One Life Changing Moment [antikvár]

CHAPTER ONEJohn Watson smiled at something one of his adventure buddies had just said as the three men trudged their way through the scrub of Austraha's Blue Mountains. They'd been up since six o'clock that morning, hiking out to a set of caves before exploring them. Dried mud and dirt was caked on his clothes, and his arm and leg muscles were pulsing with that satisfying pain that came after a good workout. They'd abseiled within the caves as well as doing a bit of climbing and he couldn't remember a more enjoyable day.'Don't you think, John?' Stephen Brooks asked, and John lifted his head to look at his work colleague. John had only been working at Katoomba Hospital for the past six months and these weekend hikes had become something of a regular occurrence. He frowned for a moment, wondering if he wasn't becoming too attached, not only to the area but to the people he was working with. Keep your distance. That had been his mantra for the past three years.'Sorry. I missed what you said.' John stopped walking and hitched up the large coil of rope presently slung over his shoulder. 'Would you look at that view?'The other two men stopped and nodded. The sun was starting to dip lower in the sky, the reds, pinks and oranges of the approaching sunset starting to seep through the blue.