Hit the road jack....

So the whole assignment thing turned into a bit of a disaster....



By 4pm I was incredibly proud of myself for finishing my first draft, and as you can tell from my previous post... my brain was slightly fried!!!



I decided the best idea would be to take a break, and review my assignment with a clear head. Since it was still 800 degrees... i thought a nice drive in the airconditioned car, up to feed the horses was the ideal solution, so i grabbed Archer and set off for the central coast....



Big mistake number one...

Hmmmm.... that seems a little dramatic.... that's not my car on fire!!!

But that is the freeway that takes me to and from the horses.... note the lack of cars.

Not realising the severity of the situation... I continued on my way, traffic was heavey going, but it still only took me an extra 15 minutes than normal to get up to the horses. I was anticipating that by the time I'd fed the horses and turned around the semi-chaos would have cleared and I'd be home free.

Unfortunately... not the case.... it took 3 1/2 hours to complete the 45min journey home!!!

As per my earlier posting i was quite sugared/caffeined up on iced coffee, coffee and well... more coffee.... so for 3 1/2 hours i was stuck in the car by myself, bursting with energy, going absolutely insane!! As time crept on i became more and more panicked about the assignment.

At 10.00 I realised there was a strong possibility I wasn't going to make it home by b11.59 to submit my assignment. Rob to the rescue.... one phone call later he had a list of instructions of changes to the assignment and how to submit it.... only to realise... my phone was dying...

So now.... I couldn't even cure the boredom by talking to people on the phone!!! By this stage... people are getting out of their cars and walking, some even stopping and starting games of cricket!!

The trains had been cancelled and my earlier laughter of the 60 odd people stuck by the side of the road on my way up to the horses came back to haunt me!! Not so funny anymore....

Eventually the traffic began to crawl forward until eventually it opened up... 11.00pm... and i was only 15 minutes from home. Sadly at this point the traffic was flowing past the most spectacular part.... the bright orange haze lighting the night sky was like nothing I have ever seen... so overwhelming... i wish I could have captured it on camera... but had no choice but to floor the corolla all the way home... the passwords I'd given Rob to submit my assignment weren't working!!

Finally at 11.20 I managed to submit my assignment.... probably not the best work I've ever done, but at least I got something in!!

Fingers crossed it should be my last... and after this experience I certainlty hope it is!!