Well it’s been a long time since I took the time to post here, and so much has changed as life does for us all over the years. Kerry has not ridden her bike really since we returned from that last trip together, and frankly I have not thought I had any thing decent to say.
Looking back on the ramblings here though and how they refresh the memory of times past both good and near disasters I have come to the conclusion that a few minutes spent recording our history regardless of whether it interests others is probably time well spent. Sure there is plenty of social media out there but they are also full of rubbish, click bait advertorials based upon some algorithm that is supposed to provide you with material that reflects your interests, random “facts” that a moments investigation reveal to be falsehoods and hearsay.
Social media held such promise, sure I still have a Facebook account at this point in time, this may change in the future, but when interacting with friends and family is only done via this or similar platforms something is missing, sure I work stupid hours and it makes it difficult to interact with me, but I have a cellphone, and SMS is fantastic, direct and will not get lost in a swamp of meaningless pictures of cats that were amusing the first time around, or the do you know this person who is a friend, of your friend, of your friend you have not interacted with for so long.
Sorry this has turned into a bit of a rant, hopefully soon I will get back into more interesting journeys around the country, they will possibly be just the South island for the time being, and hopefully Kerry will be back on her bike, or maybe we can find a way to upgrade it to something she will be happier on.