Light Years Away

What do you do when you have run out of funds, hope of a better future and patience? You set your car's nose England-bound.

It all started over two years ago when talks started between my wife and I that we sould join all those people who in wish to grab fortune's better end set themselves to Western and Northern Europe. There were initiatives taken and withdrawn when finally tensions within our broader family and lack of funds lead to concrete decisions and conclusions at the end of last year and the whole procedure of moving started taking shape.

The setting looked like so: me, my wife, two dogs and all that one could fill in a Ford Escort. Printed Google Maps directions, over three tanks of fuel and 1,200 miles to cover from Kaposvar, Hungary to Keynsham, UK.

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Through the Alps and past the racetracks

I asked my Ford Escort the other night: 

"You cool down here?" 

"That's right. It's f----n cold down here." 

"That's not what I meant." 

"I know you didn't, but still..." 

"Well, I'm sorry. We just don't have the money to keep you in a garage." 

"And you could wash me and clean my interior more often." 

"Right. I'm sorry." 

"...and you could fix that dent on me..." 

... 

"You know, my previous owner kept me right. Had the heated garage, all the treatment, nice rides... but it was so predictable, so boring. All those walls all the time. I thought I gonna be insane... With you I had good and bad experiences, too, but I think that's just life... an I wanna live that life, you know..." 

"Ummm... I dind't want to bring this up 'cause I didn't want to make you uncomfortable, but hell... Are you willing to ride with me all the way to England in srping? It's gonna be our 24 hours. It's gonna be our 1000 miles... What do you say?" 

"...can I get some Gulf Oil treatment?" 

"No, you are not a GT40.... how about some Martini Racing? You're an Escort, for heaven's sake." 

"Right... You know what? Just cut to the chase and let's do it." 

"Well, allright, some months ahead." 

"Uh-uh. Through the Alps and past the Nurburgring and Spa-Francorchamps." 

"Right. Through the Alps and past the racetracks. Sweet dreams." 

"Yeah, sweet dreams... (it is cold down here...)" 

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