There I was still in bed, but there were already alot of things going through my head.
My body felt like I was in a rush, and me trying to tell my mind to shush.
The electricity in my nerves were on overkill, when I think about those moments I can feel it still.
This is part of a poem I wrote a couple of months ago about how my life has been like, but how I managed to overcome my fears and accomplish many goals I've set for myself. I was thinking about that, that morning, how I changed as a person. Or maybe not change, but how I taught myself to be a better version of myself. We all have things in life that we find hard to cope with and that is okay, also thát makes us who we are. I'm happy and I'm proud of myself that I went to NZ even though it was a little scary as well. We make things bigger in our heads and by just doing it you can prove yourself you are wrong, because you can do whatever you want as long as you allow yourself to fail at times as well. My adventure is not over yet and I will fully enjoy of what is still yet to come!
Luciano, the tour guide, drove us to Nelson that day, we stopped for some lunch at the beach, but our final destination was Marahau. Marahau is the gateway to the Abel Tasman National Park and is very popular among travellers from all over the world. You can take the ferry-taxi to wherever you want and then do the hike on the way back, this way you can decide for yourself how many kilometers you want to walk :)
I didn't do a hike there, because this is the point where the crisis of the corona got worse and I needed to decide what my plans would be. Things on the mind like: are the buses still going? Should I go to my kiwi family or Auckland? How and should I go back to Dutchy land? But we did go the split apple rock near Marahau to see if it is actually as big as on pictures of other people. It is so amazing to see a huge rock in the middle of the water that has almost a perfect cut in the middle, like how is it possible that nature made something so symmetrical and pure. These are the moments that makes you realise we need to take good care of this world before it is too late, but we need everyone to participate on this ❤
What I like so much about travelling is that you meet so many people and it was nice to speak some Dutch for a change with Luciano. I had a great time with you, but now it is time to go on my own again, back to Nelson!
And some say 'there is no such thing as coincidence' and I totally agree on this one.. I was just washing the dishes the day before I would go back to Nelson and I turned around and I saw a very familiar face. I wasn't quite sure because what are the odds of seeing someone from your own village in NZ haha! But it turned out I was right, Klaas and Evelien were there, a lovely couple I know for a very long time. They invited me for a cup of coffee and we laughed, told eachother our adventures in NZ and we just had a good time. They were supposed to go to Nelson the next day anyway so they took this lil dutchy with them :)
When I arrived at the hotel, we said goodbye and we went our separate ways. By this time the corona virus was spreading around the country faster than I expected or that everyone expected actually. There were signs at every store saying you need to wash your hands thoroughly and keep your distance from other people. I was wondering, what will happen now.. will this affect my journey that I was looking forward to for so long...?
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