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Elle me fait tourner la tête

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Départ de bonheur. Pose café avec Robin et Scott et chargement de quelques affaires que j'avais laissé chez eux. Je sais déjà que je reviens demain. Le plan a changé et je dois rester au Botswana encore un peu. Le travail. Pas de problème.

Je reprends la route rapidement et avale les kilomètres le plus vite possible. C'est la fin. J'ai horreur des fins. Je ne suis pas bon pour dire au revoir. Encore moins adieu. Ne plus penser. Oublier ce qu'il s'est passé. Ignoré la tempête en moi. Je décide une fois arrivé à Johannesburg de faire du shopping. Je n'ai besoin de rien mais ce n'est pas grave, je dois m'occuper.

Finalement je trouve un hôtel. Y rencontre un français qui vient donner un cours d'informatique pour une semaine. Il arrive juste. On décide de se payer un resto ensemble. On parle de tout et de rien, et de voyage surtout. Je lui donne quelques conseils sur comment agir à Joburg et quoi voir. Il me parle de plongée en apnée et de Birmanie. Je sens déjà le grand bleu poussé en moi. La Birmanie, ça faisait longtemps que ça me trottait dans la tête...

Après une nuit plutôt courte, c'est le retour à l'aéroport. Larguer la voiture, essayer d'envoyer mes colis au Canada (trop cher, je les gardes avec moi) et trouver un billet pour Gabs. Je suis encore et toujours sur mon nuage. La tête pleine de visions, de sons, d'odeurs. Mais le nuage change de couleur. Je le sens devenir plus noir. Le blues ne va pas tarder. Ça ne doit pas finir comme ça. Qu'à cela ne tienne, notre petite boule bleue est assez grande. Il n'y a qu'à choisir une autre destination. L'argentine est au programme. Mais c'est différent, c'est le boulot. Je veux un voyage que je puisse vivre comme j'ai vécu celui-ci. Les destinations ne manquent pas. La route est sans fin... Ce n'est que la fin d'une aventure. Pas celle du voyage. Lui ne fait que commencer.







Early departure today. I have a busy day. Coffee break to Robin's and Damian's place to load some of the stuff I left behind. I already know I'll be back tomorrow. Plans have change and I stay in Botswana a little more. Work. No problem.

I hit the road quickly and drive. That's the end. I'm never been good with the ends. I hate to say goodbye. Even to a car. Even to a dream. Do not think. Forget what happened. Ignore the brainstorm. I decide once in Joburg to go shopping. I don't need anything but that's going to keep me busy.

I finally find a hotel. I meet a French at the front desk. He's here to give a computer course for a week. He just arrives and doesn't have a clue about South Africa and Joburg. We decide to have supper together and trade stories. I give him few hint on how-to in Joburg. He talks about free diving and Burma. I can feel "The big blue" growing in me already. Burma was already on my list, so... My heart is lighter all of the sudden.

After a short night, I go to the airport. Drop of the car, try to ship my packages to Canada. Too expansive, they stay with me. Find a ticket for Gabs. I'm still on my little cloud. My head full of images, sounds, smells. But I can feel the blues coming. It can't end up like that. That's all right our little blue ball is big enough. The only thing to do is to choose another destination. Argentina is on the menu. But it's different. It's work. I want a journey I can live the way I lived that one. There's plenty of destinations. The road is endless... This is only the end of a trip. Not the end of the journey. Only the beginning.


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