"An idea. Resilient. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed, fully understood. That sticks, right in there somewhere."
We didn't plan this travel like many of the other travelers we read about! We've been longing to do something like this for a while, but we could not find the courage or the inspiration to do it. We found it when on holiday last year in Reunion, we felt so relaxed there. We met lots of people with such different lives to our own and we realised that life could be different than what we had accepted it to be.
The courage has been building up since that afternoon, still in Reunion, when we were both waiting for a bus, can't remember where we were going. I recall it was hot and sunny and at some point Col said 'Why don't we take a year off?', I said 'Don't say it if you don't mean it', Col replied 'I mean it' and I said 'let's do it'! There were various moments between then and now that I didn't believe we would do it. I kept thinking, we're not brave enough.
It wasn't until we both resigned from work in November last year that I realised that we were setting something in motion.
My last day of work was Thursday, 24th February... Lol, we're now on the unemployed segment, happy, defiant, unsure. Then finally on Thursday 3rd of March 2011 we bought the tickets. Wow, I'm in a zone now. Backpackers!
Empty clothes rail
Sunday 27 February 2011
No more work !!
Dear All,
Welcome to our first ever blog on this the first weekend since I stopped working. I still cannot believe that I am not going into work on Monday...... nor the Monday after that, nor the Monday after that, for more than a year... I know I know - shut up already ! But man it is pretty crazy. I didn't realise how much work defined me until I gave it up and now I am going to be defined by something else.. Exciting and scary all at the same time. On Friday just gone I had my work leaving drinks. It was really great that so many people came to say goodbye and was much appreciated. Thanks all !
Ana finished work last Tuesday ( but kept working until thursday!) That's dedication.. She will be posting on this blog too.
I see this blog as a kind of words and pictures memory book of the trip.. and a way to share the experience with all of you - our friends and family.
Love Colin
Welcome to our first ever blog on this the first weekend since I stopped working. I still cannot believe that I am not going into work on Monday...... nor the Monday after that, nor the Monday after that, for more than a year... I know I know - shut up already ! But man it is pretty crazy. I didn't realise how much work defined me until I gave it up and now I am going to be defined by something else.. Exciting and scary all at the same time. On Friday just gone I had my work leaving drinks. It was really great that so many people came to say goodbye and was much appreciated. Thanks all !
Ana finished work last Tuesday ( but kept working until thursday!) That's dedication.. She will be posting on this blog too.
I see this blog as a kind of words and pictures memory book of the trip.. and a way to share the experience with all of you - our friends and family.
Love Colin
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