It is time. 8am in the morning and I am heading off now. As you can see, the bike is pretty loaded with all of my stuff. This is how I am travelling to Salta. Today I leave. Where I end up is anybody's guess. It will be closer to Salta than to Corrientes.
I leave with my backpack behind me, the highway before me, and a desire for adventure within. It has been a longstanding dream of mine to buy a scooter and travel around Italy, and when I arrived in Argentina that dream became to buy a scooter and travel around South America. Today I start that dream.
It is always hard to leave behind the friendships that have been forged over the years. To move on to another place is starting again from scratch. It is both exciting and sad. It is not something that should ever be done lightly, but sometimes it is time to go. To move on.
Today, it is my time.
So I go, and in going, I thank all of my dear friends for their friendship, and their investment in my life. Thank you for the "footprints" you have left in my life. For the changes that just by being there, you have caused in me. Thank you. Thank you so much. I will miss you. Every one of you.
It is never easy saying goodbye. Even when you are heading out the door.
A loaded bike.
Ready to go.
My mascot - Wile Coyote.
Celebration Time.