Overland 2: On the Road and Off My Rocker

My 1974 passport photo when my hair was beginning to grow out after I’d taken a scissors to my head in a friend’s bathroom hoping to look like Ziggy Stardust. When I emerged my friend said, “It’s probably not a good idea to cut your hair while high.” I laughed. But started growing out my hair.

The night before we left, I was too excited to sleep. I said goodbye to my parents in the driveway then Margaret’s parents drove us up to Winnipeg for a cheap direct flight. The four of us shared a hotel room near the airport.

I barely slept so boarded the plane exhausted.

The flight felt long and stuffy. I couldn’t sleep. Margaret’s meditation course changed…