You can go your own way

For a long time, I have had an itching to explore the country I am lucky enough to live in. It's sparking clear blue bays, it's powerful surf wildly lapping against eroding golden cliff faces, it's peaks, it's wildlife and the diverse wilderness- from humidity, to dry heat, to freezing cold.

I long to be, in a van decked out with the travelling gypsy essentials, spending months in bikinis, living on the road, reconnecting with the motherland and exploring the country. To pass though each town with a sense of freedom, an interest in its people and anticipating the next adventure. 

But what would an adventure or a memory be without someone to share them with, without a four legged companion, her shiny black coat covered in salt, and her tail set to a permanent wag, but most of all without the love of my life, my yin, best friend, muse and boyfriend. 

To pack up, sell all of your belongings you don't really need, and just live on the bare necessities (stylishly bare) 

The last dancing rays of Summer

With love, Daisy Chain's road trip essentials

- books

- waterproof camera

- endless turquoise rings to keep you safe while travelling

- beach towels

- floppy hat to hide unwashed beach hair

- pure virgin coconut oil to cook with, to eat, to spread on your limbs, and to use as a hair treatment

- bikinis

- bikinis 

- bikinis 

- a glove box stocked up with CDs: Fleetwood Mac, Angus & Julia Stone, The Lumineers, Frank Ocean, Lauren Hill & Triple J Hottest 100 are just a few favorites 

- Jumpsuits; the stylish, practical alternative to a dress when driving long hours

- a bare arm free to pile endless bracelets and souvenirs on

- a bucket list; swim in the tempid water of the Kimberlies, go strawberry picking in Victoria

- a snorkel

Here's a clip I found last night that just furthers my desire to explore.

The triple j Road Trip Relay from ABC Open on Vimeo.

Don't date a girl who t r a v e l s

Never stop wandering, Never stop wondering.

The below post I stumbled across and something about the whimsical words ignited a fire and the wandering spirit in me. 

" She’s the one with the messy unkempt hair colored by the sun. Her skin is now far from fair like it once was. Not even sun kissed. It’s burnt with multiple tan lines, wounds and bites here and there. But for every flaw on her skin, she has an interesting story to tell.

Don’t date a girl who travels. She is hard to please. The usual dinner-movie date at the mall will suck the life out of her. Her soul craves for new experiences and adventures. She will be unimpressed with your new car and your expensive watch. She would rather climb a rock or jump out of an airplane than hear you brag about it.

Don’t date a girl who travels because she will bug you to book a flight every time there’s an airline seat sale. She wont party at Republiq. And she will never pay over $100 for Avicii because she knows that one weekend of clubbing is equivalent to one week somewhere far more exciting.

Chances are, she can’t hold a steady job. Or she’s probably daydreaming about quitting. She doesn’t want to keep working her ass off for someone else’s dream. She has her own and is working towards it. She is a freelancer. She makes money from designing, writing, photography or something that requires creativity and imagination. Don’t waste her time complaining about your boring job.

Don’t date a girl who travels. She might have wasted her college degree and switched careers entirely. She is now a dive instructor or a yoga teacher. She’s not sure when the next paycheck is coming. But she doesn’t work like a robot all day, she goes out and takes what life has to offer and challenges you to do the same.

Don’t date a girl who travels for she has chosen a life of uncertainty. She doesn’t have a plan or a permanent address. She goes with the flow and follows her heart. She dances to the beat of her own drum. She doesn’t wear a watch. Her days are ruled by the sun and the moon. When the waves are calling, life stops and she will be oblivious to everything else for a moment. But she has learned that the most important thing in life isn’t surfing.

Don’t date a girl who travels as she tends to speak her mind. She will never try to impress your parents or friends. She knows respect, but isn’t afraid to hold a debate about global issues or social responsibility.

She will never need you. She knows how to pitch a tent and screw her own fins without your help. She cooks well and doesn’t need you to pay for her meals. She is too independent and wont care whether you travel with her or not. She will forget to check in with you when she arrives at her destination. She’s busy living in the present. She talks to strangers. She will meet many interesting, like-minded people from around the world who share her passion and dreams. She will be bored with you.

So never date a girl who travels unless you can keep up with her. And if you unintentionally fall in love with one, don’t you dare keep her. Let her go"

With love, Daisy Chain

xoxoxoxox

( Source: one of the blog spots, and the content is copyright of the owner,  beautiful photographer and kindred spirit Charley Greenfield, a artwork in front of the camera and an artist behind the lens