January 25, 2005

Tig and Moona's Excellent Adventure

I'm at work now, but thought I'd take a break. I really need a vacation.

I haven't had a vacation in a long time. I suppose that the little trip that Tig and I took Saturday to visit with Denita TwoDragons' family was as close to a vacation as I've had in awhile. You may remember that I had been looking for a car to replace the one that the car dealer wrecked (can't say much about that since I subsequently wrecked the rent car), and Saturday, after getting a second opinion from Tig, I settled on a used Ford Taurus. I can't say that I like it as well as my old Cadillac Catera, but it's a nice car for the money. After closing the deal, Tig suggested that we take the car on a road trip and test it out. I had been wanting to meet Denita TwoDragons, so we headed for Tinyville.

After arriving there, we talked about visiting a nearby quaint hole-in-the-wall, blink-and-you'll-miss-it town, and then riding a bit farther for dinner in another slightly larger town famous for German food. The scenery was really pretty, even at dusk. After awhile, though, we felt rather as though we were traveling in circles. Although we knew that the town was close, there were no signs posted. However, we finally arrived, and had a good time looking at souvenirs and listening to music. Next, as planned we experienced pleasant conversation and excellent German food.

Well, so much for my break from work. Next time I have a break, I might even tell you what kind of job I really have.

Posted by Susan R at January 25, 2005 11:01 AM
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Mmmm, German food...

Posted by: The Zero Boss at January 25, 2005 12:46 PM

I had a great time as well, and didn't mind the whole going-in-circles thing at all. I think we ALL needed the break from routine, and having y'all around was the icing on the cake!

Don't be a stranger, hon! Saturdays happen every week! ;-)

--TwoDragons

Posted by: Denita TwoDragons at January 25, 2005 03:11 PM

Blink-and-you'll-miss-it towns - don't you call them "one horse towns"? In most countries, a town is defined by cultural aspects like a church or a hall or something. In Australia, it is a town if it has a pub. Two pubs makes it a big town. Three pubs and it is probably a city :-)

Posted by: Ozguru at February 2, 2005 08:20 PM

Except for Haberfield (a large suburb in Sydney).

There are no pubs in Haberfield for historical reasons. There is a caveat on the land to prevent the sale of alcohol.

The problem is that it is really hard to escape from Haberfield because of all the pubs jostling each other around the border of the suburb :-)

Posted by: Ozguru at February 2, 2005 08:22 PM