It's time for us to part ways Sukesh is going back to India after 6 months of riding with me and I go further south to continue the journey till the last town down south! We serviced Sukesh’s bike and gave it to another local friend who bought it from us. It was tough to say bye to Sukesh but we knew this day is going to come sooner or later. With one final hug I saw him walk away and the last image of him is his helmet which has a Castrol sticker in it! We have come a long way, I said to myself.
It took me a lot to get out of the bed and move out of my dorm to even go and grab lunch let alone stepping out and riding a motorcycle.
It does hit you hard when your friend who has been with you from the beginning of the journey is gone back home.
There is a bag of emotions to deal with from nostalgia to realizing you are all by yourself from now it all comes together.
I was finding it extremely difficult to manage all of it and I ended up spending 2 straight days in my hostel in Cusco where even the hostel owner came and checked on me a couple of times on why I wasn't stepping out at all.
I know I can't be in this state for long and I really wanted to just get out and kick some dust, do some trails and get back to reality.
As it happens I just got this new found energy this morning and I took the Motorcycle and just zoomed into the unknowns without a map or anything with me.
What then turned out to be an amazing day of Motorcycling and truck load of fun. This feeling of riding by myself is something I definitely have missed and glad I came back to it sooner and stronger than ever.
More miles to cover before I sleep.
Been wandering around the unexplored parts of Cusco at times you end up riding for hours without seeing a single human being. The vastness of this country is so magical and addictive that you inevitably fall in love.
So, the past 6 months of travel has been quite hectic with lots of moving around and truck load of filming done. I really needed a break and slow down and stay put at one place and just oh just peace out a little.
You know it's very important to keep yourself balanced, energised and not drain out in such long journeys! I vividly remember meeting an Italian in Nepal a few years ago with whom I happen to catch a sunset. As usual I was so involved, smiling and just admiring how beautiful it is, while returning back I asked how did he enjoy it? He looked at me and said "You know Rohith, I don't feel the same anymore. The magic... It isn't happening anymore to me it just felt like yet another sunset and nothing special"
He left for Italy in the next few days.
That was a wake up call for me. It made me realise how close I was living from being on the edge of not enjoying what I was doing.
It's extremely risky!I made a promise to myself that day not to over do it and burn myself out.
Just take my time and still scream at the top of my voice when I see a snow capped mountain or see a beautiful sunset.
At the end of the day life is about waking up to new sunrises and sleeping under the stars and accepting , cherishing the Beauty of this Universe!
It's been 5 years and I have somehow managed to keep it going and I absolutely love it. :)
