The last few weeks have been spent in Dunedin..enjoying the comforts of four walls, some routine yoga and gym sessions and even a smidgen of paid work. I have also met some lovely new people. It seems a bit easier to meet folk in a smaller smoke where life goes at slightly more leisurely pace and you can get most places by walking.
The SV 650 now has a new home somewhere up in Timaru, in a garage no less. I am sure she will be pleased about that….but I like to think she will miss the last few months of open road adventure…. I was sad momentarily to see the bike go..but it didn’t last long.. because there will be other bikes along the way. Lighter bikes with a more upright sitting position and less unappreciated grunt.
Bye Bye ...... :(So now I am the owner of a Toyota Townace.
Sione has driven down from Auckland to join me picking up the new van along the way.
The slopes of Southern Edinburgh...I must confess to thoroughly enjoying being inside watching frosty grass and snowy paddocks whizzing by. Here in Queenstown I spot the occasional nutter riding round on their motorbikes without gloves. They obviously suffer an abundance of blood in their hands… lucky sods!
I am listening to flamenco music on my computer as I write this. I choose to actively not listen to it most of the time because I just quickly get sad and frustrated that I am not dancing. It is only when I hear that my body starts swaying and twitching in an effort to respond to vaguely recognisable rhythms.
Instead…I look out of the window and see sharp clear blue skies and snow covered peaks in most directions. The landscape here is indeed stunning and of gargantuan proportions. We are living in a bus belonging to Siones friends. It is a small space but sufficient with sink, stove, shower, toilet etc However the cold encroaches into this small dwelling the minute the heater turns off or the door is left open. It was -4 degrees a couple of nights ago and the tea strainer and dish cloth were frozen to the puddle in the bottom of the sink…
We are both sleeping like logs and I look forward to adjusting so that getting out of bed before midday doesn’t seem like such an achievement.
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