Driving

Mario Andretti woulda sure been proud…
I know I shouldn’t be, but sometimes I’m surprised to discover that, yes, I really am a capable adult. This morning I had errands to run in both Clovelly and Rosebery, and I was dreading the thought of sitting on multiple buses. “Hey!” I thought. “I can take the car!” So I did. I used Google Maps to plan out my route and hit the road. The first stop was a relatively straight shot down Botany Road, which was cool, except for the parking, which was not. But I managed. Getting from Rosebery to Clovelly wasn’t too complicated, and I even negotiated some roundabouts. Coming back home was the fun bit. And I mean fun in both the literal “Wow! Driving a little car on windy roads with a view of the ocean is FUN!” sense, and also in the ironic “Man, Google Maps was smokin’ some crack with these directions to get on South Dowling” sense. Now I’m home in one piece, and basking in the pride of having managed my first solo driving trip in Sydney. And I didn’t even run into any APEC fences!