Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Al Christensen Stopped By

My Overlanding tenant* is having to make due with vicarious experiences. Despite the deterioration of the infrastructure, it's enthusiasm hasn't diminished a bit. Thus, I check the blogs I follow several times a day. RollingSteelTent provides the most frequent "fixes."

We've known each other for a number of years and if it weren't for the fact that we've tended to be at widely separated places most of the time, we might've hung out together more often.

Though we've traveled many of the same roads and been to many of the same places, this was our second face-to-face. Typical I think of both our personalities, it felt as if there'd been no gap. And since we both know of the separate but shared travel experiences, we skipped the road stories and launched into swapping tales of our former work lives. I hadn't a clue Al had visited Montreal via Toronto and been to Frankfürt and Beijing.

My limited stamina means I usually set a timer for an hour, but this time I wanted to see how I'd do. It seemed as if it'd been only a few minutes when an hour and a half slipped by. 

He had already driven over two and a half hours getting to Albuquerque and had anothet 2.5 - 3 to reach his destination. 

I was glad to read my baking passed muster.

I can't believe I didn't get a photo.

* We are, according to Kristen, comprised of multiple tenants. Each one steps into its role as occassion demands or permits.

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