vacation (1)

8 SABINE HILDING
“Our car can’t do it,” she sounded hot and irritated.
“You have to have a high axle out here.... Plus, you never know what’s down there.
Sooner or later, we’re going to encounter something and we’ll be stuck with a lot of
hassle. Plus, I can’t see the rocks. You heard all those bumps. They’re getting worse.”
“AND ALL THIS HIGH DRY grass. If we continue driving, we could catch the
prairie on fire...not to mention us.”
That got his attention.
“I hate to cut our trip short, but.... You understand, don’t you?”
He nodded, thinking about leaving the expedition, then thinking about getting lost
maybe. There was no cell connection. Lately he noticed he read maps much better
than she did.