The last day of Grounding

The Last Day.

Today is my final day in New Zealand , i think i have everything and I’m very nervous…. I’m excited but there is so much uncertainty with life and my travels at this stage.

I have decided to give up smoking today…i. Have my vape but i need to give them up, every one does catastrophic damage to your health, smokers seem to sit together; have you ever noticed at a pub that smokes even if they don’t know each other will stay close. We know we are killing ourselves and the last thing we want to do is do it alone… so we congregate in smokers areas to try and make us feel like its okay! Well time for that to stop

I try not to think about Amy… she left me and it was probably for good reason that it happened.

I often question if i was truely happy with her. I loved her next to me but i could never be me, i always wanted to pretend like i was a neutral party to every conversation and she eventually saw straight through me and made the call. She kept giving while i kept taking and never really gave back. I suppose i can call it “life experience”.

Heartbreak is a tricky topic of discussion i always remember that every heart break i have had has been hard, I don’t think it get any easier with age… but I might be wrong in that also.

My First flight is NZ 684 to Auckland, i then stay in some seedy model for the night and try not to catch HIV from the gross South Auckland sheets….the sad thing is that this might be the nicest accomodation i have for this whole trip at $56 NZD a night it better come with a free Thai masseuse and a happy ending.

I remember when i went back to Romania last time in 2013, i always said i was going to come back and live there for a while. I’m uncertain how long ill be there for but i just want to know how my life could have been. I consider myself a simple enough person and with the basics of internet, water and food i will slip into society easily, i cant speak a word of Romanian but i feel English should be able to get me far enough…. and an all black top should settle any stormy weather.

I’m going to buy a souvenir when i get to Auckland. I fell and adventure companion might be just something to take the loneliness away for he next 2-3 months!.

Its amazing that when you go overseas everyone tells you how to travel. everyone said i should be using contiki but i feel that i genuinely want to groove. I don’t want to have to be on someone else’s time schedule. My way or the highway…. ideally.

………many hours later ……..

So made it to Auckland, i decided to be the luckiest guy on the plane and sit beside the only person with a baby. It was okay the mum breast fed next to me the whole way so seems rather fitting.. her name was Courtney and she was 17 LOL! And the father is in jail for stabbing some guy in Auckland so she was off to visit him. I did ask her what the point was and she couldn’t answer that.

I have just checked into my hotel and it is nothing short of amazing! The roof leaks in the bathroom and I’m pretty sure the quilts on the bed have never been washed . I just hope I don’t get bed bugs or some crazy air born allergy. HIV would be probably the least of my worries here,

The restaurant is incredible!

I presume its a family run operation everyone seems to be Pakistani or Indian and there restaurant is some fusion style Indian cuisine.. the teriyaki Butter Chicken came with some salad on the side!, i have never had a salad with a Curry!

the mirror behind the bar hadn’t been cleaned in god knows how long it was like smoke grey with dust streaks through it and the highest grade of alcohol was Johnny walker Red Label or Kristov Vodka

Well it is time for some shut eye as tomorrow is a new day!

” The Journey of a Thousand mixes begins with a single Step” – Lao Tzu

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