Sorry i’m playing catch up here, been a busy week at work
Team ‘Green Turd Racing’
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Day – 1:
Beth walks up as Lupus is tinkering under the hood of the Shaphe, which is held up by a sketchy looking stick
Beth: How are you dear lupus?
Lupus groans
Beth: Is that any way to greet your gran, get over here and give me a hug.
Lupus pokes his head out from under the bonnet to look at Beth, his face and entire front are covered in grease
Beth: Dear god boy, go and get yourself cleaned up or I’ll hose you down myself.
Lupus: Yes Gran, I was just finishing up here anyway.
Lupus closes the bonnet and heads to the bathroom for a shower, then meets Beth in the kitchen making a cup of tea
Beth: Much better dear, while you were in the shower I made your favorite, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, would you like a hot chocolate?
Lupus: oh, yes please gran, and thank you.
Lupus munches loudly on the sandwiches
Beth: so how is our little chariot running dear? Do you think it will make the long journey in one piece?
Lupus: sure thing gran, I’ve checked over everything people on the Shaphe forums told me to and it appears to be in good running order, despite being a terrible driver the previous owner clearly looked after this thing, it just needed some routine maintenance and fluids but it’s good to go now.
Beth: what are you not telling me?
Lupus: N-nothing gran, everything is just fine under the hood - he says nervously
Beth: You had better not be lying to me boy, if this car doesn’t make the trip I’m calling your parents and telling them you tricked me into this journey.
Lupus: But gran this thing hasn’t been tested on a long journey yet, anything could go wrong
Beth: I suppose you’re right dear, but you had still better not be lying to me, I was promised a good long road trip and I had better get one.
Lupus: Yes of course gran, I’ll do everything I can to keep that thing driving.
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Day 0:
As they pull in to the camping ground with Beth at the wheel the shaphe gets a lot of puzzled looks and a few snickers from the other competitors
Lupus points to a spot on the outskirts of the team camps
Lupus: Lets park up over there and set up the tent.
Beth: looks like a good spot to me dear.
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Day 1; Friday 12 – 2:
Lupus: wake up gran, we need to take a photo of the bridge coming up, and this thing takes forever to get back up to speed so there’s no way I’m stopping, we need to make that first ferry or we’ll be waiting forever.
Beth is still struggling to figure out how the camera works as Deception Pass Bridge comes into view
Lupus: jeez gran just take the wheel and give me the damn camera
Beth: how rude of you dear, pull over so I can work this darn thing
Lupus: no time for that gran
Lupus snatches the camera from her hands and lets go of the wheel, the car veers toward the opposite side of the road and Beth reaches across to straighten the car up
Beth: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING BOY! YOU COULD HAVE GOT US KILLED!
Lupus snaps the picture and retakes control of the wheel
Lupus: IF YOU HAD TAKEN THE WHEEL WHEN I TOLD YOU TO IT WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM
the rest of the leg is driven in utter silence save for the loud exhaust tone, they make the first ferry with time to spare
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Day 1; Friday 2 – 4:
On the ferry ride over Lupus teaches Beth how to work the camera, so that she can take pictures of the points of interest along the rest of the journey.
They drive past Fort Warden State Park and Beth snaps the picture without incident as they drive past
Beth: since the journey takes us along 101 why don’t we stop off at Crescent Lake and you can go for a swim.
Lupus: but we’re doing good gran, I don’t want to lose our position by stopping.
Beth: nonsense dear, the other teams will have to take breaks too along the way, besides it’s a Friday afternoon, there might be girls your age there.
Lupus: You’re right gran, even with cushions on the seats this car is getting really uncomfortable, it would be nice to have a break, but we’d better make it a short one.
Beth: ok dear, I’ll let you know when it’s coming up.