…an impulsive adjustment of plans. Obviously, by this point in the race,
I have adopted the cliché “world race-y” phrases like “be here now” and “have
no expectations” so it is slightly easy to live life second by second. This
month was a perfect illustration of just that.
As our team, along with another team was scheduled to stay
in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, for the month. But as we were racing,
after who we THOUGHT was our contact, down the bustling city streets with our 40-pound
packs on our backs, we abruptly came to a halt. Our “contact” disappeared (I’m
assuming to find the rest of the girls who were left behind) and so, there we
were, Unchained Rhythm sitting on the sidewalk.
Seeing that our team was alone, our team leader, Kaitlyn
decided to inform us that we were actually NOT staying in Kuala Lumpur because
there was not enough room for two teams. We WERE in fact, headed toward a
hostel where we would ask them to wait there (free of charge) for a couple
hours until our bus came to pick us up and drive us 8 hours away (overnight) to
our new destination. Welcome to month 11 and no expectations.
Another fun tidbit…
Our contact cannot drive for long periods of time because of
his bad leg (story to come) so he had asked if anyone on our team could drive
stick. Kaitlyn and I were the only ones that could. So, for the first time on
the race, and in my entire life actually I drove a 12-passenger van (on the
opposite side of the road) for an hour down a highway somewhere in Malaysia.
Good times!
Stay tuned for more month 11 quirks and surprises…
