What are the 3 things you feel most deeply when traveling?
In 2019, we bought this 20-year-old Toyota Hiace, a 3L diesel engine that has run 370,000 kilometers.
I got a C1 license in 2015 and have always driven automatic transmissions. It's impossible for me to drive a manual transmission; I need someone to help me.
Later, I installed a raised block on the clutch, otherwise, I, as a short person, couldn't press the clutch. After practicing three or four times, I could drive it myself to the airport to pick up Mike. I always drove at four gears on the highway, and I was constantly 'beeped' by other drivers.
Now I want to say, I will learn to drive a manual transmission! It's no problem to drive the big van!
A fishing wharf in Coromandel
One day, we accidentally opened the hidden storage box in the car front seat, inside were dozens of CDs, from AC/DC to Dire Straits, from Beach Boy to Jonny Cash, and even Bob Marley, Red Chilli Pepper, and Daft Punk...... We listened to different CDs every day, discussing the former owner – perhaps an Old School hippie with a curled hairstyle and a surfboard strapped to the roof, traveling from north to south.
The most interesting experience was in the Waipu Cave on the North Island. It's impossible to imagine such a scene without seeing it firsthand – a dark, damp cave with flowing, cool underground water mixed with small pebbles; the sound of our voices and the sound of flowing water filled the dark space, even our breathing felt pressured. When I looked up, I saw a starry sky filled with fluorescent insects – millions of them clustered like a Milky Way, while others were scattered like starlight. I realized: I started to believe in 'Avatar'!
A photograph of the dark blue light points
The wonderful nature always surprises us unexpectedly. How can we be worthy to witness it? As we go deeper, the more fluorescent insects we see, passing through narrow lava channels, we eventually arrive at a huge space, as if we were in the universe, surrounded by stars.
That night, Mike played the didgeridoo in the cave, and I stared at the 'galaxy' with it until I felt dizzy.
I like all kinds of waterfalls.
I like all kinds of waterfalls.
For dinner, we sat on a wooden bench on the beach and drank vegetable soup. I asked Mike:
What are the three most profound things you've learned from all your travels?
He thought for a moment and said:
1. Respect others and see the world from their perspective, and do things in their own way, without imposing your own 'this is the best way' ideas on them.
2. I realized that all people in the world are the same (they all need, think, and worry about the same things).
3. Constantly traveling and learning can make me happy – continuous growth and self-improvement can help me become a better person. In the process of learning and improving, this sense of accomplishment makes me feel very fulfilled and enriched, and I want to pass on this positive energy to those who need it.
Cooke Bay
Cooke Bay
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