Bowen Island

Well the Miata had it's brakes done; new pads all around, new rotors on the front, and a new caliper at the right rear, and a new battery, so it was time for a short road trip to Bowen Island where my good friend was having his birthday celebration. I insured the car just for the two day excursion. It ended up costing a lot more than I expected because I had to pay some old traffic violation tickets, (see the busted post a while back). The new brakes worked great. And a good thing because a deer jumped out in front of me twice. I think it was the same deer trying to commit suicide. It would have done more damage to the Miata than to itself tho. It really explained why Bowen has a 40 kilometers per hour speed limit; suicidal deer.


I went by myself because my girlfriend had to work and no one wanted to carpool with me; some crazy rumour that I drive too aggressively (hey I spun out only once on this trip). It's a good thing because I realized just how small the Miata's trunk is. That's a sleeping bag, a pillow, a back pack, a foamy, a camping chair, and some beer and hot dogs in there and the trunk is totally full. If another person came with me they would have to carry their stuff on their lap.

It was really great to have the Miata back in action again. Bowen Island is really beautiful. Life should be lived with a convertible sports car. I hope the Infiniti sells soon so I can drive the Miata more and more.