Monday, 1st February, San Julian: Comodoro petrol couple and more driving
Claudio, the journalist, organises a local interview for us. He’s the first journalist in the whole time that we have been on the road (there have been around 15) who has helped us to find an interview in any way, let alone organise one for us.
Petrol’s the story in Comodoro, so petrol’s the couple in Comodoro. He worked for YPF, the now-private petroleum company based in Comodoro and seen all over Argentina, she looked after the kids. They have been married for 49 years, but both seem surprisingly young. They laugh, lots and lots. It’s brilliant. Mike is twitchy because we have a really long way to drive to get to San Julian today, so we keep it quick. They met at a dance, she liked the look of him from the get go. My favourite thing about them is when I ask about what their arguments are like. She says that they shout at each other, and go into different rooms to blow off steam. I ask how long they don’t speak for, she says “oh, not long” and he says “a couple of years…”
Got to get on with the driving. It’s starting to get cold now, but the little trio (Clears and Russian) pushes on.
