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- Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
- Theme: Drama / Human Interest
- Subject: Comedy / Humor
- Published: 10/23/2018
We were going on a journey. Not a holiday. Holidays are beaches and nice scenery, awesome restaurants and great coffee.
This was a journey to visit my mum. I had never been into her quaint little town. Her words not mine.
We had always had her come and see us. It gave her a nice holiday and she got to see lots of her grandchildren.
So anyway our journey starts and the airport in Wellington. Settled into our seats and I spot chocolate. One little chocolate for each of us. Knowing hubby would want to give his up for me I took it and put it under my skirt for later.
I fell asleep and woke up in Sydney. It wasn’t until I hopped off my seat I realised the chocolate had melted all over me and it looked like I had crapped myself. Quickly I turned my skirt backwards and headed for the ladies room for a clean up.
Well out of the airport into a taxi, followed by a train trip. Best part of the journey looking at many acres of canola. What an amazing sight. You can go for 10 minutes at a time and just see a sea of yellow.
Off the train and we hire a car. 10 miles down the road we realise the GPS is out dated.
Lost for a while but now back on track. We use the old fashion method and follow signs.
12 hours later and we are at our first nights stop over.
I had booked the best motel in this little town.
Darkness was upon us and I am looking for a light switch. None to be found. What about a power socket I ask hubby. There was a lamp with a power cord so we figured there must be a socket.
Woo hoo we found it.
It wasn’t able to be used.
All the wires were hanging out of the wall and it was hidden behind a tv that didn’t work. Probably because of the dodgy wiring. I’m thinking to myself, how did this place get a 5 star rating?
Oh well, we will shower in the morning. Oh no, no soap, no shampoo, not even a towel. I guess that was extras.
Upsizing you might say. I was grateful for a half roll of loo paper.
Booked out at 6am and headed for a McDds across the road for coffee and breakfast.
Destination was within reach. 2 hours later and we are in Boganville. Finding mums house was easy. Probably the easiest part of our journey thus far.
We had booked a really nice place, it was an old converted post office just doors away from mums house and YES we had power.
We took mum out for lunch on our first day there. Best cafe in the town, Perked coffee and scones.
Ripped wall paper and a sign of the door that read, pig poo for sale with a picture of a pigs arse.
Oh god what I would do for a good latte at this stage.
We love to walk and the town had some beautiful old churches and buildings that we wanted to explore, so the next day we set off with our cameras in hand.
Was early in the morning, maybe about 7.00am, and the town was still asleep. We only saw 2 cars on the road, and wouldn’t you know it. Just as they were passing us they crashed. Not a little crash I might add. Just don’t know how it could have happened.
Well they got out of their cars, did a morning greet, and went on their merry way. Funniest thing I ever saw.
I had come prepared for a night or 2 out for dinner. No such thing as a restaurant, however for a town with 3000 people we counted over a dozen pubs and bars.
I had mentioned that the town drunk was sitting outside the supermarket. My words were “is that the town drunk?” The answer to my question was, ”oh no dear, everyone has a turn".
In the supermarket everyone knew everyone.
They even knew us. The word had gone around the town before we had arrived.
A couple of city folk are coming for a visit.
All in all the people were lovely and welcoming, but a truly different experience to living in the city.
On the plane back home I was taken into first class because I had food poisoning. I didn’t get to enjoy any of it. Hubby did. I just wallowed in self pity. He had also caught it but it didn’t affect him until after the plane landed and we were on our last stretch home in our car.
I was very grateful to team Emirates for being so kind on the way home and letting us off the plane first.
City folk(Gail)
We were going on a journey. Not a holiday. Holidays are beaches and nice scenery, awesome restaurants and great coffee.
This was a journey to visit my mum. I had never been into her quaint little town. Her words not mine.
We had always had her come and see us. It gave her a nice holiday and she got to see lots of her grandchildren.
So anyway our journey starts and the airport in Wellington. Settled into our seats and I spot chocolate. One little chocolate for each of us. Knowing hubby would want to give his up for me I took it and put it under my skirt for later.
I fell asleep and woke up in Sydney. It wasn’t until I hopped off my seat I realised the chocolate had melted all over me and it looked like I had crapped myself. Quickly I turned my skirt backwards and headed for the ladies room for a clean up.
Well out of the airport into a taxi, followed by a train trip. Best part of the journey looking at many acres of canola. What an amazing sight. You can go for 10 minutes at a time and just see a sea of yellow.
Off the train and we hire a car. 10 miles down the road we realise the GPS is out dated.
Lost for a while but now back on track. We use the old fashion method and follow signs.
12 hours later and we are at our first nights stop over.
I had booked the best motel in this little town.
Darkness was upon us and I am looking for a light switch. None to be found. What about a power socket I ask hubby. There was a lamp with a power cord so we figured there must be a socket.
Woo hoo we found it.
It wasn’t able to be used.
All the wires were hanging out of the wall and it was hidden behind a tv that didn’t work. Probably because of the dodgy wiring. I’m thinking to myself, how did this place get a 5 star rating?
Oh well, we will shower in the morning. Oh no, no soap, no shampoo, not even a towel. I guess that was extras.
Upsizing you might say. I was grateful for a half roll of loo paper.
Booked out at 6am and headed for a McDds across the road for coffee and breakfast.
Destination was within reach. 2 hours later and we are in Boganville. Finding mums house was easy. Probably the easiest part of our journey thus far.
We had booked a really nice place, it was an old converted post office just doors away from mums house and YES we had power.
We took mum out for lunch on our first day there. Best cafe in the town, Perked coffee and scones.
Ripped wall paper and a sign of the door that read, pig poo for sale with a picture of a pigs arse.
Oh god what I would do for a good latte at this stage.
We love to walk and the town had some beautiful old churches and buildings that we wanted to explore, so the next day we set off with our cameras in hand.
Was early in the morning, maybe about 7.00am, and the town was still asleep. We only saw 2 cars on the road, and wouldn’t you know it. Just as they were passing us they crashed. Not a little crash I might add. Just don’t know how it could have happened.
Well they got out of their cars, did a morning greet, and went on their merry way. Funniest thing I ever saw.
I had come prepared for a night or 2 out for dinner. No such thing as a restaurant, however for a town with 3000 people we counted over a dozen pubs and bars.
I had mentioned that the town drunk was sitting outside the supermarket. My words were “is that the town drunk?” The answer to my question was, ”oh no dear, everyone has a turn".
In the supermarket everyone knew everyone.
They even knew us. The word had gone around the town before we had arrived.
A couple of city folk are coming for a visit.
All in all the people were lovely and welcoming, but a truly different experience to living in the city.
On the plane back home I was taken into first class because I had food poisoning. I didn’t get to enjoy any of it. Hubby did. I just wallowed in self pity. He had also caught it but it didn’t affect him until after the plane landed and we were on our last stretch home in our car.
I was very grateful to team Emirates for being so kind on the way home and letting us off the plane first.
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JD
11/02/2018Thanks again for sharing this horribly hilarious story about your 'adventure' visiting a small town in New Zealand, Gail. Congratulations on being chosen to be featured on the front page of Storystar as one of the Short Story STARS of the Week!
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Gail
11/02/2018Thank you so much, was certainly different that’s for sure.
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Herm Sherwood-Sitts
11/01/2018Wow Shay, that was a nightmare! Hope you have a better trip next time!
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Gail
11/02/2018Thanks Herm, I guess next time I will go prepared. Hehe
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Kevin Hughes
10/25/2018Shay,
When I visited a small town in Ohio (USA) I asked my nephew why he left his lawn mower in the front yard. "Oh, that is in case Frank, Jessie, or Sarah decide to cut their grass." Sure enough, later that day Sarah came and took it- mowed her lawn and left it in the front of her yard. My nephew said: "It will be back here by Monday. "
Small towns aren't big Cities.
Sorry about the Food Poisoning - yikes!
Smiles, Kevin
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Gail Moore
10/25/2018Hehe, ? That’s so funny. So you know where I’m coming from then.
Different strokes for different folks.
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Gail
10/25/2018Thank you Waqas.
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JD
10/23/2018That's definitely some more bizarre hilarious, Shay! Your mom and her small town sound really interesting and strange! : )
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Gail
10/23/2018Thanks ?
and just for an extra laugh I forgot a funny thing that happened.
Mum took us down the Rd in her car. We got into the centre of the town and she just stops and says “we are here” gets out and leaves the car right in the middle of the Rd with the keys in it.
“If someone needs it moved then they will move it” she exclaims “
Seriously I couldn’t stop laughing.
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Gail
10/23/2018? Thank you so much!!
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