New Zealand Weekly Update #59

Last updated on Dezember 10, 2023

04th of December until 10th of December 2023

Approximate reading time: 4 minutes

Lets get it started

Good day fellas, what a beautiful day out here in New Zealand. Blue sky. Sunshine. A little windy. Perfect for a bike ride. A huge one. All the way to Cromwell and back to Wanaka. Almost 110km. Up and down. On the street. And being pushed backwards by facing wind. And being passed by a lot of cars, which almost hit me. Not just once. A couple of times. What is going on with people? Mate, I do not have any airbags. No protection but the helmed. And I am already driving at the very left side of the road. I am not here to slow you down. I am here to enjoy a ride. Nature. And there are not a lot of options for me. So slow down, keep the distance and keep it easy. No need to rush or hit me. Anyway, still a great ride, a short lunch break in Cromwell with coffee and snacks. And all the way back to Wanaka – to Kai Whaka Pai. Some live music, kombucha, more snacks and some talks with my fellas.
And now? Relaxing on the terrace and chilling in the shade. Lets have a look back into the week fellas.

Wedding time

Monday was all about paragliding again. Beautiful day up the mountains, a little more windy than usual. So we had to wait from time to time for the wind to ease down a little bit. And then flying. The feeling is still amazing. You and the wing. And nothing else. Silence. Nature. And my hands on the breaks of the wing. Relaxed. Listening to the instructions on the radio. Weightshift. Big ears. 360 degrees turnover. Roll control. Flare.
The last flight was a little rough since the wind was quite strong and it took me a little time to get used to it. The landing was also quite different, but I managed it and afterwards we did some training with the harness. Cant wait to get back in the air and learn more about everything. But fellas, bloody expensive hobby 🙂 And sooo worth it.
Tuesday evening, I have been invited to be part of the wedding reception of Christina and Michael, a couple I know since a couple of weeks. Sometimes we would play poker together and have some chats. And they had a perfect day, sunshine, blue sky and a lot of good company. And so I would drive to the area on the oposite side of lavender farm, with a lot of outdoor games, good food, some drinks and music. And sitting by the fire the whole night, watching the stars, having some conversations with different people. And just being happy to be part of this wonderful day. What a nice couple, what a great energy, what a great evening. Happy days!
And as usual, wednesday is sauna day, back in the heat, back in the lake, back in nature, relaxing and recharging. Eventhough I am working full-time, I am able to manage my time off and spend it in a flexible, healthy and great way instead of just sitting at home, watching movies and waiting for the next day (but to be honest, sometimes I still do that, me-time without any kind of socialising)

What else to say?

Unusal, but sometimes I dont have a lot of deep talk to talk about. Nothing that came up in my mind this week I would talk about in detail. I receive a message from a friend each and every day since 1st of December. She would read a story about a fly and a spider, like a christmas story. Funny and I am always looking forward for the next „door“ to open. As I told you, it is quite hard to keep in touch with all my friends and family. Different time zones. Different lifestyles. Different lifes. And everyone is sooo far away. This is propably the hardest part of being in New Zealand. Of not being able to talk as often to them as I would love to. To not be able to see them as often I would like to. That is the hard part. The challenging part. The changing part. But it does not mean, that I dont miss them. That I dont miss their smiles, energy, company. I miss them a lot. Each and everyone. Every single day.

I think about all those great adventures we have had. About all the support, the love and our time together. And it might sound a little egoistic, but still, I am so happy right now. At this very place. Surrounded by this energy, this nature and being a much better version of myself as I have been last year. And for me, this is prove to stay. To live my life in New Zealand and to keep going, as long as it makes me happy. As it makes me a better version of myself. I dont want to challenge anyone else but me. Speak you next week fellas, I love you!

Your DingyInternational
Felix