I missed one day
Yesterday (Sunday) I missed one day of writing. At 17.00 the three day winter fair ended. Immediately after closing, all vendors started packing up their stands. For us, this always means that we first have to create some kind of order in all the chaos. After three hours, we finally had the first bus load full. Ready to transport back to our headquarters.
So, at 20:15, I started on my one and a half our drive back home to unload for the first time. After three days on a fair, driving requires much more attention than normal. I wasn't really tired yet, but I still had some moments when I needed to concentrate on the road a bit better than usual.
I arrived around 21.45 in our hometown. Unloading took me about 30 minutes. Then, I had to head back to our holiday home, near the fair's venue. It was necessary to drive back because, for one, Mandy and Ollie were still there. Secondly, the next morning (Monday), we still had to finish breaking down our stand. We brought so much stuff, from goods to sell to decorations, that it couldn't fit in our Sprinter Van.
The way back was even tougher. If being tired wasn't bad enough, there was also really thick mist. Driving past a gas station when it's dark and misty looks really cool, by the way. That was also one of the few highlights of my trip. Because of the bad visibility, I had to concentrate even more. Where I would normally drive around 110km/h in our Van, I could now only drive 80km/h with confidence.
On top of that, the tiredness started to hit me in the face. For the last 45 minutes of my trip, I wanted to stop beside the road. But I also really wanted to get home. I accidentally took all my laptop and phone chargers, so Mandy had no way to contact me. I wanted to get home because she might worry if I was late.
Finally, I arrived around 00.30. Mandy and Ollie were asleep. I was so happy to be home finally. Usually, I would still have the energy to write. This time, I had only one option: going straight to bed. Therefore, I missed one story. I'll make it up today.