money and mouths

don't park deer lake,
originally uploaded by molequinho.

it was the first decently warm day of the year and i was taking up the habit that i had to abandon late last year. i had my coffee and was sitting out on the steps glad to be outside and with a bit of quiet before having to enter the hallowed halls.

while i was reading the new york times i had picked up, left on the train by one of the commuters, k came up with her coffee and sat down to have a ciggie.

- do you think after the term ends we can go on some trips?
- it would have to be in june as from july on i am on the rock and actually i am thinking of driving to rocky harbour...¦
- i'm in!
great i thought as i meant that the drive wouldn't be such a strain i could get farther as we could take turns driving and i would have company alleviating the impending boredom and impatience when entering day two i would still be in bushland.

panic as now i had actually act, it was out of the realm of fantasy, now i had to really plan. it is one thing to back out when it is only me but now that the plan included another...¦

i keep going to maps.google.com to try to understand the distance,los angeles is closer than pouch cove, vancouver is closer. i keep looking at the marine atlantic site to see what ferry we should plan for. how far can we get in one day so that we can slow down when we enter the true north and slow down more on cape breton, i could now really pass robert frank's place.

stressed that this trip was about me, i want to get there it is the old stereotypical family type of outing in which one is always trying to make time. we were not stopping.

-no problem.

the motor will be stocked with my crap, everything i need to last photographically in gros morne.

-fine i have the pentax, a small bag a dv camera and tripod.

went to carol mentioning the money we would save and the car standing in her father's garage with only 40 000 miles - i admit i would prefer to bomb around in a saab 900 than a 95 gold saturn - and since he cannot drive.

the outing is a go.