The final miles
That my destination wasn’t more spectacular didn’t bother me. This journey had never been about the finishing point. It had been about challenging myself; seeing what I was capable of. It was about exploring myself and something of the planet I lived on. My journey had not disappointed in any way. I had achieved all I had hoped I would and experienced so much more. My resilience and resourcefulness had seen me through many difficult times. I did not regret any of those difficult times. I had run out of water crossing the driest desert in the world, dislocated my shoulder descending the Andes, been ‘rained’ on by an erupting volcano, been robbed by three desperate men in Quito and sung to bears to keep them at bay. And, oh my word, how wonderful that all those things had happened to me.
I had seen an abundance of wildlife, witnessed spectacular night skies, walked the Inca Trail and sat on the rim of the Grand Canyon. I had met some of the warmest, kindest people who had been willing to help me even though they had next to nothing themselves. I now understood a little more about different cultures and had seen first-hand how landscapes changed from the bottom of the world to the top. As a person I had changed. I would never be the same again. I would now always view a map of the Earth differently. Just a few miles from my destination, I was thankful for every moment of my journey. Even the tough times I was grateful for. I now had stories to tell – so many more patches on my patchwork quilt of life.
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