Hold On, Tight
This may horrify some of you … but we rented some sweet off-roaders today and, well, went off-roading in one of the most beautiful places on earth.
Yes, E drove by himself a handful of times. And, yes … he nearly drove himself off a cliff. Seriously. True to form, as the ATV slowly careened to the cliff’s edge, he launched out of his seat … and shouldered the vehicle to a stop from the front … inches (truly!) away from a serious fall.
And yes, H found a tough line up a steep bank … and, instead of bailing, spun his drifting vehicle off course … down a near 90-degree wall to a field a good ten feet below.
And yes, W tried again and again and again to get some air off a serious dirt lip … succeeding in the end with sweet delight.
S and I try so hard to hold on tight to our boys. To protect them from everything. To prevent the bad scrapes and tough falls.
Truly — in the end — their lives are not in our hands. It’s a lesson we know, right? We just needed another day like today to remember.
I’m imagining some ancient Cappadocians living in the rock formation in the background, peering through a serious time warp, wondering who these fools are and what in the world they are doing!
I am consistently drooling over each and every post you guys write. What an amazing journey and what a great group of storytellers you all are. Thank you for sharing this.
I never knew you guys were such crazy people! Keep having fun.
Unforgettable.
On a more pragmatic note, I’m happy to see the roll cage on E’s vehicle.
Well… That was before I drove it back to town to switch it out for an ATV…
I finally got an email so email hypermamoo@gmail.com.
Eli looks so tiny compared to his ride.