Walking between the enormous machines, I think I can understand the inspiration that led people to imagine mecha, enormous anthropoidal robots like in Battletech, Transformers, and numerous other sci fi creations.
When surfing, my favourite thing is not so much the rush of catching a wave (I hardly ever do anyway), but sitting out there amongst the near silence, just feeling the motion of the water beneath me. Waves slide by like silent beasts on their inexorable way to the shore... a gentle swell that yet contains bone-crushing power. Standing by a large beast, like an elephant or whale, likewise gives you a sense of scale... you feel dwarfed by the power of it. So it is with these vehicles. Each truck costs several million dollar, and is designed for the one task of moving rocks from one place to another.
I'm hoping to get a chance to ride in one around for a bit, and get some footage of it.
Today didn't lead to any particular adventures... I dozed until 6am, had a teleconference at 7am then was straight into work. The rain did stop in the evening though, which is something. Hopefully I'll get to see the sky tomorrow! Apparently this non-stop rain is something of an anomaly, and the Swedes are getting sick of it. It's good to know it's not the norm for the area, it gives me hope for some proper adventures.
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I like your description here. I know that feeling, I used to get it watching the stars, imagining the enormity of them, that I'm just a speck of a speck of dust compared to the enormity of the universe. Kinda makes problems seems small, inconsequential and easily surmountable.
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