Pit Stop
Due to regulations (as far as I can tell – we still have very little idea what our Brazilian driver is saying), truckers can’t drive for more than four hours without stopping to take a break. So we’re resting here on the side of the road for a while. A few other trucks are doing the same.
Our driver is a real character. He was a truck driver in Brazil but came here because he was the victim of a failed hijacking. He took several bullets to his arm and his side but his instinctive duck meant the bullet meant for his head missed. Happens all the time over there, apparently.
So for safety he’s now driving in Europe. He’s been here four months, will be here another eight, but misses his wife and children badly.