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The Unforgettable Adventures of the Vomit Comet

We had just finished matric, our whole lives were ahead of us.

Mike and I had been planning this trip the whole year, we were just waiting for the big day, all he had to do was get his driver’s license. And he failed 😠. We had a plan, we had a car, we had two learner’s licenses. What a mess.

By chance I had been on a course earlier in the year and met a guy, Rich. We ran into him at a braai about two weeks after the license snafu. Over a few beers we got to talking about end of year plans that were now up in the air.

No problem, Rich announces, he has a license, and he’s just bought a car from his grandparents, a VW Kombi. That’s great! Trip is on. Life is good. The bus is great, there are only three of us so we have lots of space for surf boards, bikes and other kit.

We had three months before we started varsity the following February. We had planned to take a meandering trip to the Cape through the karoo, stopping along the way with no real schedule, two weeks, three weeks however long it takes. We are in no hurry.

So the big day arrives, I’m all packed up, Rich is going to come and get me, then it’s on to Mike’s who stays close by and then on to the open road.

He arrives early on a Saturday, I open the back to put my kit in and I’m met with possibly the worst smell I have ever experienced. It smells like there is a dead drunk under the back seat. I can see Rich grinning at me. “That’s why it was cheap,” he announces. “Come on, it’s an adventure, it’ll be fine”. Someone had left a parcel of meat under the back seat and the car had been in a garage for about a year. It stank to high heaven. On the trip to Mike’s place that was a couple of kays away we christened it the “Vomit Comet”.

As it was, we had an amazing trip. That kombi did not skip a beat. We travelled the length and breadth of the country in that stinky thing. We didn’t know it at the time but that trip was made far more memorable as a result.

At Blooming Affair we had a couple of matrics who were shopping for perfumes for their end of year holiday. It was really sweet, they each bought two fragrances that they made a pact they would not use before their trip. These were their holiday scents. I thought it was such a cool idea. I hope they have a great time, forever captured in the perfumes they chose.

I thought about that trip we took as wide eyed youngsters. Their choice of fragrance was much better than mine for sure. Most of our girl friends wouldn’t travel in the Comet, it was like a man cave on wheels.

I haven’t seen Rich or Mike for a while now. But the adventures of the Vomit Comet live on forever burned in my memory in all its stinkyness. Good times.

Scent makes every experience richer, it’s something we delve into in some detail if you are interested in “The Secret Art of Transforming Yourself with Perfume” . You are welcome to grab a copy, along with a great offer on 2ml samples and a buy one get one free deal. Click here.

More people are using the bundle discounts, but many are still leaving money on the table.

Until next time

Rob

"Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived."

Helen Keller

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