Anny Chih

My Wicked Bed and where I keep my luggage (the suitcase won't fit in the storage)

When I left Cairns on Tuesday, I left with a funny feeling. A blank feeling. I thought it might be a result of not having had my morning coffee, so I stopped about an hour into my drive to have one. After making myself a cup o’ joe, I did feel better but that blank feeling was still there.

One great thing about a roadtrip with no destination in mind, is that you can make any place your destination of choice. I decided that this little rest stop with its brown weedy grass and cool breeze would be my destination for at least enough time for the blankness to go away.

I opened up the back and side doors of my Wicked Camper, and lay on the mattress for a while letting thoughts run into mind and exit just as quickly as they came. I probably lay there for about an hour.

"Wicked by day" - the bed converts to a table and benches

Several bugs flew in and out of the van, but one sticks out in my memory. Unlike the dumb flies that would fly in and hit the windows several times before they got lucky and got out, this one would pause every few seconds and float in place as if to think about where it was going next. I wondered if it knew that in order to get out, it would have to fly against the wind coming in through the doors.

I don’t know if it was just the coffee kicking in or maybe I should get that bump on my head checked out from closing the back door on myself a few days ago, but something clicked. The only way to escape, is to go against the wind.

*shrugs* It’s probably the bump on my head, but I thought I’d share the moment.

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