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Thanks, Driver!

Alan Doak

A collection of stories about becoming and being a bus driver in Wellington, New Zealand

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Pain can be a real pain

I’ve had a pretty shitty May, tempered with some absolute delight.

All month, I’ve had a pain in my left knee.

I went from a slight pain in my knee but still able to walk, to using one old crutch I found in the garage, to two crutches hi...

a year ago
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Every day is a reward

My last post, the first in a long time, garnered nearly 2,000 views. That’s not to say that I have 2,000 subscribers—I don’t—but nearly 2,000 people either read or started to read my post. This fills me with joy.

It’s easy to have imposte...

a year ago
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Long time, no see - an update

Each time I start a new post, I apologise for the time between posts. This is no exception. Sorry.

I have a lot of news since we returned from our Camino adventure, which I still need to write about.

When we returned from Spain, I realis...

a year ago
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Our Camino adventure

Many years ago, a friend of my "reason for living" did the French Camino. She raved about it. Linda became obsessed, and fifteen years later, here we are, organised up the wazoo to do the Portuguese. That was as much time as we had availabl...

2 years ago
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It's over, and a new chapter begins

15 August 2024. I headed to the Karori bus depot for the last time. I had ‘saved’ bus #2480, my current favourite, even though the stop request button in the seat behind the driver doesn’t work, and the indicators don’t self-cancel.

It’s...

2 years ago
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  • Alan Doak

    I've had a variety of careers, from digging graves to being an award-winning illustrative photographer. I've been a singer in a country band. Now, I'm about to become a bus driver. Welcome Aboard!

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