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Martin and I travel really well together, which doesn’t come as a big surprise – we met traveling. What does come as a (pleasant) surprise is how well he deals with the unexpected tanties I throw while on the road.
As a married woman, I reserve the right to completely lose touch with reality and throw a big tantrum every once in a while. I’m pretty sure it was in the fine print of our wedding vows. One such tantie happened two days ago and went something like this:
Martin and I rented a scooter to explore the island we’re staying on. We opted to rent just one, figuring it would save us some money. Martin volunteered to drive since the traffic drives on the left side of the road here and I have no experience with that. Everything was going great. We stopped at tourist traps, took pictures, haggled with street vendors – you know, the usual backpacker day. The meltdown started around our fourth hour on the bike. I couldn’t find a comfortable position for my (now extremely flat) rear end. Sitting in one place, straddling a scooter is really painful if you’re not used to it.
The pain reached critical mass while we were navigating a hair pin turn. I absolutely had to get off that bike – that instant. I yelled at Martin to pull over. Figuring it was not the best place to pull over, Martin continued driving, sending me into full tantie mode. I yelled at him louder to pull over. He did and I threw myself off the scooter, yelling something about how badly my butt hurt. I then proceeded to stomp down the road, toward our resort – which was an hour away.
I stomped for a few minutes and turned around. Realizing Martin hadn’t followed me, I yelled, “Well, are you coming or not?” I then turned my back to him and continued down the country road. As any incredible husband would do, he drove up behind me and followed in silence until we found a place I could calm down.
Well played, Martin (minus the picture of me in the calm-down phase – that was super dangerous)
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You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
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