Trackstar Antelope

Trackstar Antelope Volume 36

Chapter 334: Take a wrong turn, here

We see a sign, "Yorta, Lavalla, Durranga" with an arrow pointing left... but we drive straight past it. Maybe Coach Harris needs to get some fuel first.

We then see Coach Harris drive past the only petrol station on this side of town... what could he be doing?

"Uhh... Mr. Harris" Peri says from the back. "I'm no road expert, but I don't think this is the right way to Durranga."

"You're right, Peri" Coach Harris says from the front. "This is the wrong way to Durranga, but we'll get there on time."

We all look at each other, a bit confused by what he means. We keep looking out the window to see everything go past. Durranga is south of Whigata, yet we're heading North.

"Uhh... Coach, where exactly are we going?" Nalu says after a while.

"I told you, we're going to Durranga" Coach Harris replies, still driving the wrong way.

"But Durranga is the other way..." I reply, a little uncertain. "If we keep heading this way, we'll be stuck in the desert"

"No, we'll be in Durranga... we're just taking a different way" Coach Harris says, still driving along without a care in the world. We all look at each other, a little annoyed, but we have a feeling that Coach Harris is just playing with us.

"Okay, where are we going?" Peri asks sternly.

"We're going to Durranga" Coach Harris says, repeating himself again.

"But this isn't the way to Durranga" Nalu says, stating the obvious.

"No, but we'll still get there" Coach Harris says, almost chuckling. Either we're about to get yelled at, or he's playing a joke on us.

"What towns are we going through?" Leah asks, a good question.

"We won't be going through any towns at all" Coach Harris replies. How can we get to Durranga without going through any towns? The freeway starts after Lavalla, so we have to go through towns like Yorta.

"But then..." I begin to say, "How will we get to Durranga?" Coach Harris pauses for just a few seconds.

"You'll see..." he says, eventually.

We keep asking him questions for a few minutes, before the bus finally stops.

"Now where are we?" Nalu asks him. We look out the window to see airplanes, parked all along a large set of fields and some airstrips. It looks like we're at the Whigata Regional Airport.

"Mr. Selman has set up the travel arrangements... he called me earlier in the week, announcing that he arranged a small plane to fly the six of us down to Durranga"

The five of us look around at each other in amazement and excitement. I've never even been in a plane before!

The Whigata Airport is a small strip of asphalt that allows small planes and sometimes big passenger planes to land and take off. It's mainly used for sightseeing and crop dusting, but over the past few years, those who can afford it can fly, instead of drive. I think there's only flights to Durranga though.

"So, who here has flown before?" Coach Harris says as we park in a bus bay. Only Peri's hand goes up.

"My uncle learnt how to fly planes from a few of his mates. He lives way up north in the Swinburne Desert. He visited a few years ago, and we went on some flights together" Peri explained.

"Well, everyone else. Today's your lucky day, we'll fly to Durranga in a private aircraft, and it will leave us with enough time to explore the city once we land" Coach Harris informs us.