Matt's boat left today for a couple of days, which meant that I dropped him off at work early this morning so I could have the car while he's gone. This is something that we've done many times before, and I consider myself fairly familiar with the Navy base, so you can imagine my surprise at what happened after I dropped him off.
There are several different ways to get on and off of the base, but usually only one gate is open during after hours (this was around 4am) so I headed to that gate. I went the way that we came in, but when I got to the gate, there were traffic cones diverting traffic another direction. I went the only way that I could, and before I knew it, I was driving down a very straight road for what felt like miles. I eventually reached a dead end and realized that I had gone the wrong way. I made a u-turn and managed to get off the base.
I followed the signs to Aiea (our city) and was surprised when the freeway seemed to keep looping around. This was, I had thought, a way that I had gone many times before, but I had no clue where I was. To add to my anxiety, I was really really low on gas with no money to fill it up. I kept following the signs, and drove for about 15 minutes following the signs on the freeway. Eventually I found a spot that I recognized and made my way home. It was weird. :)
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