“I am a passenger. And I ride and I ride. I ride through the city’s backside. I see the stars come out of the sky.” (Iggy Pop – Passenger)

Eagle-eyed readers of this blog may have already spotted her. And to some extent most trips have that person whose whole is strangely equal to the sum of their parts. In our case it’s Wanda, a blue plastic dragonfly we purchased from the $2 store in Nelson. Wanda’s sole request thus far is that she appears in at least one photo each day on our journey down to Bluff. Against my better judgement I have acquiesced. Time will only tell whether Wanda provides some value or she remains just a passenger….