The date of my return from NZ was suddenly extended, and a hotel for the day? The local staff arranged a hotel for the day.
I thought it was impossible to book a hotel on short notice, but I thought I had booked at least a motel.
I thought it would be easy to find, with signs posted. At night, after work, I was told it was a guest house.
I set my phone's Google navigation system in my car. As we neared our destination, my phone, which had been acting up for some time, shut down. The Wi-Fi I had brought with me was not working.
The area was pitch black. We were completely isolated. I can't remember my way back to the office. I couldn't even use the phone.
We had no choice but to search for a private home, remembering the screen we saw just before the navigation system disappeared. We left the car on the way and walked on foot to find the address in the pitch dark.
Finally, they found the house, but there was no signboard. There was no light on. Fearfully, I rang the chime, but no one answered. The door was closed. Of course, there were no passersby.
Did I mishear the address? I pondered this while preparing to sleep in the car.
How do you deal with a situation like this?
As it turned out, we were able to stay there, but the chimes were broken.
We usually take the power of civilization for granted, but you can never be too careful.
