Dumped in Macomer

Me: "So, where should we go next?"
K: "Let's take the ferry to Africa! And then we can cycle there"
"Hmm, what are the pros and cons of this plan?"
"We can go ride in Africa. It will be so good! But my school teacher will kill me!"
"But how will she find you in Africa? You can escape with your bicycle"
"Oh yeah! But what about maman?"

After a strident debate that covered many points, we decided that it's better to not tackle Africa at the moment. So instead, we agreed to take the train and ferry back up north.

Except the train switched to a bus connection in Macomer. We hurried with our bikes to the bus. The woman driver vehemently shook her head with "Non!" to indicate that the bus was already full. Then she drove off, with us few passengers being unceremoniously dumped by the station in Macomer.

After an hour of sitting around it seemed like maybe the Africa plan was better, after all.Read more