chasing rabbits stateside

The bus ride from Huntsville, Alabama to Houston was the worst yet. It started with tears (I try to act tough but don't be fooled, I'm as soppy as they come). but Laurie did send me on my way with a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts which went some way to helping. The first leg of the 18 hour journey had me sat next to a woman who opened a can of Pepsi all over me and then seemed to be under the impression that half my seat should be devoted to her luggage and the duvet she had with her. Later in the night she swapped seats with her large male friend - he had the worst case of 'builders bum' I have ever seen and it's even more disturbing when it's backing towards you in the half light of the evening. I'm not entirely convinced it wasn't the 'crack' that said 'hello' to me as it sat next to me, it was that animated. The moment the bus drove out of Huntsville a small child sat immediately behind me started crying and didn't stop for 2 whole hours. It was that horrid snotty whingy crying that kids do when they're just fed up and want attention. Attempting to bribe him with a Krispy Kreme doughnut made no difference. I was less interested in helping when I heard the father saying "I don't need this shit, stop it now, you sound like a girl. I thought I had a son not a girl". Keep it up kid, I'm putting my headphones on!! Talking of which, I have done well over 60 hours of bus travel with the same 13 tracks on my MP3 player ! It's time I got some of my hosts to download some music for me before I lose my mind. To top it all off the bus driver left her purse in Lake Charles coach station, we were an hour away when she realised but she still turned back, and, she never even apologised! That was the point at which I was ready to kill. Greyhound travel has finally lost its charm (not that it had that much in the first place). where's my credit card ? I feel the need to hire a large SUV and turn this into a real road trip !

posted by KP @ 12:05 AM