It is so fitting to talk about the next stage in my overland journey for Episode 13. This Unlucky 13th episode recounts the leadup to our epic truck crash and the repercussions in the middle of central Africa. However, I consider it lucky as somehow we were saved from serious injury and a potential worst fate further down the road. From this unforgettable series of events, I learnt to take life as it comes. It is great to plan for the future, but really live in the present. We do not know how long we are here on earth and everything involves some sort of risk. Learn to weigh up the risks and take chances to extend yourself outside your comfort zone and really LIVE.  Note: On further recall of the events in my mind, I made a mistake in the podcast. We were only stuck on the side of the road for a day before the missionaries rescued us just before evening. But let me tell you, surrounded by villagers with machetes, that was a very long day. And the injured were taken to the French Foreign Legion's base hospital before we were re-united in the next town while they waited for a flight back to England. However, that is for the next episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/justine-murray0/message