Slept like a dead man. I awoke 'round 8 AM made a French Press of Coffee, filled my cup and walked onto the beach. The winds had swept the beach clean during the silent hours of night, filled the air with the invisible perfume of sea breeze and the musical movement of the waves.
My bare feet kissing the cool wet sandy beach. I made foot prints in the sand and watched them disapear behind me as the waters sucked my imprints back into the bay!
Such a healing a splendid morning. A couple of nights and days at SSI and I had to move to a new accomodation. I FELL IN LOVE WITH BEING A HERMIT.
Rutha, had reserved me a very nice house, (cottage), at a place called: SAND CASTLE... I have posted some photos, or will soon. A wonderful house. Full kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms, deck with table and chairs! The ambiance was pure magic.
The owner, Steve is a musician. He allowed me to play his restored piano out of England. Ah! The first time my fingers have touched an acoutic piano in ages. I fell in love with the place.
I could cook my own food, nap when my blood suger hit the basement, I would walk anywhere my feet desired... simply bliss on earth.
My entire time with friends was blessed.
The entire Golden Bay is very laid back and seriously hippie 1960's, except there are so many very young people from all over the world living and traveling through the area. Bright colors, lots of LONG HAIR, markets, and get this: a restaurant that I possibly should attempt to copy?
"SPACE OF LOVE": Vegetarian takeaways. Summer hours, Mon-Sat 12-6pm
Organic Community Gardens. (go to www.spaceoflove.co.nz) GET THIS: SPACE OF LOVE IS A UNIQUE CAFE RUN BY VOLUNTEERS WHERE THE CUSTOMERS SET THE PRICE!
ARE YOU READY??????
The food is lovingly prepared daily according to AYURVEDIC PRINCIPLES from ORGANIC PRODUCE.
Sample Menues:
Italian Calzone with Pumpkin Coconut soup.
Rosemary Yougart baked potatoes with green succhini in Cashew Tomato Sauce with Cheese.
Pita bread with Hummus, Falafel and Salad.
Vegetables auGratin with Basmati Rice and Tamarind Chutney.
Lasagna with Spinach, Aubergine, Tomato and Cpsicum.
Vegetarian Sheaperd's Pie with Garden salad and Balsamic Dressing...
OMG, they even offer cooking classes.
LOVED IT.
Had my miraculaus massage from Yana, spent hours meditating, loved my reading... making music without always a keyboard... being with a dear friend, BUT:
The trip home!
We had to get out of bed by 5:30 AM so that Brentie could catch a bus into Takaka then into Nelson Airport. Everything went as planned until I arrived into CHCH. (Earthquake City of the World)... All flights are abolutely booked in NZ at the present. I had to wait 3 hours for my flight. That is OKAY! Enjoyed a lunch, reading, relaxing. Then when I am to board the plane:
"ALL FLIGHTS INTO QT ARE CANELLED DUE TO WEATHER IN QT!" Everything began falling into all kinds of bits and pieces. Air NZ chartered a bus for all passengers because the flight in the AM was sold out and there was NO GAURENTEE that flight would be able to land safely.
At 6:30 PM a bus arrived. We drove 6 hours in the dark without a restroom on the bus, no food stops or water as everything was closed in route to QT.
I read my book on my I PAD, watched a movie on my MacBook... all battery energy was going down, down, down... arrived in QT at 2:00 AM. THERE WERE ALOT OF AMERICANS ON THE BUS SAYING: "IN GOD WE TRUST!" I was never so embaressed! These were people older than me, and God only knows sometimes I think there are no people older than me! How insane! It was a problem with the weather? NOTHING TO DO WITH A GOD! I have a mouth bitten shut with trying to keep my mouth from screaming: SHUT THE FUCK UP AND BE HAPPY YOU ARE NOT IN DANGER OF CRASHING INTO A MOUNTAIN!
Caught a cab in the center and walked into the doors of my beloved house at 2:30 AM.
Will write about all the good times in a few hours. Must make dinner. Had a great holiday.
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