The Story of a Cosmic Flat Tire / Somewhere

“You are not allowed to leave he asphalt road” said the guy from the car rental service to me. “Of course not!” Was my answer…

3 days later I found myself in this situation. After leaving the asphalt road immediately to get to the dark and nice spots I was thinking back to this guy at the service point. Damn… One hour earlier I was already on my way home because it was cloudy and I was very tired. But for my surprise I saw some stars and soon the sky was completely clear. So I turned around and took some photos. 20 minutes later I just wanted to get home to enjoy a nice shower, a cold beer and finally my bed. I even left the camera on the tripod in the trunk. Back on the asphalt road I recognized a sound no one ever wants to hear: Blup Blup Blup Blup - f*ck. Never changed a tire before. No signal on my phone. No one around. Hm. So I parked the car next to the road and checked tools and stuff. The description was in arab - but the pictures had been very helpful and after a few minutes I realized that this was an easy task. So I was relaxed and took out my camera which was still perfectly setup. Some seconds later I started smiling. The situation wasn’t that bad - I’ve learned to change a tire, I lost the fear of having a problem somewhere alone at night and got one of the worst Milky Way photos ever. Didn’t expect that. Later I enjoyed the best shower and the most tasteful beer and went to bed with a huge smile on my face



