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| Parting is such sweet sorrow |
Monday was a very sad day as we bade a fond (and slightly tearful) farewell to our trusty steed, Ravi. Our Toyota Rav4 took us on many adventures and never once let us down and it was hard for me to say goodbye. The Husband didn’t have much trouble – he filled out the forms and handed over the keys like some monetary transaction. Ok, yes, strictly it was a monetary transaction but Ravi meant much more to me than that. He transported us safely through the harsh Pilbara wilds to far-flung beaches and remote national parks and he enabled us to see things we never would have got the chance to otherwise. And he took me to the shops each week which isn’t quite as exciting but very important nonetheless. |
Ravi took us through the remote outback...     |
We went all the way down to Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef twice, across to the remote Karijini National Park, along the Rio Tinto Railway Road of Death, to Millstream and Chichester National Parks, and to beaches that could only be reached via unsealed tracks. Although he was a silver car, more often than not he wore an orange/red/brown tinge from the iron ore-rich dirt and dust that is ever-present in the Pilbara. We had great fun in Ravi and I really do feel quite emotional that we have now parted ways for good. At least he has gone to a good home – a loving family with a teenager that will drive him to work every day. The Husband related a few of the expeditions we had made in Ravi and expressed the hope that she too would have similar adventures in him. She gave him an embarrassed smile and shrugged before quickly getting into the car. Perhaps Ravi will be confined to driving around the town from now on but I suppose he is getting old now so maybe it’s for the best. We can be cheered knowing that we gave him one last adventure in his twilight years.
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