Ok, the STUFF gone, I had something else to do before hitting the road. I flew over to Bali which was a second home for me in the seventys and eightys, with the intention of buying a bit of land that I could build on in the future. A dream of many years, it felt like the right thing to do! I found the land and was within one day of putting down a deposit when it was snatched away by a local cop who beat me to it, while I was organising an Indonesian friend to come and check it all out for me……”must have been a good deal”…….Funny enough rather than be upset, I was relieved. I realised I was falling into the same trap….. More STUFF!….. Phew!…. and besides Bali is not what it was all those years ago when the dream hatched. So, back to Perth to prepare for the trip East. An old and dear friend was having a 60th birthday celebration on Rottnest Island, which is just off the coast of Perth..perfect… I could catch up with him and most of the other people I wanted to farewell before I went for who knows how long. A few days there, another week in Perth to dispose of what was left and I was ready.
I am…. THE LONESOME TRAVELLER…..travelling east…..BE HAPPY!