Nearly there yet?

Asked Bella, banging her feet against the back of moms seat.

Joe, who was sitting next to her, groaned.

That's the 10th time she's asked that they're still Miles Teoh.

The Hobson family were off to Scotland to visit Nana and Gramps.

It was school holidays, and they were going to spend a whole week there.

They had crammed all their suitcases into the car and said goodbye to their friends and to Granny, who was going to look after their pets while they were away.

Now Bella and Joe was sitting in the back seat, but Bella was bored.

Why don't you have a nap?

Bella suggested.

Dad, I am not sleepy.

Why not watching of the film on your tablet?

Don't want to.

Let's play I spy, said Mom.

You start joke.

Bella always enjoyed playing this game.

Joe had to choose something that he could see, and everyone else had to guess what it waas.

Joe looked around and saw some cows grazing in a field.

I spy with my little eye.

Something beginning with C car guest.

Mom?

Nope.

Camper van.

Guess Dad.

No, Cloud guest.

Bella.

No.

What is it then?

Cow?

Said Joe.

But I can't see any cows, said Bella, looking around.

Well, no, Joe admitted.

We've gone past now.

But there was a field of cows before.

Bella wasn't pleased.

So Joe let her have a turn.

The trouble waas.

They soon ran out of things Toe I spy.

There wasn't much to see, apart from fields and hedges, the road in front of them on the traffic going past.

So it was a great relief when Dad suddenly said, I spy coffee and Mum turned the car off the motorway and into a motorway service station.

Having a snack cheered everybody up.

Then they put more petrol in the car.

It won't be long now, said Mom as they set off.

But as Dad drove towards the motorway, they got a terrible shock.

There were cars as far as the eye could see, and none of them was moving.

It was a giant traffic jam.

There must be roadworks, said Mom.

It's going to take hours, said Joe.

Dad turned the car around.

We won't go on the motorway.

We'll take the small roads instead.

But we don't know the way, Mom said, We'll use our phones.

They will show us the way they drove into the hills.

There were no more cars.

There was no traffic at all.

The trouble.

Waas.

Soon there was no phone reception, either.

I knew this was a bad idea, said Mom.

Nonsense, said Dad, I know where we're going.

Bella fell asleep.

The roads grew narrower on turned into country lanes.

Eventually, they arrived at a crossroads.

Now what?

Said Mom left or right?

Or straight ahead?

Mm said Dad, We're lost, said Mom.

Admit it.

There's nobody to ask, either.

Mom and Dad started squabbling.

Joe Satin wondered what they should do.

He had no idea which way led to Scotland.

The only good thing was that Bella was still asleep, so at least he didn't have to listen to her complaining and asking how long it would be.

Suddenly, Bella woke up.

Are we nearly there yet?

No, said Joe.

We don't know which way to go.

Bella pointed out the window that way, she said firmly.

Dad started the car and drove the way that Bella had pointed, but she's just guessing, Joe said.

She sounds very sure, said dad.

After all, we have to go somewhere.

They hadn't traveled far when Mom gave a cry Look, a sign post.

Bella was right.

Joe had to laugh.

It might have been a lucky guess, but still, if it weren't for Bella, they would still be arguing at the crossroads.

Are we nearly there yet?

Bella asked.

Yes, said Joe.

This time we really are, Yeah.