Shakedown Ride

I’m lounging here in my friend’s house, satisfied and with a full belly. I have warm blankets, a soft couch, and a puppy sleeping with his head on my feet.

Outside, the snow is falling heavily, coating everything in white. It reminds me of where I’ll be in 10 days: Ushuaia, Argentina, at the southern tip of the world. It’s summer there now, but still cold enough to sustain advancing glaciers and Magellan penguins.

Beep beep beep!

Is it time to get up already? Man, that hardly seemed like 8 hours. At least the inside of our tent glows with happy, yellow-orange light. Guess I should peek outside and see if it’s still raining out. Ziiiiiip