New Zealand and Australia
Long and obscure step through Covid, in a fabulous place. Biked across NZ, walked across it, and cross Australia South to north.
About 2.5 years, 2 countries and 9000km.
This is probably the part of the trip that troubles me the most, that I find hardest to explain.
With the Covid, the work, the friends, the loves, the disappointments, the waiting.
It was beautiful. It was intense.
There was something profoundly exceptional about it that can't be described, and which unfortunately I haven't been able to find anywhere else since.
Such a diversity of landscapes, activities, encounters, difficulties and novelties. All while waiting for the borders to open.
A life apart, that took me a while to fully appreciate.
I left a big part of myself there, and went back to Asia as a new person.
And the desire to return to this part of the world will never leave me.
