Unforgettable

I was doing some reminiscing as a new year dawned ...

There have been a few moments during my travels that have been so extraordinary that they have stuck with me far longer than the overall experience.

The first I've mentioned before ... It was in Vietnam while swimming in Halong Bay. I watched the sun set over the bay while I was paddling about in the water. This was a magnificent sight in itself and then it became even more amazing when flying fish chose to launch out of the water and sail past!

When I visited Ireland - The Republic of, to be specific - the tour bus was making its way down a highway. I looked over to my left and saw one of the many 'round towers' in that area ... its top was crumbling and black birds were circling above it. It was a surreal sight like something out of LOTR. My overactive imagination almost heard their raven-like calls 😋 

Then there was that time after visiting the glowworm caves in Te Anau. Visiting the caves was an amazing experience to start with - sitting in silence in a boat in almost complete darkness with thousands of glowworm bums shining above and around you. As the water taxi made its way back to the mainland, I remember looking out through a rain-splattered window at row upon row of mountains in the distance and simply feeling happy to be alive.