I'm back. Well, not quite. But I'm getting there.
Physically, I'm in a mining town, an hour's flight away from Perth. Mentally, I'm back out bush, reliving days, hours and seconds.
I'm back. Tired, bruised and humbled. Over 4,000 km crossed in two weeks, and I feel years older.
In the last fortnight, I've felt thrilled, annoyed, happy, helpless, proud, hopeless, satisfied, over-strained, trapped, lonely, supported, limitless, overwhelmed... And that's just a portion of the spectrum.
I've learned a lot, not all of which was enjoyable. But I guess there are benefits to learning from your mistakes. It doesn't always feel nice, but – in the end – it's all for the good.
I don't know what to expect. Back to reality. Being back, I'm afraid life will be boring.
But am I back? Or was I back when I was back there?
Physically, I'm in a mining town, an hour's flight away from Perth. Mentally, I'm back out bush, reliving days, hours and seconds.
I'm back. Tired, bruised and humbled. Over 4,000 km crossed in two weeks, and I feel years older.
In the last fortnight, I've felt thrilled, annoyed, happy, helpless, proud, hopeless, satisfied, over-strained, trapped, lonely, supported, limitless, overwhelmed... And that's just a portion of the spectrum.
I've learned a lot, not all of which was enjoyable. But I guess there are benefits to learning from your mistakes. It doesn't always feel nice, but – in the end – it's all for the good.
I don't know what to expect. Back to reality. Being back, I'm afraid life will be boring.
But am I back? Or was I back when I was back there?
