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Published: December 31st 2017
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How plans change
Well I was going into Queenstown by bus and then to book a bungy jump and .... well I hadn't planned after that point to be fair. But then I got up and Holly was sad and looked at me with such expectation and love - awww - so I binned my plans and walked with her to Arrow Town for a coffee - Arrow Town is a very long way away and I ache and I had to walk back as the busses here do not let dogs on them !!! So that was a 26K walk OMG how will I ever do 100K in June? I slept 12 hours last night after our little walk and I may well sleep well tonight. Although I am going to have to talk to 'Sue the PT' about stretches I did them but clearly not well enough.
Sadly, on my walk I lost the bracelet that I made with Victoria :-( and my footing (scraped the skin off my knee) but as both 'travel witch' and my family know it isn't a holiday if I don't fall (over/down/beside) something. I came to the realisation half way
round that i wasn't thinking about anything - this caused me to think about not thinking and all the things I should be thinking about. But I came to the conclusion that not thinking isn't a bad thing - rather it is a good thing - not to think - is this what walking meditation is like? Who knows.
Anyway I did book my bungy-jump for tomorrow roughly the same time that you will all be ushering in the New Year. My plans for ushering in the New Year had to change because Victoria had a better offer (a Rave so I said go) then I realised:
no 1 - Victoria said Lake Hayes was 10 minutes from town - this was a lie as it has taken at least 25 to 30 minutes in a car every time we have gone there and it is 13K to walk (so not walkable home and taxi's are going to cost double which is going to be at least $120 and there are many other things I'd prefer to spend my money on - like bungy-jumping !!!)
no 2 - the busses stop working at 10.30 pm (and going
into town and coming back again before midnight just seems wrong)
no 3 - 80,000 people arrived today to see in the New Year (and I do not like crowds)
no 4 - this place is back packer heaven and everyone is about 23 (so I would only feel old out on my own)
So I am home alone - and I won't be celebrating - I shall celebrate with you instead (on my tomorrow) and I shall do so by throwing myself off of a bridge !!!! And for those of you who don't know me that well I am scared of heights - As my good friend 'GoNads' can attest - So this is how I will start my New Year by doing something new that both challenges me and scares me - takes me out of my comfort zone and makes me feel alive - roll on 2018 !!!!
In with the new
So as with every year end I look back and see what has changed what have I done that is new. Most of this years new has come at the very end of the year. So 2017 is the year
that I:
First went to Ociania - thus reducing the number of continents that I have to visit before I die (South America and Antartica are the only two outstanding ones and 2018 should take care of South America)
First drove in a foreign country - although I need now to drive on the wrong side of the road (or the right side for the country I am in - on the bucket list)
Travelled the furthest I have ever travelled on my own (or with anyone for that matter - and the first time I have handled flight transfers on my own !!)
Had Christmas and/or New Year in a foreign country
Not been with my Dad for Christmas
Made friends with a Monk
Fed Monks
Stayed at an Orphanage
Been on a road trip with my Dad
Made friends with my Dad
Made peace with my past
Stayed in an airbnb
Met a serial killer
Made new friends (it has been a while since I did that - you know who you are)
I really should keep a list
as I am sure there are many more. There are many things that I have done before that I can't write in the list:-
like travelling to Asia
boating down the Mekong
seeing so many bands
starting a new courses
And now I have plans for 2018 that include things I have never done before such as:-
100k Walk in 30 hrs
Road trip with my Daughter
Bungy jump
Trip to South America
And just in case you wondered what I found (having lost my bracelet and balance and possibly my sanity) I found the courage to face my fears (well stage one anyway stage 2 will have pictorial evidence), I found that it is OK just to be and not to think and I found that I am really looking forward to 2018.
Happy New Year to you all - love and blessings for 2018 - may all our dreams come true xxx
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Steve
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2017 into 2018
Happy new year, Annie, Cheers to adding to your lists in 2018, much love and good health to you xx