At the start of March, we landed in Auckland at 6 am after 28 hours of
transit. After dropping our bags at a hostel, we hit the ground running and
started exploring the city, and exploring the world. A non-stop ride of
exercises in logistics and making-sure-our-stuff-wasn’t-stolen was rewarded
with a continual stream of surprise and amazement.
What worldly wisdom did we acquire? The world is full of souvenir stands.
Actually, the world is full of amazing places to see. And even better, some
of them are actually free to see!
And now, after 19 Airplane flights, 18+ bus rides, 7 train connections, 2
ferry rides, and countless public transportation tickets in over 50
destinations, on 4 continents, spanning over 62,000 kilometres, we have
arrived back home. We were happy to get going, and we are happy to be back.
Coming up next season… how will the reintegration with society go? What
simple familiarities will I be glad to have back in my surroundings? And
what will I realize in a week’s time that went missing during the trip?