Fogo 8: Hitching a ride with Charlie Decker, local council member and occasional snow remover
18 February 2010
The second vehicle to pass our sticked-out amateur hitchhiker thumbs was Charlie and his plower, out of salt, driving to get her filled up at the cityworks yard. Without hesitating, he stopped the truck and let us in. Ol’ newfoundland/irish accent and all, we small talked about the weird weather, caribou, us strangers on the island, his cousin Don which we had met previously at the workshop. Deckers go by the dozen around here, they’re all cousins one way or the other.
You’re hitchhiking! Brilliant! It’s a fantastic mode of transport. I, myself, have hitched, over several trips, the routes between Miami FLA and Vancouver BC, via both St. Louis and Mackinaw Island. I’m not sure if I’ve ever told you this.