Today, the 19th
April is Passover Seder Night.
Jews all around the world
are recounting the story of when the Jewish People left Egypt and their lives
of slavery.
We didn’t exactly leave a
life of slavery although for Shoshi, being a teacher is pretty close.
Travelling is certainly
not all beautiful photos and relaxation and we’ve experienced something of our
own Ten Plagues during our travels…
- Dengue
- Typhoid
- Hernia
- Bicycle Crash
- Stolen Wallet
- No break from kids
- Philippino Food
- Travelers who don’t use deodorant (what is that all about Frenchies and Germans, sort it out!)
- The price of beer in Vietnam – makes it too easy
- The thought of going back to normal life.
We have spent 180 days
travelling through Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and now
New Zealand.
Not so much wilderness,
more like wonderment.
And then after all of
that, Moses/ Charlton Heston received The Ten Commandments.
We’ve discovered a lot on
our travels so far, so not really Commandments but more like lessons we have
learnt:
- Don’t take anything for granted, each and every day is a lucky one when travelling.
- Long term travel is cheaper than staying at home in Israel.
- 24/7 with kids is tough but definitely gets easier with practice.
- Most people in most places are pretty fair and decent.
- Fast travel suits us better than slow travel.
- Always listen to your instincts, they are 99.99% right.
- Always have food in your backpack, otherwise kids will go crazy.
- A good bed and pillow are a luxury worth paying extra for every now and then.
- A few days without Wifi is a real gift from the gods.
- The 5 of us know each other better today than we did 6 months ago, for good (and for a little bad!).
So as we bring up 6
months on the road, with only another 4 months of this incredible journey left,
our overriding emotion is one
of contentment of how things are going but anxiety at how little time we have left.
שנה הבאה באולנבטור הבנויה
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