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colourfullsims · 6 years ago

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Welcome to the A Year of Maya: Recap!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything featuring my favorite couple, but I’ve finally been able to put sometime into wrapping up this portion of Maya and Nish’s story! I’ve gotten a decent amount of new followers since we last joined these two, so I decided this would be a good time to make a recap, that way anyone who wants to jump into this story can quickly catch up.

My goal is to finish A Year of Maya sometime by the end of this month (which will literally be a whole ass year since I started this, whew), so you can expect to see a lot of story posts over the next few weeks. And this might go without saying, but spoilers are ahead. If you prefer to go back and read everything through on your own, here’s some quick links to start wherever you last left off:

A Year of Maya: Spring

A Year of Maya: Summer

A Year of Maya: Fall

So, without further ado...

Meet the Characters!

Maya Ellison Anthonipillai

Traits: Cat Lover | Loves the Outdoors | Loner Age: 23 Sun Sign: Libra Gender: Cis, She/Her Ethnicity: Mixed (African American + Vietnamese) Occupation: Florist/Business Owner Hometown: Willow Creek Current City: Brindleton Bay

Maya grew up in an affluent family in Willow Creek as the only child to a successful businessman and self-proclaimed trophy wife. Though her parents never left her wanting in personal possessions, Maya was starved for their affection. As a result, Maya grew to become a loner and found a way to get by without the close relationships she so desperately craved. Once she turned 18, she left with nothing but the basics for survival: no longer wanting to live off the dime of her parents, she vowed to make a living for herself with her bare hands. Five years later, Maya has a brand new business, beautiful custom home, three fur babies, a supportive group of friends, and a loving husband to show for all her efforts. Life seemed to be falling into place - that is, until her mother appeared back in her life. Now Maya has to decide if she can forgive her parents for their past neglect, or if she’ll move forward and never look back. When Maya isn’t living out her soap opera life, she can be found hiking the local nature trails, working at her farmers market, or cuddling up with her cats.

Nish Ellison Anthonipillai

Traits: Active | Geek | Good Age: 25 Sun Sign: Taurus Gender: Cis, He/His Ethnicity: Indian American Occupation: Botanist Hometown: San Myshuno Current City: Brindleton Bay

Nish grew up in the heart of San Myshuno with his parents, Banhi and Jabir, Anthonipillai, and older sister Zahira. When Maya walked into Nish’s yoga studio 3 years ago, he had no idea that they would become best friends, and would have only dreamed that they would become husband and wife. Their relationship has had it’s fair share of ups and downs - from jealousy to secrets, these two have learned a lot about love over the last year. The most important of which is that they love each other. This was put to the test this season when Nish’s parents met Maya for the first time. Still holding out hope for Nish to turn his life around and become a successful doctor and marry “a good Indian girl,” it took some time to convince his parents that Maya was the one. Thankfully, they’ve managed to become a big happy family. Nish currently is a highly respected botantist at the Brindleton Ecological Education Society (BEES, for short), where he’s been conducting research on gene slicing and plant sentience. Despite what his parents might say about Nish skipping medical school, he’s still putting his biology degree to good use. When he’s not nerding out over plants with Maya, Nish can be caught jogging along the beach of Cavalier Cove, scouring the record shops of San Myshuno for vintage LPs, or hunkered down in his media room playing the latest console game.

Coming up on A Year of Maya...

After returning from their honeymoon, Nish immediately jets off to Strangerville to conduct an auspicious field research opportunity, leaving Maya alone for the week to decide what she’ll do in terms of her mother. Atfer the wedding crashing incident, can these two find some common ground and reconcile? There’s also still the looming danger of Malcolm Landgraab and his involvement with the drug runners on the eastern seaboard. Will Catarina be able to help Maya ensure her safety after rejecting Malcolm’s offer? And what unsuspected surprises await Maya just days before Harvestfest?

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Staunton District Traffic Alert: Week of July 15-19 : Augusta Free Press

The following is an inventory of freeway work which will affect visitors in the Staunton District in the course of the coming weeks. The Staunton District consists of 11 counties from the Alleghany Highlands to the northern Shenandoah Valley: Alleghany, Tub, Rockbridge, Highland, Augusta, Rockingham, Web page, Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke and Warren.

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Scheduled work is topic to vary resulting from inclement climate and material supplies. Motorists are advised to observe for slow-moving tractors throughout mowing operations. When touring by means of a work zone, be alert to periodic modifications in visitors patterns and lane closures.

(NEW) or (UPDATE) signifies a new entry or a revised entry since final week’s report.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64 (NEW) Mile marker 23 to 29, eastbound and westbound – Temporary slow-roll visitors delay for utility line installation. Sunday, July 21, between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. Climate date is July 28.

PRIMARY ROADS Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for brush slicing and pipe replacements. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SECONDARY ROADS (NEW) Route 616 (Wealthy Patch Street) – Closed for sinkhole repair between Route 620 (Watahala Lane) and Route 621 (Roaring Run Street), eight a.m. July 16 to five p.m. July 18. (NEW) Route 701 (Earnest Avenue) – Alternating lane closures for line painting between Route 220 (Market Avenue) and Botetourt County line, weekdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by way of July 31. Route 3605 (South Durant Street/West Jackson Road), Covington – Flagger visitors control as needed for roadway and utility enhancements between Thacker Avenue and South Byrd Avenue. Weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. by means of August three. Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for pipe replacements and ditching at numerous places. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

BATH COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS No lane closures reported.

SECONDARY ROADS (UPDATE) Numerous roads – Flagger visitors control for ditch work, pavement patching and brush slicing. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to three p.m.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64 (NEW) Mile marker 53 to 54, eastbound – Left lane closed for guardrail restore, July 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

INTERSTATE 81 (NEW) Mile marker 181 to 174, southbound – In a single day left lane closures for guardrail repairs at numerous places, eight p.m. July 15 to 7 a.m. July 16. (NEW) Mile marker 202 to 203, northbound – Overnight left lane closure for spill cleanup, 9 p.m. July 16 to 4 a.m. July 17.

PRIMARY ROADS (NEW) Route 11 (Lee Freeway) – Alternating lane closures for milling and paving between Route 606 (Raphine Street) and Route 706 (Borden Grant Trail), July 15-19 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (NEW) Route 11 (Lee Highway) – Flagger visitors control for utility line installation between Route 701 (Jacobs Ladder) and Route 833 (Pine Forest Street), July 18 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (NEW) Route 11 (Lee Highway) – Northbound proper lane closure for utility work between Lexington city limits and Concord Drive, July 15-19 from 7 a.m. to eight p.m. (NEW) Route 39 (Maury River Street) – Flagger visitors control for utility work between Route 732 (Rick Mast Loop) and Route 668 (Bethesda Street), July 16-17 from 8 a.m. to four:30 p.m. (NEW) Route 39 (Maury River Street) – Flagger and pilot-truck visitors management for slope work between Route 622 (Alone Mill Street) and Route 750 (Alphin Lane), July 15-19 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Numerous roads – Flagger visitors control for pipe alternative, ditch work, tree removing, shoulder repairs and brush slicing. Mowing with cellular visitors control. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SECONDARY ROADS Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for pothole patching, pipe alternative, ditch work, tree removing, shoulder repairs and brush slicing. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to three p.m.

HIGHLAND COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS (UPDATE) Route 250 (Mountain Turnpike) – Flagger visitors management for upkeep of Again Creek bridge between Route 640 (Blue Grass Valley Street) and Route 600 (Upper Again Creek Street), 7 a.m. to five p.m. by means of July 19. Numerous roads – Brush chopping to improve signal visibility. Mowing with cellular visitors control. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SECONDARY ROADS Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for ditching. Mowing with cellular visitors management. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to three p.m.

AUGUSTA COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64 No lane closures reported.

INTERSTATE 81 (UPDATE) Mile marker 220 to 225, northbound and southbound – Overnight alternating lane closures for bridge maintenance at numerous places, July 15-26 from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.

PRIMARY ROADS Route 11 (Lee Highway) – Alternating lane closures for paving between Route 626 (Seawright Springs Street) and just north of Route 750 (Keezletown Street), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. by means of July 21. (NEW) Route 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) – Overnight alternating lane closures for maintenance of bridge over I-81 at exit 220 interchange, July 15-26 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

SECONDARY ROADS Route 608 (Cold Springs Street) – Temporary street closures for utility work between Route 662 (Greenville Faculty Street) and Route 658 (Avis Street), 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. by way of August 16. (NEW) Route 626 (Berry Farm Street) – Flagger visitors management for paving between Route 613 (Spring Hill Street) and Route 612 (Quicks Mill Street), July 15-19 from 7 a.m. to three:30 p.m. (NEW) Route 657 (Indian Ridge Street) – Shoulder closures for utility work between Route 652 (Wilda Street) and Route 658 (Avis Street), July 15-18 from 9 a.m. to three p.m. (NEW) Route 739 (Moffett Department Street) – Shoulder closures for utility work between Route 741 (Previous Quarry Street) and Route 733 (Moffett Department Street), July 15-16 from 9 a.m. to three p.m. (UPDATE) Route 742 (Willow Spout Street) – Alternating lane closures for Rural Rustic Street venture between Route 11 (Lee Freeway) and Route 744 (Leaport Street), 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. by means of July 19. Route 753 (Nash Street) – Alternating lane closures for Rural Rustic enhancements between Route 42 (Scenic Highway) and Route 910 (Wampler Lane), 7 a.m. to three:30 p.m. via July 31. Route 762 (Grindstone Street) – Bridge at Thorny Department Creek closed for upkeep. Street closed between Route 727 (Wolf Ridge Street) and Route 731 (Emmanuel Church Street), Weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. by way of July 19. Route 910 (Wampler Lane) – Alternating lane closures for Rural Rustic Street challenge between Route 753 (Nash Street) and lifeless finish, 7 a.m. to three:30 p.m. by means of July 24. (NEW) Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for grading and applying stone on unpaved roads in Fishersville and Mint Spring areas, 7:30 a.m. to three p.m. by way of July 19. (UPDATE) Numerous roads – Cellular work zones for mowing in Fishersville, Mint Spring, Verona and Swoope areas, 7:30 a.m. to three p.m. by means of July 19.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

INTERSTATE 81 (NEW) Exit 251, southbound – Off-ramp to Route 11 closed for pavement work from 10 p.m. July 15 to 5 a.m. July 16. Drivers detour through the use of exit 257 and following Route 11 south. Mile marker 258 to 264, northbound and southbound – Overnight alternating lane closures for southbound paving operations and northbound drainage work, Sunday by means of Thursday nights, eight p.m. to 7 a.m. via August 30. (NEW) Mile marker 264, southbound – Overnight right lane closures for pavement work, July 17-18 from 10 p.m. to five a.m.

PRIMARY ROADS (NEW) Route 33 (Spotswood Trail) – Eastbound right lane closures for development of flip lane between Harrisonburg city limits and Route 280 (Stone Spring Street), July 15-19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SECONDARY ROADS (UPDATE) Route 637 (Florist Street) – Street closed by way of July 26 for bridge reconstruction over Quail Run between Route 602 (East Level Street) and Route 33 Enterprise (Previous Spotswood Path). Comply with posted detours. Route 701 (Silver Lake Street/School Road) – Street closed between Route 732 (Eberly Street) and Route 732 (Bowman Street) for Cooks Creek bridge alternative at Dayton. Comply with posted detours. Estimated completion August 9. Route 921 (Lairs Run Street) – Westbound shoulder closure for alternative of bridge over the North Fork Shenandoah River, just west of Route 259 (Brocks Gap Street). Estimated undertaking completion September 2020.

PAGE COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS (NEW) Route 211 – Alternating lane closures for sign installations between Route 340 and Shenandoah County line, July 16-18 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (NEW) Route 211 – Eastbound alternating lane closures just east of Luray city limits for inspection of bridge over railroad, July 19 from 8 a.m. to five p.m. (NEW) Route 340 – Alternating lane closures just south of Route 658 (Cross Run Street/Kimball Street) for inspection of Cross Run bridge, July 17 from eight a.m. to five p.m. (NEW) Route 340 – Alternating lane closures just south of Route 718 (Hinton Street) for inspection of Dry Run bridge, July 18 from 8 a.m. to five p.m. (NEW) Route 340 – Alternating lane closures simply north of Route 663 (Island Ford Street) for inspection of bridge over railroad, July 19 from eight a.m. to five p.m.

SECONDARY ROADS (NEW) Route 647 – Street closed throughout daylight for intersection work at Route 652 (Airport Street), July 15-19 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

SHENANDOAH COUNTY

INTERSTATE 81 Mile marker 283 to 264, southbound – In a single day alternating lane closures Monday by way of Friday nights for pavement resurfacing, eight p.m. to 7 a.m. by way of July 26. Mile marker 292 to 295, northbound and southbound – Overnight alternating lane closures for maintenance of bridges over Route 601 (Battlefield Street), 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. via August 9. (NEW) Exit 296, northbound – On-ramp from Route 55 closed throughout in a single day hours for ramp extension undertaking, 9 p.m. July 17 to 5 a.m. July 18. Comply with posted detour.

PRIMARY ROADS (NEW) Route 11 (Previous Valley Pike) – Overnight cellular lane closures for pavement marking between Edinburg city limits and Route 730 (Caverns Street), 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. by way of August 8.

SECONDARY ROADS Route 758 (Woodstock Tower Street) – Street closed via late summer time 2019 for slope and roadway repairs between Stagecoach Street and Woodstock Tower. Motorists can entry mountain from east strategy (Fort Valley). Numerous roads – Flagger visitors control for utility tree trimming. Monday-Friday from eight a.m. to five p.m.

FREDERICK COUNTY

INTERSTATE 81 (UPDATE) Mile marker 311 to 313, northbound and southbound – Overnight northbound left lane closures for gear entry to median, July 15-19 from eight p.m. to 7 a.m. Shoulders closed 24/7. Velocity limit by means of work zone is 60 mph. (NEW) Exit 315, northbound – Off-ramp to Route 7 closed during in a single day hours for deceleration lane extension undertaking, July 15-16 from 8 p.m. to six a.m. Mile marker 323 to 324, northbound and southbound – 24/7 right shoulder closures with concrete barrier for ramp extension venture. Estimated challenge completion August 2019.

PRIMARY ROADS Route 50 (Millwood Pike) – Left lane closures for signal work at Route 1092 (Independence Drive), 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by means of September 27. Route 277 (Fairfax Pike, Stephens Metropolis) – Intermittent flagging and lane closures for utility work at Double Church Street intersection, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. via October 1. (NEW) Route 522 (North Frederick Pike) – Overnight alternating lane closures for pavement resurfacing and line marking between Winchester metropolis limits and Route 608 (Bethel Church Street), 9 p.m. to six a.m. by means of July 31. Route 522 (Front Royal Pike) – Right lane and shoulder closures as wanted for utility work between Route 644 (Papermill Street) and Route 644 (Parkins Mill Street), 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. via August 1. Route 522 (Front Royal Pike) – Occasional lane closures for utility work from Route 645 (Airport Street) to Route 776 (Bufflick Street), 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. by means of September four.

SECONDARY ROADS (UPDATE) Route 608 (Dicks Hollow Street) – Flagger visitors control for surface remedy between Route 600 (Again Mountain Street) and Route 612 (Fishel Street). Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. via July 29. (UPDATE) Route 610 (Parishville Street) – Flagger visitors control for floor remedy between Route 50 (Northwestern Pike) and Route 707 (Hollow Street). Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. by way of July 19. (NEW) Route 641 (Double Church Street) – Overnight flagger visitors control for floor remedy between Route 277 (Fairfax Pike) and Route 647 (Aylor Street). Monday to Friday from 8 p.m. to six a.m. Estimated Completion date is July 29. (UPDATE) Route 654 (Cedar Grove Street) – Flagger visitors control for floor remedy between Route 522 (North Frederick Pike) and Route 715 (Little Mountain Church Street). Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. by means of July 29. Route 655 (Sulphur Springs Street) – Flagger managed visitors as needed for roadway reconstruction between Route 50 (Millwood Pike) and Route 656 (Greenwood Street). Flagging may happen on Route 656 near the intersection with Route 655. Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Estimated challenge completion July 2020. (UPDATE) Route 661 (Welltown Street) – Flagger visitors management for surface remedy between Route 686 (Russell Street) and Route 671 (Cedar Hill Street). Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. by way of July 29. (UPDATE) Route 680 (Newlins Hill Street) – Flagger visitors control for floor remedy between Route 50 (Northwestern Pike) and Finish of state maintenance. Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. by means of July 29. (UPDATE) Route 688 (Stony Hill Street) – Flagger visitors management for surface remedy between Route 50 (Northwestern Pike) and Route 684 (Gainesboro Street). Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. via July 19. Route 723 (Carpers Valley Street/Previous Winchester Street) – Street closed by way of November 2019 for alternative of bridge over Opequon Creek at Clarke County line. Comply with posted detour. (UPDATE) Route 799 (Shane Lane) – Flagger visitors control for floor remedy between Route 522 (North Frederick Pike) and End of state upkeep. Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. via July 19. Numerous roads – Flagger visitors control for utility tree trimming. Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CLARKE COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS No lane closures reported.

SECONDARY ROADS (NEW) Route 601 (Blue Ridge Mountain Street) – Cellular lane closures for pavement marking between Paris Heights Lane and Route 605 (Morgans Mill Street) 9 a.m. to three p.m. by way of July 31. Route 723 (Carpers Valley Street/Previous Winchester Street) – Street closed by means of November 2019 for alternative of bridge over Opequon Creek at Frederick County line. Comply with posted detour. Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for utility tree trimming. Monday-Friday from eight a.m. to 5 p.m.

WARREN COUNTY

INTERSTATE 66 (NEW) Mile marker 1 to 0 – Shoulder closures on ramp from I-66 westbound to I-81 southbound for bridge inspection, July 15 from 6 a.m. to three p.m.

INTERSTATE 81 No lane closures reported.

PRIMARY ROADS (NEW) Route 340 (Stonewall Jackson Freeway) – Alternating lane closures simply south of Route 605 (Poor House Street) for inspection of Gooney Run bridge, July 16 from eight a.m. to five p.m. (NEW) Route 340/522 (Winchester Street) – Overnight alternating lane closures between Route 637 (Riverton Street/Guard Hill Street) and Route 639 (Ashby Station Street) for pavement resurfacing, July 14-31 from 9 p.m. to six a.m.

SECONDARY ROADS (NEW) Route 613 (Bentonville Street) – Flagger visitors management for signal installations between Route 738 (Jennings Lane) and Route 672 (Quail Hole Street), July 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Numerous roads – Flagger visitors control for utility tree trimming. Monday-Friday from eight a.m. to five p.m.

Vegetation administration might happen district large on numerous routes. Motorists are reminded to make use of excessive warning when traveling by means of work zones.

Traffic alerts and traveler info could be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler info also can be found at http://www.511Virginia.org.

The VDOT Buyer Service Middle can help with reporting street hazards, asking transportation questions, or getting info associated to Virginia’s roads. Name 800-FOR- ROAD (800-367-7623) or use its cellular pleasant website at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/. Agents can be found 24 hours-a-day, seven days every week.

The Staunton District Twitter feed is at @VaDOTStaunton. VDOT might be adopted on Fb, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube. RSS feeds are additionally out there for statewide info. The VDOT Net web page is situated at http://www.VirginiaDOT.org.

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Staunton District Traffic Alert: Week of July 15-19 : Augusta Free Press

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(NEW) or (UPDATE) signifies a new entry or a revised entry since final week’s report.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for brush slicing and pipe replacements. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

BATH COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS No lane closures reported.

SECONDARY ROADS (UPDATE) Numerous roads – Flagger visitors control for ditch work, pavement patching and brush slicing. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to three p.m.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64 (NEW) Mile marker 53 to 54, eastbound – Left lane closed for guardrail restore, July 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

HIGHLAND COUNTY

SECONDARY ROADS Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for ditching. Mowing with cellular visitors management. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to three p.m.

AUGUSTA COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64 No lane closures reported.

INTERSTATE 81 (UPDATE) Mile marker 220 to 225, northbound and southbound – Overnight alternating lane closures for bridge maintenance at numerous places, July 15-26 from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

PAGE COUNTY

SECONDARY ROADS (NEW) Route 647 – Street closed throughout daylight for intersection work at Route 652 (Airport Street), July 15-19 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

SHENANDOAH COUNTY

FREDERICK COUNTY

CLARKE COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS No lane closures reported.

WARREN COUNTY

INTERSTATE 66 (NEW) Mile marker 1 to 0 – Shoulder closures on ramp from I-66 westbound to I-81 southbound for bridge inspection, July 15 from 6 a.m. to three p.m.

INTERSTATE 81 No lane closures reported.

Vegetation administration might happen district large on numerous routes. Motorists are reminded to make use of excessive warning when traveling by means of work zones.

Traffic alerts and traveler info could be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler info also can be found at http://www.511Virginia.org.

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Staff of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 Nationwide Championship, by Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham, is obtainable for $25.

The guide, with further reporting by Zach Pereles, Scott Ratcliffe and Scott German, will take you from the aftermath of the beautiful first-round loss to UMBC in 2018, and the way coach Tony Bennett and his staff used that loss because the supply of power, by way of to the ACC regular-season championship, the run to the Last 4, and the thrilling additional time win over Texas Tech to win the 2019 nationwide title, the primary in class historical past.

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Staunton District Traffic Alert: Week of July 15-19 : Augusta Free Press

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(NEW) or (UPDATE) signifies a new entry or a revised entry since final week’s report.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for brush slicing and pipe replacements. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

BATH COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS No lane closures reported.

SECONDARY ROADS (UPDATE) Numerous roads – Flagger visitors control for ditch work, pavement patching and brush slicing. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to three p.m.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64 (NEW) Mile marker 53 to 54, eastbound – Left lane closed for guardrail restore, July 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

HIGHLAND COUNTY

SECONDARY ROADS Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for ditching. Mowing with cellular visitors management. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to three p.m.

AUGUSTA COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64 No lane closures reported.

INTERSTATE 81 (UPDATE) Mile marker 220 to 225, northbound and southbound – Overnight alternating lane closures for bridge maintenance at numerous places, July 15-26 from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

PAGE COUNTY

SECONDARY ROADS (NEW) Route 647 – Street closed throughout daylight for intersection work at Route 652 (Airport Street), July 15-19 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

SHENANDOAH COUNTY

FREDERICK COUNTY

CLARKE COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS No lane closures reported.

WARREN COUNTY

INTERSTATE 66 (NEW) Mile marker 1 to 0 – Shoulder closures on ramp from I-66 westbound to I-81 southbound for bridge inspection, July 15 from 6 a.m. to three p.m.

INTERSTATE 81 No lane closures reported.

Vegetation administration might happen district large on numerous routes. Motorists are reminded to make use of excessive warning when traveling by means of work zones.

Traffic alerts and traveler info could be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler info also can be found at http://www.511Virginia.org.

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Staunton District Traffic Alert: Week of July 15-19 : Augusta Free Press

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(NEW) or (UPDATE) signifies a new entry or a revised entry since final week’s report.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for brush slicing and pipe replacements. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

BATH COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS No lane closures reported.

SECONDARY ROADS (UPDATE) Numerous roads – Flagger visitors control for ditch work, pavement patching and brush slicing. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to three p.m.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64 (NEW) Mile marker 53 to 54, eastbound – Left lane closed for guardrail restore, July 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

HIGHLAND COUNTY

SECONDARY ROADS Numerous roads – Flagger visitors management for ditching. Mowing with cellular visitors management. Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to three p.m.

AUGUSTA COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64 No lane closures reported.

INTERSTATE 81 (UPDATE) Mile marker 220 to 225, northbound and southbound – Overnight alternating lane closures for bridge maintenance at numerous places, July 15-26 from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

PAGE COUNTY

SECONDARY ROADS (NEW) Route 647 – Street closed throughout daylight for intersection work at Route 652 (Airport Street), July 15-19 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

SHENANDOAH COUNTY

FREDERICK COUNTY

CLARKE COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS No lane closures reported.

WARREN COUNTY

INTERSTATE 66 (NEW) Mile marker 1 to 0 – Shoulder closures on ramp from I-66 westbound to I-81 southbound for bridge inspection, July 15 from 6 a.m. to three p.m.

INTERSTATE 81 No lane closures reported.

Vegetation administration might happen district large on numerous routes. Motorists are reminded to make use of excessive warning when traveling by means of work zones.

Traffic alerts and traveler info could be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler info also can be found at http://www.511Virginia.org.

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Kent Advent Calendar - day 11 - Hawkhurst Now

Our last post on Hawkhurst took a peek at its history. Today we take a look at the village as it is now. Hawkhurst is really two villages joined together: Highgate with its famed 19th Century Grade 11 listed Colonnade and, less than a mile south, the Moor where you’ll find the 13th Century St Laurence Church, its spire visible across farmland from our family holiday rental.

The white weather-boarded buildings in the picturesque Colonnade house an array of independent family-run shops, the oldest being Hawkhurst Pharmacy which according to Historic England was founded in 1830, around the time the Colonnade was built. There’s also a butcher (Park Farm Butchers), a bakers (Rye Bakery)…but no candlestick maker (though you can probably buy some across the road at vintage Charlie’s Orange). More recent (20th and 21st Century) arrivals to the Colonnade include Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winners Lindsay Barrow Designer Florist, clothing boutique Cordelia James, Two Chicks gift shop, and the Green Shop which raises money for the Hawkhurst Community as the League of Friends. Beyond the Colonnade is Ooh How Lovely, known for its eclectic gift selection and homewares. Other independent shops and services include hairdressers, beauticians, a barber, gym and craft shop. It's wonderful to have so many independent shops in the village; the only high street names are Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets.

Opposite the Colonnade and housed in the 1875 Victoria Hall is the Kino, the UK’s first ever digital cinema – a fantastic resource for the village, showing a range of blockbusters, documentaries, and arthouse movies.

Fancy eating in but not cooking? Order in a kebab, fish & chips or Chinese take-aways. The Prince of Kent is a popular Indian restaurant in the village, and pubs include the Royal Oak at the crossroads (known for its Friday steak night), the Oak & Ivy (on the Hawkhurst Smugglers trail), the Eight Bells on the Moor (with excellent set and a la carte menus and weekly steak, burger and fish-n-fizz nights), and the Great House in Gills Green, which offers with its elegant Orangery and dining area.

Spot the church spire in the distance!

#HolidayInKent #Kent #VacationInKent #hawkhurst #Kentshops #SoutheastEngland #uk #VacationSoup #whattosee

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lifethroulenses-blog · 8 years ago

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weddings are beautiful..

#florist #photography #wedding #marriage #white and gold #franklin lakes #indian trail club #beautiful #special day #succulents #roses

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myshaadiwale25-blog · 6 years ago

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A Destination Wedding at Kerala: God’s own Country

The natural and scenic beauty of Kerala does justice to the phrase ‘God’s own country.’ If we trail back to mythology, you will know that this place was created by Lord Vishnu so that all his devotees could live here peacefully. And since then, the place has been blessed with tremendous beauty and diverse flora and fauna. And to have a Kerala Wedding Planners is like marking togetherness in a holy land and getting married in a paradise.

Myshaadiwale is a Destination Wedding Planners in Kerala who can plan a wedding, which is elite and amidst nature, exclusively for you. Myshaadiwale is a leading wedding planner in India, who has expanded across the whole of India and has a global presence as well. We have planned weddings in foreign lands as beautiful as Turkey and Malaysia. And we have planned weddings in our land, the city of dreams-Mumbai and the land of beaches- Goa. And hopefully, there are many more magical destinations to come.

It has been so long that Myshaadiwale has worked with families and has made weddings a grand event and a huge success. Weddings hold a big significance in the Indian society. It is one way to denote that an individual will live a happy and prosperous life from the day she or he gets married. Marriages are indeed a sign of happiness, as they are a symbol of love. And we at Myshaadiwale, who is one of the best Destination Wedding Planner in Kerala, wish to make this symbol of love memorable and mark this day with memories for you and with the presence of your loved ones.

Myshaadiwale’s services are stylish and extravagant

Wed through the essence of stylishness and extravagance. Myshaadiwale is such a leading Wedding Planners in Kerala, who can make nearly every wedding dream of yours possible. We understand your vision, and we help it bring into reality.

Myshaadiwale set up a realistic budget for you. We hold onto tight budget and provide you with the best offers within your price range. Every range of plan is equally best at Myshaadiwale, as weddings are an event that is not only about the families, but also about the community, relatives, and society.

We understand that everyone has their budget. Planning a wedding with so much of expenses can be a burdensome task, but we are here to make the load lighter, and take the responsibility on our shoulders. We love to create things with challenges and boundaries. No matter what your budget is, we have one of the best plans to offer you.

Individual customization and attention

At Myshaadiwale, we do have some wedding plans in our mind beforehand, about how the things will go about and what will they be followed up with. But the services that we provide are not the general service that we provide to everyone else too. We create an idea exclusively and specifically for you. Therefore, at the price that you pay for, you will not have a wedding that is simple and just as usual. We will create a day for you which will be spectacular and unique in its way. We give an eye to every detail. And we take the wedding venue, the number of your guests, your choices, your wedding budget, your preferable wedding size all into consideration.

Myshaadiwale’s weddings are tailor-made

One of the reasons why Myshaadiwale is one of the leading Wedding Planner in Kerala is because we are known for our ability to make weddings custom- made. Everything that we do, or provide you with, will have a touch of you because at the end of the day the whole day is about you. We strive for the event to go according to your wish and want you to remember us with a smile on your face.

We fuse your vision with our ideas. Everyone in their life for at least once must have dreamt about how their big day will look like. Maybe, it is on a beach, or a cruise, under the moonlit sky and a million stars, or under a sky filled with sky lanterns. We are here, for making every wish and dream possible for you.

You share with us your ideas and opinions, and our team of expert planners will guide you on that. Our team will provide you with some best wedding plans, and you can pick the ones that you find the most appealing and feel excited about.

We handle everything from A-Z

A client comes to a wedding planner with the expectation of having everything done from A-Z without having to worry for even the smallest thing. You have come to the right place, because Myshaadiwale will provide you with services that are hassle-free, and you do not need to sweat even a bead. We take care of everything; the set designers, vendors, florists, band, DJ, caterers, venue, etc. leave everything upon us and enjoy the day as you are supposed to!

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jaigny · 3 years ago

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A - "Wow we're here! They must live down that trail area!

S - "Gosh it's pretty out here! Ooo! Should we text them we're here?"

A - " Yeah do that and help me with the tent!"

*Girls laughing and giggling in the distance with a few fun squabbles*

Here's some gal bro's for @buglaur 's BC!

Ambrose (means immortal, Latin) Brass (meaning a yellow alloy of copper and zinc, The metal)(auburn copper brown sim)

YA - 24

Pansexual

European - Spanish Ethnics

Hot-Headed, Genius & Loves Outdoors

- Her full name is Ambrosine but she likes to be called a shorter version of her name (as titled)

- Has 4 distinguished degrees

- Loves Rock-climbing as a sport with her gal Sara and also hiking

- Accidently became an off and on again smoker. Mostly does it to be social.

- She's been best friends with Sara since they were in diapers and met at Daycare.

- Though people call her a nerd cause she is a genius, she's actually far from one

- Has a secret soft spot for exotic animals. (One of their housemates owns 2 exotic pets and sometimes they care and pet them)

- Considering to be a florist if her degree can't get her in what she wants or own a farm

- She's okay with creepy crawlies as long as they aren't dangerous or touching her ITS FIIIIINE!

*---*---*

Sara (means princess ,Egyptian) Bhasin (means sun ,Indian) (Black haired blue grey eye'd sim)

YA - 24

Demi Asexual

Egyptian - Indian Ethnics

Adventurous, Hot-Headed & Bro

- Also has 4 distinguished degrees

- Loves Rock-climbing with Ambrose but she really loves skiing and snowboarding also.

- Ever since meeting Ambrose at Daycare - her life has really changed and made her happier

- Has been trying to quit smoking since she started at the age of 21. But she mainly smokes during stressful times and sometimes at the clubs

- Being the adventurous sim that she is always looking for some fun whether with her friends or going solo! She's actually the one to convince Ambrose to do this crazy thing..

- Loves all kinds of animals even creepy crawlies

- Once owned a beautiful Gothic Selvadorian Rare tarantula as a kid growing up but sadly died and she sold the baby spider lings to some specialist breeders.

- Has a soft spot for nature and flowers and is considering as a backup career plan to be Environmentalist Conserver or Computer Business areas e.g. tech guru, robotics etc.

** Both girls don't really have a particular fave of what boy they want to get with -- Mostly they just want to have fun and a good ol time meeting new people and friends. **

**Files Are Private And For This BC Owner Only**

#the sims 4 #Ambrose Brass #Sara Bhasin #callowaysbc

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horsesseedsandhummingbirdwings · 7 years ago

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“Beautification is far more than a matter of cosmetics. For me, it describes the whole effort to bring the natural world and the man-made world into harmony; to bring order, usefulness-delight-to our whole environment, and that of course only begins with trees and flowers and landscaping.” —Lady Bird Johnson, 1968

My mother-in-law celebrates her birthday in April. Mom, now in her nineties, is an artist. She paints, has a knack for decorating, refurbishing furniture and is naturally drawn to color, the way a horse is drawn to grass. For fifty-some years she worked at a sweet little florist in downtown, Fort Wayne, Indiana, called, Cottage Flowers. Mom loves flowers and spent her days working as a designer, putting together floral arrangements for all types of family occasions. Flowers, color, and the ability to make beautiful bouquets, provided her with the perfect outlet where her creativity could flow on a day-to-day basis. It was only natural that she developed a fondness for our lovely state flower, the bluebonnet. We have Lady Bird Johnson to thank for the preservation of our bluebonnets! Our former First Lady saw, not just the beauty, but the value in the variety of the wildflowers that grow so abundantly throughout our nation. In 1982, Mrs. Johnson and the lovely actress, Helen Hayes, founded the National Wildflower Research Center, located in our state capital, Austin, Texas. Mrs. Johnson believed, that beauty found in nature, had a positive affect on a person’s mental state of mind. She once said, “A little beauty, something that is lovely, I think, can help create harmony which will lesson tensions.” This belief became her legacy. We Texan’s reap the benefits of her efforts every spring beginning in April, when the bluebonnets and other wildflowers blossom along our highways in carpets of vivid color. Most dominantly, my favorite color, blue! So, each April, in honor of my mother-in-law’s birthday and her love for bluebonnets, my husband and I flew her and Dad to our home in Colleyville, where we celebrated her birthday by making the sixty-mile trek to the historical town of Ennis. Ennis is known as the home of the “Official Texas Bluebonnet Trails.” Except for the price of gas, a trip to Ennis can be budgeted as low as you want, making it a perfect place for families to spend time together. The bluebonnets provide exquisite scenery, pretty much throughout the month of April. If your looking for an enjoyable day submerged in the countryside, gazing upon lush pastures packed with bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes, along with other wildflowers, Ennis is the place to go. There are quaint shops, including antique malls. In addition to the Bluebonnet Trails, adventures may be found in the Nature Parks where you can hike and enjoy a picnic lunch. April isn’t the only exciting month, Ennis had other seasonal festivals and family-oriented activities worth checking out too. If you want to stay a little longer, there are historic bed and breakfasts available. Top off you day by taking in a nighttime movie the way I did as a kid, at the old Drive-in Movie theater! When we go to Ennis, my family always begins our visit at the Wildflower Café, located in the historic downtown area. The homemade-style food is delicious; the ambiance a vintage, Tea Room adjacent to the store, Interior Ideas. The layout of the restaurant and store give you the feel that they’re one and the same, although the store is run independently. I love walking through Interior Ideas. They offer a nice mix of the old and new. You’ll find everything from stately antiques to room fresheners and soaps. There are plenty of trinket options for those who want to pick-up a small memento to remember their trip. For me, the loveliest options come from the Art Studio, which features paintings from bluebonnet artist, LaJuan Schlegel. Her paintings decorate the walls, each one lavish in realistic color. For more information: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: http://www.wildflower.org/ The Wildflower Café: http://www.wildflowercafeennis.com/ Ennis, Texas: http://www.visitennis.org/

Our dog, Daisy

Mom and Dad, outside Wildflower Cafe

Mom, ready for lunch

Mom and Dad

The Bluebonnet Trails

Bluebonnets and Indian Paint Brushes

Bluebonnets in my Colleyville Garden

Bluebonnet Trails of Texas “Beautification is far more than a matter of cosmetics. For me, it describes the whole effort to bring the natural world and the man-made world into harmony; to bring order, usefulness-delight-to our whole environment, and that of course only begins with trees and flowers and landscaping.”

#Ennis texas bluebonnet trails #Ennis Wildflower Cafe #family activities in texas #spring #Wildflowers Lady Bird Johnson

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jonathanbelloblog · 7 years ago

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Mountains Climbed Lions Tamed

The bad thing about starting out on your first great South African off-road driving and safari adventure is that you and your camouflage pants, lug-soled hiking boots, and zebra-trimmed bush hat look unbelievably stupid clomping through the gleaming marble lobby of Cape Town’s prestigious Table Bay Hotel. Hmm. Those childhood “Tarzan” movies might not have been the best source of wardrobe tips.

Once outside, we blend in so much better. Lining the hotel’s circular drive are a row of rugged Land Rover LR3s, one in Zambezi silver and four in Tangiers orange (painted in the livery of the recent G4 global adventure challenge), each accompanied by official instructor/guides dressed in matching uniforms of blue long-sleeved shirts and gray trousers. Behind them is a coterie of Land Rover North America handlers, complete with camera crew ready to record the five-star safari ahead.

This is why we’d traveled halfway around the world. Automobile Magazine had been invited to join a band of well-heeled American adventurers who’d ponied up $8995 each (not including airfare) for the privilege of being terrified into a state of adventure nirvana for the next six days and nights. They are dressed like me, with the exception of a Bottega Veneto handbag here and a pair of Gucci loafers and Prada sunglasses there.

No, you will not meet beer-swilling, skinny-dipping, Jeep Rubicon- type revelers on the Land Rover trail. Our fellow travelers are retired captains of industry and entrepreneurs in aircraft maintenance and real-estate development. But make no mistake: over the course of the next week, in between the gourmet meals and fine wines of the Western Cape, men and women alike will slip from luxurious 1000-thread-count cocoons to muscle their pricey SUVs over perilous mountain passes, to ford rivers presumably teeming with crocodiles, and to part the dense swamp- grass home of black mambas, puff adders, and spitting cobras. Then drink.

There are a few off-road paradises left in the world, and Land Rover knows where to find them, partly because its stalwart products have already blazed those trails and can still be found merrily rolling along where pack mules fear to tread. If you own a Land Rover, you have the keys to it all, and Land Rover culture encourages you to partake. Dealerships (called Land Rover Centres) have little on-site mountain test courses to try before you buy. Afterward, you can attend one of three magnificent off-road driving schools—at the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California; at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina; or at Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello in Quebec. The next stop is a full-blown Land Rover Adventure.

South Africa, a country three times the size of Great Britain, is perfect for adventure. It splits the frigid Atlantic from the warm waters of the Indian Ocean at the Cape Point, and depending on which side you’re on, offers subtropical vegetation, rugged mountain ranges, semi-desert, rain forest, scrubby bushveld, and perfectly groomed vineyards. Its cities are modern, the political climate is fairly stable given its tumultuous past, its little towns are quaint, and the well-marked road system of the Western Cape is in better shape than Michigan’s. All that, and wild elephants in the backyard, too.

What could be more perfect? That would be our guides, the staff of Kwa-Zulu Natal Land Rover Experience, the world’s first franchised Land Rover off-road training group, led by the irrepressible Rob Timcke, a chain-smoking, Red Bull-slugging firecracker. Timcke is a born raconteur who nevertheless inspires utter confidence in his ability to bring everyone back alive. Not just a talker, Timcke was raised in a hunting camp in the old Eastern Transvaal on the Mozambique border, where his first language was Zulu. He spent time in the Congo during the really bad years as a South African army intelligence officer and became a professional hunter until 1993, when Communist Party leader Chris Hani was murdered and trophy hunters stayed home. Next, he set up tourist dives to view tiger and great white sharks. Without the cage.

Timcke then jumped into teaching people the fine art of off-road driving. “I was always a bush person,” he says, “never a sea person. After nine years of getting really seasick, I found some idiot of a bank manager to buy my operation.” His cohorts include his stunning Akrikaaner wife, Carina. (“I slept my way into a job,” she cracks. “Unfortunately, my previous job paid much more.”) Her brother Pierre Versfeld and top fly-fishing guide Antony Diplock complete the group. Diplock is not a big talker, but then he lives alone on an island near Namibia and, at the age of eighteen, participated in the tribal coming-of-age circumcision ritual with his boyhood Zulu friends. He doesn’t need to talk much.

Handshakes and hellos out of the way, we climb behind right-hand-mounted steering wheels and head south in convoy. To acclimate us to driving on the wrong side of the road, Timcke has sent us down the coast road past the rugged Twelve Apostles mountain chain flanking our left and the beach towns of Camps Bay and Llandudno on our right. We climb the Chapman’s Peak toll road clinging to seaside cliffs and rumble through the shrubby natural fynbos (“fine bush”) habitat of the Cape of Good Hope nature reserve splashed with the bright spikey blooms of protea.

South Africans are rightfully proud of this, the densest of the world’s six floral kingdoms, counting between 8500 and 9000 species packed in an L-shaped area centered around Cape Town, no more than sixty miles wide. The camera car just misses a turtle in front of us. “Ooh, a fynbos tortoise,” chuckles Timcke. “They’re quite rare.”

The plan for a brief mountainside sojourn in the dirt is scratched due to a hard, fast storm blowing in from the south. This brings fond memories to Timcke: “Carina and I ran a safari in Botswana. We were camping when massive, massive thunderstorms rolled in. You could see lightning for miles. She was setting the table with white linen, and I noticed the ground was alive. Scorpions and spiders. ‘You take me home and you take me home now!’ she yelled. This other time we were scouting in Zambia, and I sent her out to check the depth of the river crossing. She was chest-deep and turned and yelled, ‘What if there are crocs?’ I told her, ‘Don’t splash.’ ” What a gal.

We carry on to the mountain-ringed Cape Winelands surrounding Paarl, Franschhoek, and Stellenbosch (founded by Dutch and Huguenot settlers in the late 1600s) for a world-class lunch at Bosman’s Restaurant at Grande Roche, Africa’s only Relais Gourmand. We taste the superb wines of Grand Roche, Boschendal, and Spier. Instructors become chauffeurs. Back in Cape Town, a native choir welcomes us to dinner at the prime minister’s historic residence. It seems that there’ll be no end to the eating and drinking. And drinking.

Real off-roading comes early the next day, and it is very, very good. Our LR3 has a 300-hp V-8 that shifts through a six-speed manu-matic and a hill-descent control system that won’t let the vehicle roll downhill unchecked with your foot off the brake—which is most helpful when it gets dicey. Terrain response allows the perfect tractive selection with the spin of a knob. I select the rock icon to climb into the pines, spotting a mongoose and a few klipspringers, which look like tiny reindeer perched on clothespins. It looks like Colorado, I think. Baboons run out. Colorado, but with baboons. A sentry male barks and moves toward us, menacing, while the rest of the troop flees. “I raised four baboons,” says Timcke. “They ran loose at our safari lodge. The males are domineering and see humans as other primates. There will be one alpha male and lots of beta males. My mom, they hung on her leg. My dad was the dominant male. At maturity, they challenge the troop. This one, he’d demonstrate his strength to the weaker part of the troop. That would be my sister. He eventually nipped her, drew blood, and I got out the revolver and shot him.” OK, then.

Once through the forest, we dive into a thicket of grass and find that the rain has made a lake of our trail. Knowing that an LR3 can push through water high enough to break over the hood, I press confidently along, completely forgetting I am on highway tires. No problem. We come out in the fynbos, a riotous blast of purple, pink, yellow, and blue spikes, flowers your florist would die for.

Back to Stellenbosch for an open-air Indonesian and Cape Malay buffet with delicacies such as springbok saut and gnu stew. (I made that last one up.) In the city center, there’s a great crafts market, but I’ve decided to not tell you about buying the Congolese mask from the Zairian merchant, whom I somehow bargained up from 280 to 300 rand, about fifty dollars. Rob is suffused with mirth as I climb in with my precious cargo. The guy was sweating. He pleaded. I felt sorry for him. Forget it.

Luggage stowed, we head for an overnight in the coastal town of Knysna. We of course go the longest, most difficult way. There is a dirt trail all the way from Cape Town to Knysna, but we don’t patch into it until we turn off just west of Mossel Bay on Route 327, pass ostrich farms that line the road on both sides, and head into the Centre Valley of the Western Cape, the arid red earth and rocklands of the Little Karoo.

In the distance, two wild ostriches haul tailfeathers across the bleak plain. “Damn quick little buggers,” says Rob. “Sixty kph [37 mph] at full speed.” The road turns to lane, the lane to trail, and soon we are climbing past a sign that reads, ‘Men remove dentures, ladies fasten your bras.’ It’s the oxwagon autobahn, the path of Dutch settlers between 1689 and 1869. If they could do it, so can we.

We see wild Boerperds—native horses—and the most colorful birds imaginable. When we can look. Because now we are creeping downhill. The rocks are loose and have sharp edges, it is scary steep, and in some places the holes are so deep that both rear wheels lift off the ground in a pirouette straight from hell, which gives me shallow breathing. As I crawl from that horror, I loosen my sweaty stranglehold on the wheel, letting it spin free in my hands.

“You mustn’t do that or the ruts in the road will dictate where your tires will be,” Rob corrects me. I forgot he was even there, focusing as I am on the sharp rocks that line the downward slope of this path. I feel six inches too close to everything—the steering wheel, the pedals, the brakes, God. “Take the brake off,” says Rob. Huh? I have to unhook all ten toes from their death grip on the pedal. I don’t want to. But the LR3 slowly finishes the gradual descent without my feet. We are at Bonniedale, a 1650-hectare guest farm that was named one of the top 4×4 destinations in South Africa for two years. It’s open to the public for anything from a day’s driving fun to camping and horse trekking. Nico Hesterman, a former conservation officer, and his wife, Danette, have lived in this wilderness for eighteen years and have a traditional outdoor barbecue, or braai, waiting in camp for us. A cold, Namibia-brewed Windhoek lager would have to wait ’til that evening.

We were sorely ready for the rain forest town of Knysna and its ultraluxurious, ultrachic Pezula Resort. Again we arrive with the camouflage pants, lug-soled hiking boots, and zebra-trimmed bush hats, tromping through someone’s hushed art gallery of a hotel lobby. But this time, we throw ourselves on the nearest beer bottle, nearly weeping with relief for having made it thus far unscathed. Okay, maybe that really nice lady with the Bottega Veneto bag and Gucci loafers, who rode serenely down that same awful hill, confident in her young son’s ability at the wheel, sipped white wine.

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jesusvasser · 7 years ago

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Mountains Climbed Lions Tamed