When you are on it you will swear blind you’re not addicted, even not on it. The moment it is taken away it hits you with a thud. Love is like a drug. Hilary and me split up this week, all on my part but it was something i felt I had to do. I am careful in writing this as I know you (hilary) will be reading this. I still feel it was something I had to do, but it was hard to follow through. Now I am off to New Zealand and I just want my fix of the Nicotine I was used to. Through time who knows what will happen? maybe we will get back together, maybe one or both of us will just up and leave to another country and never see eachother again. The next 5 weeks will be a test for me, I always put others first – I always have done, instead of making my own plans and sticking to them regardless I change and incorporate someone else, sacrificing independence en route. That’s not to say I didnt like the company, I did, I do. It’s something I will miss but at times people just need a little time apart, to figure out what or who is important in their life. This is my time away, does absence make the heart grow fonder? only time will tell. of course i miss everything right now, but i just need to get on with it – chin up – and enjoy New Zealand, and FIJI!!!

watch this space for new stories and photos as at last there should be something happening on my travels!!