We had heard that crystal was cheaper outside of Prague, so we prepared ahead of time, buy finding an address for a shop in a city north of Prague. We entered the address into our GPS system and began the trip. We left Prague confident that we would find crystal at half the price with little effort. We should have worried.
The roads were old. We drove through small villages and we weren't too surprised when the GPS told us to turn onto a small country road. It started out paved. An older couple walking their dog looked at us concerned when we drove by. I am still wondering, why didn't they stop us?
Gradually, the paved road became a one lane dirt road, with ditches on both sides. Finally, it dumped us onto a mud filled field. By this time it was too late. We couldn't turn around. The only way out was driving forward.
Fortunately, my friend Nikki has skills, farming skills. She grew up on a farm and knew how to drive in the mud. She even has a perfect record of driving through mud without getting the car stuck. I sat in the passenger seat with my eyes closed and my fingers crossed, saying my prayers. Nikki maintained her perfect record, although the car skidded and slid, the wheels spinning.
We made it out, barely. The crystal did end up being about 50 percent cheaper than in the city, but double the effort. After the initial embarrassment wore off and we had a good chuckle over the experience, it was totally worth the drive. Although, next time, I will take the freeway, which the GPS somehow overlooked.
2 comments:
Wow, that is quite the experience! I can't believe you drove through mud. That is crazy.
whoa. that's a great story! we got stuck in the mud so many times in the mission field. i guess i needed a companion with better driving skills - or my companions did. :)
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