Over the next three weeks, as thunderous bursts of rain pelted from the sky, as waterholes filled and overflowed, as humidity dampened everything we touched, Simon and Julie began to build their future.
Simon followed labyrinthine paths on the internet to a vehicle manufacturer in the United States who made individual cars and trucks for achondroplastics. He designed the vehicle he wanted—a twelve-seater, four-wheel drive bus, with a high driver’s seat and modified pedals and steering wheel. He oversaw its construction using the internet and Skype, scrutinising diagrams and photos sent by the manufacturer. The bus would be used to take groups on photography workshops into the wilderness. When it was ready, the vehicle would be delivered to Perth by air container, and Simon and Julie would
