I went to the dentist on Monday. Over the weekend I went clothes shopping for the boyfriend and filled a skip with junk. I drank gin and tonics on Saturday night and the other week I voted in the European Parliament elections. You can’t get much more normal (or dull) than that. Life in South … Continue reading Life after #WalkNZ: Return to normality
post-adventure blues
Life after the Te Araroa Trail: Re-entry into society and post-adventure blues
On the outside I look normal. I’m wearing jeans and a t-shirt – clothes I bought from a fashion, non-outdoors store. My body smells perfumed and clean; my hair, washed and shiny. Black pencil lines my eyes. There is red rouge on my cheeks. My tan has faded while my muscles retreat behind a new … Continue reading Life after the Te Araroa Trail: Re-entry into society and post-adventure blues