s standing getting more soaked bye the second in the rain

"I'm casey" she replied "do you need directions or something?"

"Well actually I was just wondering if I could get a lift my car is out of gas and there is no reception ...and I most likely doubt there's a gas station near by"mason remarked sounding cold and wet 

Casey thought about what to say as each small droplet of water speedily dripped on to her long brown hair which was becoming very wet as it was hanging out the window.

"I'm not heading the same direction as you I'm heading to the middle of know where"

"Funny you should say that" beamed mason "me to"


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Small talk

 And so the rusty old car was now only a small red dot in the distance and the front passenger seat was no longer empty.

"So how long are you planning on being "know where" for" 

"As long as it takes"she wavered unsure of her answer.

"Well this weather stinks " complained casey as she was driving

"It could be worse I have been in a snow storm before"exclaimed mason sounding proud "really , surely this wasn't here"

"No of-course not I went to Alasca for a month and I got snowed into  )my car"

"No wonder it's such a rust bucket " casey joked laughing at herself

"Yeah that car has been through allot with me, In fact it has been to every continent I am going to miss the old "rust bucket"  

"Wow that's really interesting I have never left Canada,though I have just graduated from university and have a degree for  architecture and am hoping to go over seas for that" 

"Interesting I graduated 2 years ago and have a degree for engendering ,so if the car breaks down ......call a service because I have no equipment" said mason smiling as he was watching the window twipers go back and forth stiffly swiping off all the pounding thik bucket loads of water.


There was a long akward silence (other than the 80's music) they drove a couple of miles when eventually mason said "I have some CDs if you want to try them ...not that this isn't a good cd but maybe you want to listen to something more recent"

"Oh yes definitely you can say it this music is  rubish it's all I have"

They went on talking about music and interests until sunset where they decided to take out some tents and camp equipment and get ready for the up comming night. They started unpacking tents from her ute it was a black slightly out dated Nissan (it was actually a gift from her dad and mum for her graduation) 

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Caseys veiw

I can't believe I was lucky enough to run into such a lovley handsome young man and im also so glad he has a good taste in music becauseif I heard one more 1980's song I would have flipped. When I first met him I thought it was quite dogey how he pulled up next to me but now I think I'm so lucky to have met some a kind hearted young man especially one with Experiance in travel and survival.


I really want to stay forever but i mean food isn't the biggest problem money is, how do we make money for petrel? The point is I'm hoping he has money because I only came with $50 dollars!



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Masons veiw

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Rivers and mountains

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