Connections: saved or severed

The difficulties associated with saying good bye are known and well document throughout both my own personal history, and the histories of every living person that has ever drawn a breath. For Niki and I, we are not only saying good bye to our friends, family and work colleagues; but we are also saying goodbye to a way if life that has defined us for the entirety of our adult existence. With respect to the people that we farewell, it is the strength of the mutual connections that we have built between us that will decide whether our paths will again cross.

It's a sad thing to acknowledge, but for many of the friendships that we leave behind, there will be no future. And to those people, we wish you well on your future journey through life. Just remember us every time you hear a fart, a mum joke, you snap a surf board, you hear a funky Chili Peppers bass line (off anything other than their latest album)...... Or you conduct any kind of experiment with animal poo.

In regards to our lost way of life? we kicked its safe, well structured and comfortable arse to the curb. No regrets.

It is one week from today until we leave. Stay tuned, because life (and this blog) is about to get a little more interesting.