But that answer, even when fleshed out by brief descriptions of where we went, who we met, the food, a few of the cultural differences etc, it doesn't even come close to capturing the myriad of incredible sights, sounds, smells and interactions we got to experience and participate in for 3 short weeks. Not to mention the delight of reuniting with old friends and introducing our kids to theirs.
In the olden days, people would host 'slide nights' where they subjected their friends to blow by blow accounts of their holidays. 'And here we all are in front of the *insert famous but boring -looking landmark*, wearing tacky T-shirts or mixing it with the locals'...You get my drift.
These days we can do the same instantaneously through Instagram et al, but I for one get a bit sick of scrolling through umpteen images with little explanation or context.
Also, I think that as a 'reflector'-type personality, I need time to process my experiences before I feel able to share them in any meaningful way. But also being a procrastinator, I rarely get the ideal conditions I need to sit down and write out what has been doing the rounds in my head. Ah, the joy of being me!
So, a single photo and a thought will have to do for today. The photo is of me and my 2 boys in front of a majestic lake and mountain in the Torres del Paine National Park, way down in the Southernmost tip of Chile. We nicknamed them the Misty Mountains as Dan was reading 'The Hobbit' aloud while we were away. I love it because it captures us, out 'in the wild' and out of our comfort zone, yet managing to live in the moment and enjoy one another. Maybe that is more than enough, even for a procrastinating reflector-type like me.
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| Misty Mountains |
