August 7, 2010
On the road of the Sunshine Coast with just me and my Dog and God
. I've said my "fair thee wells" to family for awhile and off to explore and try to figure out what I am up to! Tootling around is what am doing! I am learning to tootle well!
We're having a heat wave (32 celsius)....and I feel like I am back home, temperature wise. This is an unusual temperature and there is actually a water shortage going on! Hard to believe that they conserve water way more than we do and they have 10 times more water than the US. I hiked through this cool furry forest near Egmont.
It boasts the Skookumchuck Narrows which are the most powerful rapids in the world. It was a like I was in a dream or a movie set of Lord of the Rings or Avatar. I was chased here by a horse fly till I could barely breath. I was quite a spectacle to other hikers as I was screaming and batting at it with giant fern leaves. As I surrendered to the fact that it was going to win and take my arm or leg off because I was so out of breath and would probably die from lack of air anyways, I remembered reading from Gina P's book "Backcountry Betty" not to wear certain bright colours and I had bright orange on.....well the minute I took it off....bug be gone!!!! I survived with all my parts and lungs. Lola thought I was playing chase.
I spent the rest of the day lounging around this lake contemplating life. Questions that come up for me are: Mexico this winter to learn spanish and should I put down money to reserve a place at the herb school in Shasta? What am I expecting to learn through this experience? I want to control my outcome and it's really hard to let go. I am not into the flow yet, whatever that looks like, since it's a whole new flow! I am constantly reminding myself that its the joy of the journey and allowing life to summon me through that joy. Fear is a companion that I new was there but had been able to keep at bay. Now my tools of the program are foremost in my mind to use, thank God! One thing for sure: I am going to learn a whole lot more about this woman named Pioneer Janet from Free Range
Fair thee Well my friends,
Pioneer Janet
She was camping by herself too. Yay! I was only going to spend 1 night;but I loved it so much here and the weather was so delightful I spent 3 nights. I ran out my battery for the first time! I am learning about the inverter. Can't seem to get off the grid!
