Leaving and reflecting

Shortly I will be leaving Denmark and return to Patagonia. After having spent almost 7 months here, things have started to become a habit. Me being here is a normal thing not just for me but for everyone around me too. I am not just a visitor stopping by for a short while, but a fully integrated part of everyday life around here. It means the goodbye will be very different this time. I see it as the end of an era and the beginning of my future I feel I am facing. Coming back Luis and I will go live on our lot on the outskirts of Puerto Natales city. An inspirational and extremely beautiful site we bought last year, with views of the mountains, the fiords and in the closer distance the city laying on the shores of The Señoret Canal. 

Luis found a small motor home he is refurbishing and insulating to become our very first home. It's going to be very exciting and a step away from civilization and the comfortable way of life.

This week I finished a 3 month project that rewarded me by winning a contest in Chile. The Capital Semilla project that honours the most promising entrepreneurs in the start up of their new business. The winning price is a sum of money that I have destined to buy the mountain equipment I need for Camp DEFY – a mobile camp of 4-season tents and outdoor cooking equipment we bring along as we advance in the trail. This is the best thing that could happen and in a way it justifies the limbo I have been in during 2012 and 2013 being away from the mountains. 

I have been tested on my faith. I have learned to let go of my strongest desires and give in to acceptance of the circumstances. And to believe that everything is exactly as its supposed to be, despite the little stones and the odd changes of direction on the way.