Blai has his own breakfast sitting in the sunshine.

About half an hour later a dune buggy rolls up, with a loud annoying buzzing engine! The guy who gets out of it has the vibes of the type of adventurer who's in it for the thrill of things.

"Hey, Blai Artigas! I'm Miles Coach! I got sent here for ya. Mercy Crew wants you. There and back, and then again in the evening. Code phrase, uh... Canvas, yeah, it was 'distort white canvas'."

"I'm ready." Up he gets. He'll bring most of the remaining food but leaves a couple meals' worth behind.

The buggy cargo space is limited to about a saddlebag's worth anyway so that works out.

It's a much smoother, and faster, ride than the pickup truck. This vehicle is actually designed for this. And his driver will talk his ear off about dune buggies and motorcycles if not stopped.

It is nice to have something to concentrate on other than motion sickness, such as "trying to keep track of all this new vocabulary".