Surviving the Trip

just before sunset over the newly ploughed rice paddies by Melinda J. Irvine

Whenever Jerry and I are riding the highway in a tricycle I do have the odd morbid thought about whether we will survive the trip.

Tricycles are great for photographs, the scenery is so close you can literally touch it. However when big trucks, overloaded motorbikes or headlight free jeeps come roaring behind you right on sunset it’s hard not to feel a little daunted.

Our last trip just a few days ago was right in the middle of a thunderstorm (no pictures sorry) complete with pouring rain, blackened clouds and lightning split all over the sky. Jerry buried his head in my shoulder as I hunched over my bag to protect the iPhone from the rain and the muddy water splashing from the underbelly of our transport.

These late afternoon highway adventures and wandering the roadside with my smartphone camera are truly the way I survive not only the intense summer heat but living in a new country.

  • beautiful sunset and cloud reflections on the rice paddies near Balasan Philippines by Melinda J. Irvine
  • motorbikes and tricycles barely visible at sunset near Balasan Philippines by Melinda J. Irvine
  • overloaded motorbike with no headlights driving at sunset by Melinda J. Irvine

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Melinda J. Irvine

Melinda J. Irvine is a freelance writer, blogger and creative. She writes for business clients and online publications all over the world. When she’s not writing about holistic health and ways to become a more effective writer, Mel is practicing tai chi and supporting the emotional wellbeing of marginalised kids in the Philippines. Sometimes she even has time to cross stitch.

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