I have felt scattered. Like I'm trying to do too much. What with family committements and work, being divorced and wanting to surf, share ideas, make Surfboards, skateboards and generally have fun. All of which seem somewhat indulgent activities, blah blah blah.
So whilst reflecting on how my surfing is slowly improving having started at fourty and feeling the subtle onslaught of age and noticing how sensitive I am to minor changes in diet, exercise and increased alcohol consumption. My mind keeps drifting to the sight of thousands of hectares of Thailand under water. From Bangkok to almost half way to Chiang Rai all I could see was the dull Ochre of water muddied by soil, with only the highland spared. It places things into pespective.
The mountains around Chiang Rai are beautiful. Truly a world of undiscovered treasures waiting to be explored. This is a part of Thailand that you wouldn't normally go out of your way to see but I am so glad I got to experience it.
Nelspruit in South Africa too was truly amazing, Nestled just west of South Africa's Kruger Park, with breathtaking gorges and wildlife everywhere, it is well worth a visit.
Now I'm jumping around bit, but these two places shared a connection in that they were both locations for media exposure to the new Ford Ranger, events at which I was presenting the Design story behind the vehicle.
Now This Truck is truly amazing and even though I am biased, being one of the designers responsible. Asside from its stunning looks, when you see this vehicle in action it is quite impressive. Because its one thing to be told during the development stages all about the cababilities of a vehicle but another thing entirely to see it perform in real life!
The only thing I really missed was being close to the ocean :-)
